Stench of DeathMulvaney
...the transexual influencerwho single-handedly trashed a major American beer brand owned by a Belgian company, tainted Maybelline and Condé Nast, and then demanded that anybody who called him/her/it a man be arrested...
"@Skittles is trying to turn your kids into BLM & LGBTQ+ activists," one online user tweeted on Libs of TikTok. "Their packaging also features a drag queen.
"Skittles have gone completely woke."
Twitter user InnerPeaceKarma was more succinct.
"Boycott Skittles," they tweeted. "Simple."
But Saturday night, the post had 1.8 million views.
The backlash ensued after Skittles’ parent company, the Wrigley Company, which in turn is owned by Mars Incorporated, swapped its rainbow-colored packaging for new LGBTQ-friendly illustrations and messages.
The new packages are predominantly black and white and include phrases like "Black Trans Lives Matter" and "Joy is Resistance®," Newsweek reported.
The new-look Skittles were designed in collaboration with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and is the fourth year the candymaker partnered with the organization to promote tolerance and inclusion.
Although many brands have promoted similar messages for years, conservatives have seized on it in recent months, most notably a widespread boycott of Bud Light over the beer company’s affiliation with Mulvaney.
This is what a tipping point looks like, guys. Just so you know for the next time you have a bright idea like this.
The boycott of the once-popular beer has seen Anheuser-Busch’s profits plummet by nearly 30%, with a loss in core value estimated as high as $4 billion.Florida’s Disney World amusement park and Target stores have also faced anti-gay backlashes.
Skittles now appears to be the latest target.
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