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cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:01 AM Jan 2022

Mars has redesigned the M&M characters to be more woke. RIP Sexy Green M&M

https://jezebel.com/rip-thotty-green-m-m-lady-1848393424


In what feels to be a perfectly American consolation prize for the fact that Congress has failed to pass voting rights legislation, Mars has redesigned the M&’s characters for a “more dynamic, progressive world,” according to CBS News. So now, in addition to losing suffrage, we will also be losing our favorite bimbo icon: the hot green lady M&M.

It’s nearly impossible to imagine our sexy candy-coated sister floating adrift without her thot energy. It feels as though the green M&M, with her fake lashes and hoe heels, wanted just one thing in this world and that was to f^ck.


I miss when she had a superiority complex. I miss when she bossed the other imbeciles around because she was more cunning and objectively hot than they could ever be. It seems, in reality, that the other M&Ms were jealous of her pretty privilege and that Mars has punished her for her God-given assets, so I would just like to inquire: What sort of message does that really send? That the girlies can’t be horny? That we can’t wear go-go boots to work? Take away our masc-thot and see what happens. The bimbos will rise, once more, removing every new green M&M from candy wrappers across the world, until the nice, professional version of candy Pam Anderson ceases to exist.


Meanwhile, the lady M&Ms are now getting along to show a “force supporting women” as they throw “shine and not shade” — though we all know the brown M&M is just using girlboss energy as a facade for her own internalized misogyny. Her heels are now kitten heel “professional” length, because she wants to keep up with the boys as they scurry to the conference room.


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I have no words... no dog in this fight. But I think it is okay for some woman to be sexy. That does not make them automatically bad feminist icons.



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WarGamer

(12,439 posts)
9. they took away Brown M&M's stilettos and gave her shorter heel clogs...
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 05:35 PM
Jan 2022

And every character now has "skin tone" to match the color of the candy... blue, green, red...

I'll reserve comment.

Coventina

(27,107 posts)
3. I never liked the old characters....probably won't care about the new ones.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:35 AM
Jan 2022

I don't want to eat sentient candy!

JI7

(89,247 posts)
4. Why does something like this upset people ?
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 03:09 AM
Jan 2022

At the most I can see just not caring and having no interest. But to get angry over it ?

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
12. are people angry? This essay doesn't really strike me as angry, but
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 10:40 PM
Jan 2022

maybe there's fiercer controversy about it in other corners of the world and I just haven't come across it.

EYESORE 9001

(25,932 posts)
5. In my younger days
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:31 AM
Jan 2022

I remember tales bordering on urban legend status that green M&Ms had an aphrodisiac effect. This predates the cartoon commercials. I’m convinced the ad execs drew on this for inspiration.

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