Cancel culture has gone too far :live-tucker-reaction:
People in the reddit thread are rightfully pointing out this is probably going to lead up to some kind of reveal in a super bowl commercial where they bring them back
10/10 marketing to get viral publicity
reveal in a super bowl commercial where they bring them back
Calling it now: One of the male M&M's is going to come out as trans, thereby one-upping their previous wokeness and sending the chuds into orbit.
You read it here first folks.
The red one replaces the M&M logo with a hammer and sickle. He calls for an immediate end to wage slavery at the halftime show. M&Ms leads the vanguard.
For all the things :reddit-logo: does, they do tend to have a few guys that can totally call the shot on stuff like this. Now that you mention it, I can't un-see it.
That honestly sounds like a genius marketing move that absolutely would be done for a superbowl commercial. Take everyone's favorite "candy mascots" away as a tease then bring them back. The tweet itself seems tongue in cheek. While I don't care about the mascots themselves, this subtle dab on right wingers would actually be pretty hilarious.
Or it could just be the first victory in a long time that chuds get. Either way... its just fucking candy at the end of the day.
it is like that time they killed the peanut guy and then brought him back again, mr peanut should be dead.
This got me looking up Baby Nut lore and apparently he's a reincarnation of the original Mr. Peanut, who I assume is trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth for some legume-related sin commited millennia ago
He is a comprador peanut that sells his fellow peanuts as food! He's an abomination!
he's a peanut in a top hat and monocle that sells other peanuts to people who eat them.
That was my first thought too. The whole "we didn't know how divisive our candy is, but I'm sure we can all agree that Maya Rudolph is cool :)" press statement reads as super snarky to me.
is maya rudolph gonna fuck a candy in a super bowl commercial, is that where we're going?
Rudolph's new role will "allow the colorful cast of M&M’S spokescandies to step away and embrace a new path to pursue other passions," the M&M’s spokesperson said.
This world is not where I belong.
embrace a new path to pursue other passions
Just asked DALLE2 for a picture of "the Yellow M&M during his post-punk phase" and the result was unsettling enough that I can probably get away with blaming my existential dread on it for the next couple of hours
What you're not gonna post it? We all got existential dread.
M&M's candies are moral monsters, :up-yours-woke-moralists:
If I was the CEO I would just create a new candy with a new gender every time someone complained.
I can excuse child slavery but I draw the line at fuggo candy mascots! It's not enough for me to have treats I also have to want perform unspeakable carnal atrocities to the mascots! :live-tucker-reaction:
"We here at Mars have heard you, our customers, in your demand for a mascot that you can openly want to fuck."
I can excuse child slavery, but I draw the line at less-fuckable candy-coated chocolates.
CW: :doomer:
spoiler
Opening on Maya R doing some subtle jokes leading into a song and dance number
Suddenly a crazed chud storms into the set with an AR demanding sexy female candy shoes
He shoots Maya R in the leg to show he means business and he will continue executing people until he has the shoes
the CEO and director plead and negotiate with him frantically demanding that someone get the old candies in the original costumes immediately
that's when the new candy shows up asking if this is part of the script [zoomer focus group new candy]
new candy at first doesn't want to cause any trouble 'please carry on with the show, don't mind me, sorry I'm late, can I get a selfie with Maya?' as she bleeds and cries on the floor
with the tension somewhat broken by new candy, the old candies come in and start talking to the chud
during this new tension the new candy starts to realize this is not part of the show
sensing the moment, new candy awkwardly asks the chud to take a selfie 'your like a hero bruh', but it's a ploy and as soon as the selfie flash blinds the chud, a struggle ensues as all the candies join the scrum for the gun
the scene ends going to a different ad at this point with a chaotic smash cut
later in the super bowl, the next ad features the CEO, director and Maya along with the chud actor and the candies talking about America's gun violence epidemic, recalling that cops are never able to respond in time, and confronting a gun man is the heroic thing to do, they mention Flight 93 briefly
they announce that Mars Corp will donate a percentage of profits to various funds for survivors of gun violence, and each bag of candies will feature mass shooter event tips and tricks on the inside of the wrapper
