And I can tell you that you have no understanding, NONE, of how Republicans think or what matters to them
In January 2022, M&M's announced that it was
giving the M&Ms characters a new "look, personalities and backstories" to be more in line with and "representative of today's society."
While the changes were as minor as giving Green sneakers instead of high-heeled boots (Brown still wears heels but they are now less dramatic) and reworking some of the poses they strike in advertising campaigns, the outrage came fast.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said that M&M would
not stop until every character was "deeply unappealing and totally androgynous" and that equity would only be achieved when "you are totally turned off."
In January 2022, M&M's announced that it was
giving the M&Ms characters a new "look, personalities and backstories" to be more in line with and "representative of today's society."
This week, M&M's once again rattled conservative sensibilities by announcing the launch of a limited edition candy package featuring Green, Brown and Purple in an "all-female" lineup.
The outrage was just as swift and predictable as it was last year.
Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum spent a part of Monday's newscast to make extremely dramatic statements about how this kind of package "weakens" the U.S. on the global stage.