Posted on 01/24/2023 1:24:17 AM PST by Libloather
For decades, the animated M&M's candy mascots dominated small screen ads. Whether they're fainting from seeing Santa, griping about each other in board meetings, or trying to disable a rocket, the multi-colored characters are used to bringing their shenanigans to audiences at large. This might be why so many people were immediately up in arms after the company announced the iconic spokescandies are being replaced by comedy queen Maya Rudolph for an upcoming Super Bowl ad, saying it's all an effort to sidestep past controversies.
News of Maya Rudolph's partnership with the M&M's brand came via a statement from the company that was shared on Instagram. The message explaining the surprising switch-up alluded to consumer reactions to various changes made to the characters in recent years, such as the Green M&M's design changing to tone down perceived-as-sexual details, as well as the introduction of the Purple M&M. According to the press release, the company is putting the mascots on an "indefinite pause" and opting to move forward with Rudolph in their place. It all seem a bit too tongue in cheek to be real, and yet...
While appearing on Today, Rudolph teased that "lots of fun" will be had in regards to the upcoming Super Bowl ad, and shared how she felt to be the brand's "Chief of Fun" spokesperson, saying:
"It’s a very fun pairing if I do say so myself. I think little Maya would be thrilled to get to work with M&M’s."
(Excerpt) Read more at cinemablend.com ...
I may not be old, but I am getting too old for this crap.
If M&M goes groomer woke - they’ll go groomer broke.
Boycott ALL groomer sex ads...
Avoiding controversy ? …….lol. Advertisement loves controversy
They can have Maya Rudolph and their stupid little candies and go to...
This stupid “scandal” is about the animated green M&M changed to wear sneakers instead of go-go boots.
Some people are upset that the figure was made less sexy.
No idea who she is.
But I liked the original M&M animated commercials.
“These cards are marked!”
“They are messed!”
“Yea, with chocolate mess!!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_OIynnJKA
BTW: My man-cave is called the Honeycomb Hideout.
𝘕𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴.
If you’ve seen Idiocracy, Maya Rudolph was in that, she played Rita. She also portrays Kamala Harris on SNL if I’m not mistaken.
For Gawd’s sake why introduce a human ‘nobody’ into a cartoon commercial for candy? Because some spineless lefty complained about the green character appearing to be female?
Sheesh ...
“BTW: My man-cave is called the Honeycomb Hideout.”
Let me guess, “No Girls Allowed!”
This time it was Tucker Carlson who complained. They made the Green M&M less sexy and Tucker said it is like a pretty girl getting married and then getting fat.
The word you’re looking for is “fugly”. 🤮🤮🤮
searches for 'maya rudolph' will show up generic m&m stories and how she's a comedian and on snl...
searches for 'maya rudolph lgbt' and 'maya rudolph lesbian' shows she's produced and started in lgbt movies and shows.
But simple searches won't show it, apparrently because her background has been scrubbed or cleaned up
The Mars family has obviously turned left.
Ever hear of the “He-man woman haters” club?
Spanky? Is that you?
The Idiocracy actress.
Both HR and Legal have injected their Woke spies into the C-suites, boards of directors, and management committees of ALL large public companies.
Freaking amazing:
Gas and food prices through the roof
Tax money being sent to fund a proxy war
Illegals flooding the country
Resident using the DOJ to harass political opponents
Media covering for FJB having top secret doucuments everywhere.
And all these people can find to cry about is some stupid so so candy.
From 2017...
https://vcahospitals.com/press-center/vca-news/mars-acquisition
Mars doesn’t just screw up candy.
M&M knows that it is only a matter of time before the woke mob starts demanding “representation”. At that point, what was fun becomes a grim chore, and everybody who liked the previous branding gets annoyed.
They are very wise to side-step that controversy. change the theme now, while it is still a pleasant memory. A year from now would be too late.
Very wise.
The people who will be upset by this are the woke agitators who were warming up in the wings. They will be denied their cheap and easy virtue signalling publicity stunts.
This is a very good move by M&M. They see the writing on the wall, and they are getting out while the getting is good.
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