Thank you Honey Maid - Doing GOOD with bad comments

[WillParkinson]

Last edited Thu Apr 3, 2014, 03:29 PM - Edit history (1)

Not only has Honey Maid created one of the loveliest gay family-inclusive ads we've seen yet, check out the message they issued today to the people who now say that Satan runs their company. Most companies that create gay-positive messages try to ignore or downplay the negative reactions they receive. NOT Honey Maid. This will be one of the best and boldest messages like this that you've ever seen.

On edit: I shared it from my Facebook account and it's the most shared post I ever made.

[Glorfindel]

1. Thank you for posting this! It made my day.

[DakotaLady]

2. Another thank you ...

... for posting this.

[pamela]

3. That gave me chills.

Good chills. Beautiful.

[Richardo]

4. Boom

Nicely done.

[progressoid]

5. Nice.

[sheshe2]

6. Bravo Honey Maid~

Beautiful!

[CFLDem]

7. Okay, that was freaking awesome!

Mind=Blown

[TlalocW]

8. A little disappointed...

I was hoping that the message to the haters would be, "We hired a couple of people to roll these messages up soooooo tight so we could send them back to you so you could stick them you know where."

The actual message was okay too.

TlalocW

[calimary]

23. ROFL!!!!!!!

[mac56]

9. K & R

[PumpkinAle]

10. Kick

Thanks for posting - this is a beautiful response and made me feel so good.

[passiveporcupine]

11. So Awesome!

Thanks for posting this.

[democrank]

12. Beautiful, beautiful ad.

Made me cry.

[No Vested Interest]

13. I'll return the favor of the message-

I love Honey-Maid cinnamon graham crackers, especially before bedtime with a little peanut butter on them!

[gademocrat7]

14. Great response.

Thank you, Honey Maid.

[Aldo Leopold]

15. That actually brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful.

[classof56]

16. Wow! Just wow...

K&R for Love and Honeymaid!

[handmade34]

17. Thank You Wil

and thank you HoneyMaid...

[xfundy]

18. I usually buy store brand

because I only use them for the occasional cheesecake crust. But I will now go out of my way to support them.

[JimDandy]

19. LOVE: The Honey Maid Cavalcade...

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. nice work, Artists!

Nice values, Honey Maid!

I never liked graham crackers...maybe i should give 'em a try.

[glowing]

21. And that's the deluded bubble they live within.

I really don't think Sen Cruz expected to hear that so many people were having a better, more positive experience having health insurance regulations and the ability to purchase it, in some cases, for the very first time. They live in their bubble of the same programming and web sites and regurgitated falsified testimonials of a bad full of people. The reality is, most people are somewhat progressive and liberal. It's just a matter of trying to get these normal, everyday Americans involved in the most important aspect of their lives; which is choosing the people to represent them during elections.

[fantase56]

22. going out to by me som graham crackers

[awoke_in_2003]

24. I will buy more of their Angry Bird grahams...

for my grandson tonight.

[ReRe]

25. K&R

[volstork]

26. A little history on the Graham Cracker

The graham cracker was originally conceived of as a health food as part of the Graham Diet, a regimen to suppress what he considered unhealthy carnal urges, the source of many maladies according to Graham. Reverend Graham would often lecture on "self-abuse" as masturbation was commonly called at the time. Graham would often say how these experiences were inspired by children eating crackers. One of his many theories was that one could curb one's sexual appetite by eating bland foods. (from Wikipedia)

So, invented by a tight-ass who was scared of sex, now manufactured by enlightened souls who think we all deserve to love whomever our hearts desire...

Bravo, Honey Maid! I'm buying a box tonight!

[Fairgo]

27. This is how you build community

Replying in anger just generates righteousness. Wrapping agape around reason, you create a space where any response not returned in kind will be seen for what it is...

[mercuryblues]

28. my only

complaint is that I have only one rec to give.

[artemis starwolf]

29. gives me hope.

No company would have touched this just a couple years ago, but advertisers know where the money is. So apparently there are many more Americans with whom this will resonate, and will buy Honey Maid because they feel that company supports their values. Worked on me! I usually buy organic products but I'll eat a GMO-laced cracker if it means promoting diversity!

[Stuart G]

30. Wonderful!!!!!...Thank You For Posting.....

Truly wonderful.
I love this ad...I will buy Honey Maid..crackers...

[vanlassie]

31. Gonna buy me a box!

[Delmette]

32. Love is all you need

Thank you Honey Maid!!

[niyad]

33. k and r for truly wonderful. MUST remember to put honey maid on my shopping list.

[cui bono]

34. Well now I have to boycott them

for using all that paper.

[Initech]

35. I like this quote from Jimi Hendrix:

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then we will be free."

Truer words have never been spoken. I feel it applies here.

[Ikonoklast]

36. It's good thing to remember...WE outnumber THEM.

At times it doesn't seem so, as they assume shouting the loudest means they are right.


They don't even realize that they have already lost the battle with everyone else who believes Love is far stronger than Hate.

[Hekate]

37. I think I got something in my eye...

[emsimon33]

38. What a beautiful message!!!!--thank you for posting!

[Chiquitita]

39. This is a great excuse to eat more graham crackers

Got Honey Maid on the counter right now waiting to be a part of s'mores tonight.

