M&M Candy Mascots Are Latest Victims Of Cancel Culture For Real

Source: UCG / Getty

Mars, the company responsible for some of our favorite candies and chocolate, has decided to cancel and shelf the M&M mascots. At least for the time being.

Mars recently redesigned M&M’s animated mascots, announcing in a statement last Thursday that they were creating “a world where everyone feels they belong, and society is inclusive.” However, the newly designed M&M’s have received criticism and backlash online, and now the company appears to be headed back to the drawing board.

This all follows Mars’ decision to campaign an all-female package for the 80-year-old candy brand. The limited-time offer was simply supposed to be a celebration for women, but not everyone sees it that way.

Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox:  

Following an attack from conservative talking heads like FOX’s Tucker Carlson, Mars now claims that the ‘spokescandies’ are on an “indefinite pause”.

Really?

Carlson, who at one point about a year ago targeted the M&M mascots as being “woke”, went on another, full-segment tirade directed at the colorful animations, stating that the green M&M “is now a lesbian maybe”, and made reference to the purple one being “obese”.

This morning M&M’s released the following statement:

So let’s hear it, are you upset about the way Mars has handled the M&M mascots?

The Latest:

• Alexander O’Neal & Wife Hospitalized After Apartment Fire
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning Has Social Media In Shambles
• Big K.R.I.T. Warns: Your Speakers Might Not Survive This Album
• Virginia Grand Jury Declines To Indict Letitia James Again, As The Trump Administration’s Journey Of L’s Continues
• Sybil Wilkes Breaks Down What We Need to Know: December 5, 2025
• Blaming Democrats Isn’t Working: Polls Find People Blame Trump Admin For Affordability Crisis, Including MAGA Voters
• Timeline: The History Of The Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Back At One: Brian McKnight Jr. Alleges Dad Brian McKnight Sr, Refused To Tell Son Niko ‘I Love You’ Before Cancer Death
• The Phreshest, The Phlyest, The Phinest! A Gallery Of Ice Cold Alpha Men Exemplifying Excellence In The Divine 9
• God Forgives, 50 Cent Don’t! Social Media Erupts With Viral Tweets, Videos & Reactions To ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Docuseries

M&M Candy Mascots Are Latest Victims Of Cancel Culture For Real was originally published on wzakcleveland.com