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M&M’s Announces New Purple ‘Spokescandy’ to ‘Represent Acceptance and Inclusivity’
GATEWAY PUNDIT ^ | 9/29/2022 | Christina Laila
Posted on 9/30/2022, 12:51:21 AM by bitt
M&M’s has added a new “spokescandy” to their cartoon character lineup, designed to “represent acceptance and inclusivity.”
The character is the first new addition to the lineup in a decade.
“Designed to represent acceptance and inclusivity, our newest member is known for her earnest self-expression,” the brand said in a statement. “Keen self-awareness, authenticity and confidence are the driving forces behind Purple’s charm and quirky nature. She joins the legendary cast of M&M’S characters, who recently were given a refresh with updated looks and more nuanced personalities back in January.”...
I fear people like me who are repulsed by ESG and all the other insanity going on now are a decided minority.
I can only watch it all happen, knowing that it will not end well.
When the Washington Post makes fun of such a move, satire pops up within hours to highlight the absurdity, and thoughtful writers pontificate on the fatuity of the action, it is time to ponder what marketers are doing, and more importantly, why and for whom.
Candy is not a necessity of life.
If they want me to buy their candy, I don’t need their spokescandy and certainly not any kind of social messaging. Just tell me that M&Ms taste good and they melt in your mouth, not in your hand. It’s candy, and neither eating it nor not eating it is a moral virtue.
Purple was the color of royalty. Now, according to M&M Mars, it’s the color for Groomers to bait their child targets.
Okay kiddies....Forget about M & Ms
It would be a terrible shame if someone were to start a rumor that the purple dye causes cancer. It sure would.
It’s too bad. I used to like m&ms. I’m surprised they aren’t changing their name to S&Ms. Inclusion you know
It’s a holy mission except they only help or care about certain people and consider the others an enemy. And, you know, you don’t even have to accomplish any good, just claim to want to.This is getting bizarre.
The solution is to stop hiring college graduates.
New Coke
I had to get rid of Skittles with their gay crap. Now M and M’s. Owned by the same Company I believe. Just damn.
The "save the world and make history' rung. The ultimate "I'll be looked up to "rung".
Nutty 'climate change' kooks are so yesterday. As much as they wish temps would really go up - they're not going up dramatically.
So we're stuck with left-wing extreme political rantings to sell candy - stupid philosophy based on today's shallow poorly thought out hysteria, pity party reasoning and dependency...
Oh well, I still like M and M's... and will continue to buy them. Too bad snarky little kids M and M's with sexy green M&M's weren't good enough.
What the Mars family is best known for is creating wonderful candy, not letting the candy degrade with cheaper ingredients, having total integrity within their production practices and clean plants and being a wonderful American company. Wish they could promote those values... the values their company was founded on.
” the brand’s commitment to inclusion and global belonging”
What the hell is ‘global belonging’? Will we never be rid of these people so we can just live our lives?
I also learned why blondes hate M&M's. They're too hard to peel.
Just noticed - this was published in January! I don’t remember seeing a purple one... It’s been 8 months - am I that disconnected from live advertising?
