{"id":1999665,"date":"2023-08-13T23:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-new-pride-packaging\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T23:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:30:17","slug":"skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-new-pride-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-new-pride-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Skittles sparks online controversy with Pride packaging."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fskittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-new-pride-packaging%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=1999665&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 \u2062Faces Backlash \u200dOver New \u200bSkittles Pride \u200bPackaging<\/h2>\n<p>Candy company\u200b Mars \u200bhas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">recently released<\/a> new Pride packaging for Skittles, but\u2063 it \u2064seems to have sparked controversy and even calls for a boycott. \u2064The packaging, intended to show support for the\u200b LGBT community, \u200bdeviates \u200dfrom the brand&#8217;s iconic red color\u2063 and instead features a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-helped-kill-pipeline-favored-by-key-senator\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Pick Helped Kill Pipeline Favored by Key Senator\">predominantly black<\/a> and\u200b white design. However, the cartoon characters\u2062 and scenes on the packaging \u200bare\u2062 still \u200bvibrant and colorful, accompanied by empowering messages \u2063like &#8220;Pride,&#8221; &#8220;Be generous with your love,&#8221; and \u200c&#8221;Black trans lives matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Outrage on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the release of the new Skittles \u2062packaging has triggered a wave \u200dof outrage on <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>. One user, Chad Prather, took \u2063to X\u2062 (formerly known as Twitter) to express his\u200c concerns, questioning the inclusion \u2063of a\u200b drag\u2064 queen on \u2064the Skittles package\u2063 and \u2064suggesting that it might \u200cinfluence children to become \u200dLGBTQ\/BLM \u200cactivists. Another user, Isable\u200b Jones, \u2062even referenced the recent Bud Light boycott over its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-new-pride-packaging\/\" title=\"Skittles sparks online controversy with Pride packaging.\">transgender influencer ad campaign<\/a>, stating that\u200d Skittles\u2064 should not be given to children. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>However, not \u2063everyone is against the new packaging. Some users argue that boycotting\u200d products that support values they disagree with\u2063 is \u200cthe right thing to do. User Ander Wilson firmly believes that there\u2064 is no reason not to boycott such products.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Troubles for Mars<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the\u2063 backlash, Mars is also facing a proposed class \u200baction\u200d lawsuit\u200d in the U.S. District Court\u2064 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> that Skittles\u2064 contains &#8220;heightened levels&#8221; of titanium dioxide, a\u200b substance that Mars previously used to color the candy. Furthermore, California lawmakers \u2062are \u2062considering a ban \u2062on\u200d the sale of Skittles\u2062 and other candies due \u200dto additives like Red 3 dye, which have been linked\u200d to cancer and \u200corgan \u2064damage.<\/p>\n<p>To stay updated on this story, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read more from The \u200dWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with the Skittles logo. Despite intending to honor the LGBT community, Mars&#8217; new Pride packaging, predominantly black and white, has sparked a boycott due to colorful cartoon characters and scenes. 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