Mon Jan 23, 2023, 04:48 PM

M&M's pulls 'spokescandies' amid right-wing outrage, before Super Bowl

Source: CNBC

Candy maker Mars said Monday it is replacing its M&Ms “spokescandies” with actress Maya Rudolph after facing right-wing criticism over its mascot makeover.

Rudolph will star in the candy brand’s Super Bowl LVII commercial, Chief Marketing Officer Gabrielle Wesley told CNBC. It will be the actor’s first appearance as the brand’s spokesperson and “Chief of Fun.”

“The original colorful cast of M&M’S spokescandies are, at present, pursuing other personal passions,” said Wesley.

She noted that in the coming weeks, the company will announce “what the M&M’S spokescandies are up to over the next few weeks before, during and after Super Bowl LVII,” via their website and social media channels.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/23/mms-pulls-spokescandies-in-the-wake-of-right-wing-outrage.html

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M&M's pulls 'spokescandies' amid right-wing outrage, before Super Bowl (Original post)	Tom Yossarian Joad	Monday	OP
Cancel Culture!	DBoon	Monday	#1
Breaking News though! This is why we come to DU, mm I right?	Alexander Of Assyria	Monday	#10
I will hazard a guess that the rightwingers who...	3catwoman3	Monday	#2
So true	Rebl2	Monday	#16
Disappointed in Maya. Let them off the hook. n/t	Peregrine Took	Monday	#25
I'm looking for that to happen.	LiberalFighter	Monday	#26
Maybe M&Ms will use white chocolate inside? Waiting for Tucker to order it. nt	Samrob	Tuesday	#50
I understand that fox spews had a meltdown over the green M&M's.	joshdawg	Monday	#3
No, that was Van Halen	Lokilooney	Tuesday	#55
The Van Halen thing was for safety	IbogaProject	Tuesday	#59
Oh FFS, stop giving in to the lunatic fringe already.	Pacifist Patriot	Monday	#4
Really!	tonekat	Monday	#44
Yup. Is Mars that desperate for business that they let a few jerks run their company?	ificandream	Tuesday	#54
WTG Mars, you just bought yourself ONE boycott.	Ferrets are Cool	Monday	#5
They're crazy like a fox.	mwb970	Tuesday	#49
Don't tell anybody but I like them on my cookies	Captain Zero	Tuesday	#52
Glad to see people expressing outrage over such important matters	XorXor	Monday	#6
That's the thing. The RW cultivates our outrage... real?.. over nothing, and we let them.	Alexander Of Assyria	Monday	#9
Yeah, these seem to be the major crises and solutions. So many real crackpots in the US.	RKP5637	Monday	#12
Oh cripes	heckles65	Monday	#7
Fuck the rightwing. So tired of people jumping when they fart!!! n/t	RKP5637	Monday	#8
Hey, Mars: Psss psss psss psss psss meow meow	DinahMoeHum	Monday	#11
JFC. Caving to RW paranoia. So pathetic	Evolve Dammit	Monday	#13
Nt	Marcuse	Monday	#14
From Fox News, Jan 11th:	NullTuples	Monday	#15
Are people seriously taking this at face value?	WhiskeyGrinder	Monday	#17
It's genius marketing	madville	Monday	#42
mm, could be.	Captain Zero	Tuesday	#51
Children are going to bed hungry tonight & the wing nuts whine about candy WHATEVER!	flashman13	Monday	#18
Like any of this even matters.	paleotn	Monday	#19
Looks like just a tease to create buzz for their upcoming Super Bowl commercial.	SeattleVet	Monday	#20
Yep, people are buying it though	madville	Monday	#43
whiniy+++++ jerks.	AllaN01Bear	Monday	#21
What changed? They've been around for several years.	oldsoftie	Monday	#22
It's probably the new purple M&M that is a woke young lady...	iluvtennis	Monday	#24
They've reworked the Purple M&M in response to the outcry from the right.	NullTuples	Monday	#47
Seeing purple's picture,	Pharlo	Tuesday	#56
LOL	iluvtennis	Tuesday	#57
A lot of people - and I do mean a LOT	Pharlo	Tuesday	#60
This is all Van Halens fault!	VGNonly	Monday	#23
+1	They_Live	Monday	#37
Snowflakes.	The Unmitigated Gall	Monday	#27
LOL -- the Streisand Effect being used very deliberately and cleverly here.	eppur_se_muova	Monday	#28
Bingo!	GenThePerservering	Monday	#38
Is this not "cancel culture"?	ClimateHawk	Monday	#29
Fox News is the reason why we can't have nice things.	Initech	Monday	#30
What do you do when the world is far more absurd than you could possibly imagine?	LudwigPastorius	Monday	#31
Get high.	OldBaldy1701E	Monday	#33
The m&ms are all the same color on the inside.	twodogsbarking	Monday	#32
The fucking type of person who feels vindicated for this...	EarthFirst	Monday	#34
Maybe	moniss	Monday	#35
Until I see the actual ad	justgamma	Monday	#36
Good grief	moose65	Monday	#39
Without fear of melting ...	peace.poet	Monday	#40
There ya go!	moose65	Monday	#45
The War on M&Ms!!	oswaldactedalone	Monday	#41
My goodness! That Tucker Carlson has WAY too much influence. He is	PatrickforB	Monday	#46
This is insane. What must people in other countries think?	mwb970	Tuesday	#48
So. Fucking. Riduculous.	AngryOldDem	Tuesday	#53
Unclear	intrepidity	Tuesday	#58
Next up: Fox hosts speculate on just what those "personal passions" are	Harker	Tuesday	#61
When the right freaks out, Maurer writes, "we dismiss them as unserious."	LetMyPeopleVote	9 hrs ago	#62
saw this today on FB	FirstLight	9 hrs ago	#63

