# Well the far right gets revenge: M&Ms says it's replacing 'beloved spokescandies' with Maya Rudolph **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [January 23, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680 "2023-01-23T21:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/1 "2023-01-23T21:26:59Z")
🙄 is all I can say > **[M&Ms says it's replacing 'beloved spokescandies' with Maya Rudolph](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/m-ms-says-replacing-beloved-170220434.html)** > > "We have decided to take an indefinite pause from the spokescandies," M&Ms said in a statement on Twitter. " ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/2 "2023-01-23T21:32:37Z")
Note that they said “indefinite”, which means they’re trolling the right-wing outrage machine and/or waiting for them to find another target for their outrage. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/3 "2023-01-23T22:11:23Z")
The speculation I’ve seen is that this is a set up for some big Super Bowl ad. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/4 "2023-01-23T22:18:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > trolling the right-wing outrage machine I would say picking Maya Rudolph, a half-Jewish, half Black woman and calling her “a spokesperson America can agree on” is 100% trolling the right-wing outrage machine. > [@BigT](#): > > The speculation I’ve seen is that this is a set up for some big Super Bowl ad. Probably. Similar to when Mr. Peanut was “killed off” a couple weeks before the Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/5 "2023-01-24T00:08:09Z")
I love the Ms…😞🍡 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/6 "2023-01-24T00:47:05Z")
When did M&Ms first introduce those “beloved spokescandies,” anyway? I know they’ve been around for a bit, but I sure don’t remember them from my childhood, so I don’t feel much emotional attachment to them. The anthropomorphized junk food that I have a soft spot for are Hostess’s: Twinkie the Kid, Fruit Pie the Magician, and King Ding Dong. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/7 "2023-01-24T00:55:44Z")
it’s funny even though I haven’t willingly ordered an McD’s happy meal for myself since 1989 I miss the goofy character commercials they had for them ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/8 "2023-01-24T00:58:19Z")
Oh yeah? Here comes Kool Aid man! ![](https://media.tenor.com/ALBBoSdNPpcAAAAC/ohyeah-koolaid.gif "Ohyeah Koolaid GIF - Ohyeah Koolaid Man - Discover & Share GIFs") ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/9 "2023-01-24T00:59:58Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > The speculation I’ve seen is that this is a set up for some big Super Bowl ad. This line from the OP’s link makes me feel you are almost certainly right: > we will share more on the spokescandies new pursuits over the next few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/10 "2023-01-24T01:08:54Z")
Funny Face Drink mix. If you don’t remember them, check it out. Talk about offensive. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/11 "2023-01-24T01:09:07Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > When did M&Ms first introduce those “beloved spokescandies,” anyway? According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%26M's#M&M's_characters), while they had cartoon depictions of M&M’s going back to the 1950s, the “modern” CGI spokescandies were introduced in 1994/95. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/12 "2023-01-24T01:13:25Z")
I remember them. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/13 "2023-01-24T04:31:40Z")
It’s ironic because they’re actually trolling the left because people think they’re trolling the right. This is all just a media stunt, same with the initial thing where they claimed they had to redo them for “the modern age”, they got clicks with that and now they’re doubling down with more clicks. If you just don’t look none of this would have happened in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/14 "2023-01-24T16:25:45Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Funny Face Drink mix. If you don’t remember them, check it out. Talk about offensive. I loved those as a kid. Wonder how many flavors/characters I can name? • Chinese Cherry (pronounced _Chelly,_ of course) • Injun Orange (“Me have _heap big_ flavor”) • Goofy Grape (made fun of mental illness) But some weren’t so bad: • Freckle-Faced Strawberry (unless you’ve been picked on for having freckles) • Loudmouth Lime eta: Okay, I googled and they were redesigned after I drank them. Injun Orange was changed to Jolly Olly Orange, and oh, look, it’s suddenly Choo Choo Cherry. And a bunch of inoffensive additions. . [![](https://i.etsystatic.com/5912056/r/il/736cd9/451772425/il_fullxfull.451772425_epcy.jpg) ](https://i.etsystatic.com/5912056/r/il/736cd9/451772425/il_fullxfull.451772425_epcy.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/15 "2023-01-25T14:21:10Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > The speculation I’ve seen is that this is a set up for some big Super Bowl ad. 100%. And it’s working. Every major media outlet covered it. I got alerts from several about the story. Whatever ad guy came up with it deserves a raise. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680/16 "2023-01-25T19:55:34Z")
How is this "_the far right gets revenge"_?