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43. Yep, people are buying it though

Mon Jan 23, 2023, 10:29 PM

Jan 2023

They’re just drawing attention to their upcoming and very expensive super bowl commercials, they aren’t “giving in” to anyone lol

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M&M's pulls 'spokescandies' amid right-wing outrage, before Super Bowl [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Jan 2023 OP

Cancel Culture! DBoon Jan 2023 #1

Breaking News though! This is why we come to DU, mm I right? Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 #10

I will hazard a guess that the rightwingers who... 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #2

So true Rebl2 Jan 2023 #16

Disappointed in Maya. Let them off the hook. n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2023 #25

I'm looking for that to happen. LiberalFighter Jan 2023 #26

Maybe M&Ms will use white chocolate inside? Waiting for Tucker to order it. nt Samrob Jan 2023 #50

I understand that fox spews had a meltdown over the green M&M's. joshdawg Jan 2023 #3

No, that was Van Halen Lokilooney Jan 2023 #55

The Van Halen thing was for safety IbogaProject Jan 2023 #59

Oh FFS, stop giving in to the lunatic fringe already. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2023 #4

Really! tonekat Jan 2023 #44

Yup. Is Mars that desperate for business that they let a few jerks run their company? ificandream Jan 2023 #54

WTG Mars, you just bought yourself ONE boycott. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #5

They're crazy like a fox. mwb970 Jan 2023 #49

Don't tell anybody but I like them on my cookies Captain Zero Jan 2023 #52

Glad to see people expressing outrage over such important matters XorXor Jan 2023 #6

That's the thing. The RW cultivates our outrage... real?.. over nothing, and we let them. Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 #9

Yeah, these seem to be the major crises and solutions. So many real crackpots in the US. RKP5637 Jan 2023 #12

Oh cripes heckles65 Jan 2023 #7

Fuck the rightwing. So tired of people jumping when they fart!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2023 #8

Hey, Mars: Psss psss psss psss psss meow meow DinahMoeHum Jan 2023 #11

JFC. Caving to RW paranoia. So pathetic Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #13

Nt Marcuse Jan 2023 #14

From Fox News, Jan 11th: NullTuples Jan 2023 #15

Are people seriously taking this at face value? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #17

It's genius marketing madville Jan 2023 #42

mm, could be. Captain Zero Jan 2023 #51

Children are going to bed hungry tonight & the wing nuts whine about candy WHATEVER! flashman13 Jan 2023 #18

Like any of this even matters. paleotn Jan 2023 #19

Looks like just a tease to create buzz for their upcoming Super Bowl commercial. SeattleVet Jan 2023 #20

Yep, people are buying it though madville Jan 2023 #43

whiniy+++++ jerks. AllaN01Bear Jan 2023 #21

What changed? They've been around for several years. oldsoftie Jan 2023 #22

It's probably the new purple M&M that is a woke young lady... iluvtennis Jan 2023 #24

They've reworked the Purple M&M in response to the outcry from the right. NullTuples Jan 2023 #47

Seeing purple's picture, Pharlo Jan 2023 #56

LOL iluvtennis Jan 2023 #57

A lot of people - and I do mean a LOT Pharlo Jan 2023 #60

This is all Van Halens fault! VGNonly Jan 2023 #23

+1 They_Live Jan 2023 #37

Snowflakes. The Unmitigated Gall Jan 2023 #27

LOL -- the Streisand Effect being used very deliberately and cleverly here. eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #28

Bingo! GenThePerservering Jan 2023 #38

Is this not "cancel culture"? ClimateHawk Jan 2023 #29

Fox News is the reason why we can't have nice things. Initech Jan 2023 #30

What do you do when the world is far more absurd than you could possibly imagine? LudwigPastorius Jan 2023 #31

Get high. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2023 #33

The m&ms are all the same color on the inside. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #32

The fucking type of person who feels vindicated for this... EarthFirst Jan 2023 #34

Maybe moniss Jan 2023 #35

Until I see the actual ad justgamma Jan 2023 #36

Good grief moose65 Jan 2023 #39

Without fear of melting ... peace.poet Jan 2023 #40

There ya go! moose65 Jan 2023 #45

The War on M&Ms!! oswaldactedalone Jan 2023 #41

My goodness! That Tucker Carlson has WAY too much influence. He is PatrickforB Jan 2023 #46

This is insane. What must people in other countries think? mwb970 Jan 2023 #48

So. Fucking. Riduculous. AngryOldDem Jan 2023 #53

Unclear intrepidity Jan 2023 #58

Next up: Fox hosts speculate on just what those "personal passions" are Harker Jan 2023 #61

When the right freaks out, Maurer writes, "we dismiss them as unserious." LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #62

saw this today on FB FirstLight Jan 2023 #63