Response to Tom Yossarian Joad (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2023, 04:52 PM

DBoon (20,655 posts)

M&M's pulls 'spokescandies' amid right-wing outrage, before Super Bowl

1. Cancel Culture!

10. Breaking News though! This is why we come to DU, mm I right?

2. I will hazard a guess that the rightwingers who...

16. So true

25. Disappointed in Maya. Let them off the hook. n/t

26. I'm looking for that to happen.

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

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

55. No, that was Van Halen

59. The Van Halen thing was for safety

4. Oh FFS, stop giving in to the lunatic fringe already.

44. Really!

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

5. WTG Mars, you just bought yourself ONE boycott.

49. They're crazy like a fox.

52. Don't tell anybody but I like them on my cookies

6. Glad to see people expressing outrage over such important matters

9. That's the thing. The RW cultivates our outrage... real?.. over nothing, and we let them.

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

7. Oh cripes

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

11. Hey, Mars: Psss psss psss psss psss meow meow

13. JFC. Caving to RW paranoia. So pathetic

14. Nt

15. From Fox News, Jan 11th:

17. Are people seriously taking this at face value?

42. It's genius marketing

51. mm, could be.

18. Children are going to bed hungry tonight & the wing nuts whine about candy WHATEVER!

19. Like any of this even matters.

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

43. Yep, people are buying it though

21. whiniy+++++ jerks.

22. What changed? They've been around for several years.

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

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

56. Seeing purple's picture,

57. LOL

60. A lot of people - and I do mean a LOT

23. This is all Van Halens fault!

37. +1

27. Snowflakes.

28. LOL -- the Streisand Effect being used very deliberately and cleverly here.

38. Bingo!

29. Is this not "cancel culture"?

30. Fox News is the reason why we can't have nice things.

31. What do you do when the world is far more absurd than you could possibly imagine?

33. Get high.

32. The m&ms are all the same color on the inside.

34. The fucking type of person who feels vindicated for this...

35. Maybe

36. Until I see the actual ad

39. Good grief

40. Without fear of melting ...

45. There ya go!

41. The War on M&Ms!!

46. My goodness! That Tucker Carlson has WAY too much influence. He is

48. This is insane. What must people in other countries think?

53. So. Fucking. Riduculous.

58. Unclear

61. Next up: Fox hosts speculate on just what those "personal passions" are

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

63. saw this today on FB