[nyabingi]

40. After the whole to-do about the Cheerios commercial...

...featuring an interracial couple, I've noticed many more companies are getting into the habit of diversifying their commercials to show what this country is really like. I'm happy that Honeymaid didn't cow before the conservative haters!

[Historic NY]

41. Bravo...

[ctsnowman]

42. K & R

[closeupready]

43. Very nice. I like their products anyway, to be honest.

Haven't had any for a while, but I think I'll stock up for my cheat days.

[wryter2000]

44. Darn it

Grahan crackers aren't on my diet. I'll buy a box and bring them to the office for others to eat.

[toby jo]

45. 'we asked a couple of artists' , well, to fix things.

Was at the Carnegie Museum yesterday, in Pittsburgh. Artists rule the world.

[LynneSin]

46. Love is why I believe in marriage equality and gay rights

I'll be the first to admit that I spent the beginning years of my life beliving what my church and my narrow-minded school mates told me - that Gay people were sinners, doomed to rot in hell and worthy of hateful slurs tossed at them. Not my proudest moments during my teenage years but to be fair my part in all of this was more silence and allowing others to be bully than doing the right thing.

But like many people, as I got older I got wiser and I started to question those who were negative towards the LGBTQ community. And I realized one thing about those that were opposed to gay rights - these were people full of hate and anger. You mention something about homosexuality around these people their faces would turn red in anger as they tossed off the vilest of hate.

And then I met some gays & lesbians and what I saw about them was the exact opposite - I saw love. Love, happiness, little judgement, friendship. I found that I liked hanging out with these poeple more than my old 'friends' from high school. Who wants to hang out with hateful angry people when you can hang out with loving, happy fun people.

So in the end the reason why I support LGBTQ causes - it's simple: Love vs. Hate. Love just makes this world a better place and me a happier person. Too much hate is toxic and who wants to be around that?

[Beacool]

47. Loved it!!!!

It brought tears to my eyes.

Group hug......

[Maynar]

48. Loved it!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

49. "Satan runs this company"

Sounds like a direct quote from the Church Lady. So very lame.
Good on Honey Maid, the only brand to buy. Powerful message here.

[tavernier]

50. But what does this have to do with

Benghazi?



I'm laughing because I went to take care of a patient yesterday and had to work through an hour of Fox Noise. It was 30 minutes of Benghazi and thirty of whine, bitch, complain. Nothing in their world is a positive. They feed hate and the types of haters that wrote that trash to Honey Graham.

Thank Goodness that there are a few responsible corporations left in this country. And I'm not naive; I recognize that they are savvy in taking the pulse of today's consumers and using these trends to sell their product. But nevertheless, they didn't back down or ignore the bullies. Kudos, and s'mores on my dessert menu tonight.

[doxydad]

51. Love trumps hate every time!

10 x as many positive notes...says it all!

[proverbialwisdom]

52. Wonderful advertisement, the ingredients are not. NO PASS on the Mondelez/Nabiso/Kraft GMOs, plus.

I just learned this (acrylamide issue) myself, while trying to find an ingredients list for the EU version of the product (guaranteed to be GMO-FREE), but no luck.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/food-aliment/acrylamide/rev-eval-exposure-exposition-eng.php

Health Canada's Revised Exposure Assessment of Acrylamide in Food
August 2012

Appendix 1 - Concentrations of acrylamide in food products, on an as-consumed basis, available in Canada (µg/kg of food or parts per billion (ppb)).

This table is considered a snapshot of a small proportion of the products that are available on the Canadian market and do not represent all brands and product types. No particular inference should be drawn from the presence or absence of any brand from this survey. The absence of a particular brand simply means that it was not sampled and does not mean that it would have either similar or dissimilar levels of acrylamide as those in brands of the same food listed below. Differences in acrylamide levels between foods and brands do not necessarily reflect differences in exposure or potential risk that would be faced by consumers, and should not be used as indices of healthy product choices.

Table of concentrations of acrylamide in food products, on an as-consumed basis, available in Canada (µg/kg of food or parts per billion (ppb))

Food commodity (Product description): Honey Maid graham wafers
Brand Name: Kraft
n: 9
Acrylamide (µg/kg of food) mean: 261
Acrylamide (µg/kg of food) range: 224-299

http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400000463

Official Website: Nabisco Honey Maid Honey
Size: 14.4 OZ UPC: 4400000463

Ingredients
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), GRAHAM FLOUR (WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, HONEY, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

GMO ingredients in bold; additional possible (artificial flavor). Alternate ingredients list (undated) contains High Fructose Corn Syrup, Canola oil. Presumably, HFCS is older formulation.

HFCS? Think Hg. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
Google: HFCS mercury huffington post

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/03/1289434/--HoneyMaid-makes-a-rebuttal-ad#

- Honey Maid is STILL made by Nabisco, Nabisco is STILL active in the Grocery Management Association, and neither wants Americans to know whether or not there are GMOs in their food. Nabisco is NOT on the side of the people, they are of and for the Corporatocracy! So, let's not be fooled by some slick, Hallmark-inspired you-tube video!

- No matter how "feel good" this is it still doesn't change the fact that all Nabisco products contain GMOs.

- Really!? No matter how touchy feely that video is it doesn't take away the fact that all Nabisco products are full of GMOs.