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Mars focused on making "more progressive" M&M characters

Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:31 am
Posted by AmishSamurai
Member since Feb 2020
3962 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:31 am
I didn't have this on my 2022 bingo card as something that society would focus on solving. The US is following the Roman empire to obsolescence ...

CBSNews -
M&M characters redesigned for a "more dynamic, progressive world," Mars announces


quote:

The most notable changes include the green M&M's redesign, which will exchange the white heeled go-go boots she was given in 1997 for "cool, laid-back sneakers to reflect her effortless confidence." Mars had received criticism for the green M&M's sexy characterization. The green M&M will also be "better represented to reflect confidence and empowerment, as a strong female, and known for much more than her boots."

The green M&M and the brown M&M will have a more friendly relationship, showcasing a "force supporting women." The two characters' dynamic will have them "together throwing shine and not shade," the company said. The two characters have sometimes been at odds in advertisements, but they have also been seen as friends — or more than friends in others, like this viral tweet from 2015 showing the two holding hands on a beach.


From Twitter:

Twitter - The dumb is strong at Mars

It’s rare Ms. Brown and I get to spend time together without some colorful characters barging in. – Ms. Green




M&M executives at a recent retreat:

Posted by TrueTiger
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Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:32 am to

all of our problems are solved!
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:34 am to
They're just sexualizing them. That's what progressives aim for, the sexualization of everything .
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
18668 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:37 am to
This is bullcrap. There have always been M&Ms of color. We need white M&Ms in the peanut and regular packages.

LOL it is frickin candy developed to not melt for use in WWII in warm climates.

Posted by Tigers2010a
Member since Jul 2021
3627 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:40 am to
Saw a pharmaceutical ad on TV recently. Some middle aged woman that does everything including tearing down her truck. Just busy, busy, busy doing everything. In my entire life, I have only known one woman that would actually work on her car. Good woman but rarer than hen's teeth to find a woman that repairs her own vehicles. What a fantasy woke world the advertising business creates.
Posted by LuckyTiger
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:41 am to
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Mars focused on making "more progressive" M&M characters


THANK GOD
Posted by themunch
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Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:45 am to
quote:

They're just sexualizing them. That's what progressives aim for, the sexualization of everything .



Freud fricked every ones mind up.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
63252 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:48 am to
well. That's disgusting. Not sure I can eat M&Ms if their marketing is going to make me think of gay stuff. Makes me want to throw up just thinking about it.
This post was edited on 1/21/22 at 9:49 am
Posted by Marshhen
Port Eads
Member since Nov 2018
953 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 9:56 am to
BREAKING: Blue M&M now identifies as a Skittle.
Posted by DaTruth7
Member since Apr 2020
4059 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:28 am to
They really should be focusing on how to incorporate their product with healthier meals/snacks. Sales are probably down so they are doing dumb crap. I don't buy Mars products now, but I'll try to buy less.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:33 am to
Imagine living in a world where one would concern themselves with whether or not animated caricatures of a candy product are diverse enough.


Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65368 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:36 am to
quote:

I didn't have this on my 2022 bingo card as something that society would focus on solving.


I hope not because the tweet is from 2015
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12249 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:36 am to
So the brown and green M&M’s are lesbians? I mean, I’ve rubbed one out to worse before.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
29431 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:44 am to
Billy's dad must work at Mars.

Billy's Dad is a Fudge Packer
Posted by AmishSamurai
Member since Feb 2020
3962 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:45 am to
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I hope not because the tweet is from 2015


The CBS news story was published today.

Not sure why they referenced a 2015 tweet about lesbian snack characters.





Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
22901 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:46 am to
I saw an article about this last night. Thank god that the variously colored anthropomorphic cartoon candies are now going to become more inclusive. It's 2022. It's about time.
This post was edited on 1/21/22 at 1:16 pm
Posted by Cuz413
Member since Nov 2007
10106 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:47 am to
quote:

They're just sexualizing them. That's what progressives aim for, the sexualization of everything .


Herbert Marcuse called it "Liberation"
Posted by VoxDawg
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Member since Sep 2012
75670 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:51 am to
FWIW, that lesbo subtext tweet was almost 7 years old.
Posted by V Bainbridge
Member since Jul 2020
8118 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:51 am to
I can't fathom being a CEO of one of these corps and not instantly firing whoever brings an idea like this to a meeting.
Posted by Dustydubs
Member since Mar 2020
490 posts
Posted on 1/21/22 at 10:56 am to
They shoulda put a little brown around the green ones lips.
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