{"id":8907,"date":"2023-08-13T23:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8907"},"modified":"2023-08-13T23:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:31:20","slug":"social-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8907","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Erupts After Skittles\u2019 \u2018Black Trans Lives Matter\u2019 Packaging Goes\u00a0Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Erupts After Skittles\u2019 \u2018Black Trans Lives Matter\u2019 Packaging Goes&nbsp;Viral<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/author\/zach-jewell\"><strong>Zach Jewell<\/strong><\/a>\u2022Aug 12, 2023&nbsp; &nbsp;DailyWire.com\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Skittles is facing backlash after images of its \u201cPride\u201d packaging, featuring pro-trans statements, went viral on social media Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The candy packaging that Skittles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skittles.com\/pride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advertises<\/a> on its website features slogans such as \u201cJoy Is Resistance\u201d and \u201cBlack Trans Lives Matter.\u201d Skittles, which is owned by Mars, partnered with GLAAD, a media monitoring organization that espouses radical gender theory, to reveal the packaging for Pride Month earlier this year.<video src=\"https:\/\/content1.avplayer.com\/608b27d947d2c37558214754\/videos\/637fb2853acfd65e3407e0a3\/637fb28b365804522f0da153\/video.mp4?AV_TAGID=608bfd1f328b2f32b531a418&amp;pid=608b27d947d2c37558214754&amp;cid=608bfb364d75bb076f014ab7&amp;AV_TEMPID=608bfc71ca4a77573a66adc7&amp;AV_PUBLISHERID=608b27d947d2c37558214754&amp;av_qd1=637fb2ac72eed618ed005b52&amp;videoId=637fb2853acfd65e3407e0a3\"><\/video><video muted=\"true\"><\/video><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past June was the fourth year Skittles partnered with GLAAD \u201cto support the LGBTQ+ community by amplifying and celebrating their stories,\u201d according to its website. Skittles said it will \u201cdonate $1 for every Skittles Pride pack sold to GLAAD in support of their ongoing efforts to work through media to combat anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On its website, Skittles also promoted a podcast called \u201cQueery\u201d hosted by Cameron Esposito, who focuses on LGBTQ topics and activism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStay tuned for a special Pride-themed miniseries of Queery where we dive deeper into queer storytelling and the artists that designed this year\u2019s SKITTLES Pride Packs,\u201d the candy brand says.\u00a0https:\/\/339c8f3d452ce84a85201d7cd1d1f076.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.htmlhttps:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a short time in 2020, Skittles \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/22\/us\/colorless-skittles-pride-trnd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gave up<\/a>\u201d the rainbow that famously dons its colorful packaging for a black and white package to \u201cgive the rainbow back\u201d to the LGBTQ community for Pride Month.&nbsp;https:\/\/339c8f3d452ce84a85201d7cd1d1f076.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conservatives ripped Skittles after images of packaging went viral on social media, saying the candy brand is targeting children with a pro-trans agenda. Skittles is a favorite brand among children and young adults, with over 75% of Gen Z adults holding a favorable impression of the brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/survey-gen-z-adults-top-20-brands-amazon-netflix-youtube-2022-10#20-apple-7592-of-gen-z-adults-have-a-favorable-impression-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to a Morning Consult survey released last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[Skittles] is trying to turn your kids into BLM &amp; LGBTQ+ activists,\u201d popular account Libs of TikTok wrote on X. \u201cTheir packaging also features a drag queen. Skittles have gone completely woke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWTH? Skittles is Now Marketing Woke Idiocy To Children On Their Candy Wrappers!\u201d another person said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t an Adult Beverage, Like Bud Light They Warned us They Were Coming After Our Kids- Let\u2019s Make Sure They Hear Our Response Loud and Clear On This One Skittles- And <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/1690064671833837568\">said<\/a> Mars, Skittles\u2019 parent company, will get \u201cthe Bud Light treatment\u201d after pushing radical gender theory on its customers. Bud Light\u2019s maker Anheuser-Busch lost billions in market value after partnering with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney, who showcased a can with his face on it in a viral video.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mars isn\u2019t the first candy company to face backlash this year for pushing radical gender theory. In March, Hershey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boycott-hersheys-trends-on-twitter-as-brand-features-man-who-identifies-as-trans-in-international-womens-day-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faced<\/a> a boycott after featuring Fae Johnstone,&nbsp;a man who identifies as transgender, as part of its International Women\u2019s Day promotion. In response, Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeremysrazors.com\/collections\/jeremys-chocolate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeremy\u2019s Chocolate<\/a>, featuring He\/Him and She\/Her chocolate bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Media Erupts After Skittles\u2019 \u2018Black Trans Lives Matter\u2019 Packaging Goes&nbsp;Viral ByZach Jewell\u2022Aug 12, 2023&nbsp; &nbsp;DailyWire.com\u2022 Skittles is facing backlash after images of its \u201cPride\u201d packaging, featuring pro-trans statements, went viral on social media Friday.&nbsp; The candy packaging that Skittles &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8907\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4961,3008,4962,4960,4959,932,4958,4957],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8908,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions\/8908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}