{"id":1999470,"date":"2023-08-13T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittle-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T17:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T21:36:13","slug":"skittle-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittle-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Skittle&#8217;s pride package sparks online controversy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fskittle-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Mars Faces Backlash Over New Skittles Pride Package<\/h2>\n<p>Candy company Mars has recently \u200dreleased a new pride package for Skittles, paying\u2063 homage to the LGBT community. However,\u200c this move has\u2063 sparked controversy and led \u200bto calls for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p>The package\u200b design \u2063deviates from Skittles&#8217; iconic\u2062 red color, opting instead for a mostly black and white aesthetic. The cartoon characters and scenes, however,\u2062 remain\u2064 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transracial-activist-rachel-dolezal-complains-about-not-being-able-to-find-a-job\/\" title=\"\u2018Transracial\u2019 Activist Rachel Dolezal Complains About Not Being Able To Find A Job\">full color<\/a>, accompanied by \u200bempowering messages like &#8220;pride,&#8221; &#8220;Be generous with your\u200b love,&#8221; and &#8220;Black trans lives matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Outrage\u2062 on\u2064 Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the release of the pride package has triggered a wave\u200d of outrage on\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>. Users \u2064have taken to\u200c X, formerly\u2064 known as Twitter, to express \u2064their \u200cdiscontent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Yes\u2026There is \u200ca DRAG QUEEN on a Skittles\u2064 package. Unless\u200d they\u200b are trying to get your kids \u200cto turn into LGBTQ\/BLM activists\u2026what\u2019s the point of this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019re \u2062coming after your\u200c children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These\u200b comments from\u200c user Chad Prather reflect the \u200dconcerns of some individuals who believe that the pride package \u200bis an attempt to\u2064 influence children&#8217;s beliefs and values.<\/p>\n<p>Another user, Isable Jones, even suggested boycotting Skittles, drawing a\u200b parallel to the\u200c boycott of Bud Light over its ad campaign featuring \u200dtransgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<h3>Debate\u2062 and \u200bControversy<\/h3>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the Skittles pride package \u200dhas sparked a heated debate among users. Some argue \u200dthat boycotting products that support values they disagree with is essential:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Good. Any and all products which support values we don&#8217;t support\u2064 should be boycotted. There\u2064 is ZERO reason\u2062 not to do this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the \u200cother hand, some users believe that the outrage is blown out of proportion and\u2064 that conservative parents should focus on more \u2062significant issues:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s engagement farming. Plus, if conservative parents are giving their kids Skittles regularly enough that a\u2062 boycott \u2063would work, that\u2019s a big problem. For the parent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Legal Troubles for Mars<\/h3>\n<p>In addition \u2064to the backlash, Mars is currently facing a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-sued-over-airtags-allegedly-being-used-by-stalkers\/\" title=\"Apple Sued Over AirTags Allegedly Being Used By Stalkers\">proposed class action lawsuit<\/a> in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-sexual-assault-and-the-school-ignored-witnesses-that-challenged-her-claim-the-accused-just-won-a-63000-settlement\/\" title=\"She Claimed Sexual Assault And The School Ignored Witnesses That Challenged Her claim. The Accused Just Won A ,000 Settlement.\">lawsuit alleges<\/a> &#8220;heightened levels&#8221; of titanium \u200cdioxide in Skittles, a substance previously used\u200c by Mars to color the candy.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dCalifornia lawmakers are considering a law that would ban the sale \u200dof Skittles and \u2063other candies containing additives linked to cancer and organ damage, specifically referring to \u2063the Red 3 dye used in Skittles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200b the \u2062controversy and legal challenges, Mars continues to stand by its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittle-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/\" title=\"Skittle's pride package sparks online controversy.\">limited edition\u200b pride package<\/a> for Skittles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click \u200chere<\/a> to read\u2062 more from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars released a pride package for Skittles, paying tribute to the LGBT community. However, the mostly black and white design, deviating from the iconic red, has sparked a boycott. 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