First, they were mad at M&M’s for making Maya Rudolph its spokesperson. Now, they have set their crosshairs on Hershey’s.
There are a bunch of sour people on the internet now after Hershey’s Canada announced that Fae Johnstone, a trans woman, would be one of five women to be featured in Hershey’s Canada’s International Women’s Day campaign.
Hershey’s Canada rolled out its Her For She campaign on Wednesday, which features limited edition wrappers with the likenesses of five Canadian women, including Johnstone.
Johnstone is an award-winning trans activist and a professional LGBTQ+ advocate. When speaking about her involvement in the campaign, she said, “I hope this campaign helps give more young women and girls role models and possibility models.”
BREAKING: Republicans, who constantly cry about “cancel culture” are now trying to cancel Hersheys chocolate with a #BoycottHersheys campaign, simply because they are putting the face of a trans-"woman" on chocolate bar wrappers. Check out the amazing ad pic.twitter.com/5LxvnDzmKA… https://t.co/NY5XA3MGyz
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 2, 2023
Immediately bitter conservatives lost their collective marbles, and #BoycottHershey began to trend on Elon Musk’s Twitter. “How does it honor women to feature a MAN wearing lipstick? Did you feature a white man in blackface during Black History month?,” one Twitter user stupidly wrote.
“Hershey’s celebrates #InternationalWomansDay featuring a biological male You can’t make this shit up #BoycottHersheys,” another MAGA clown wrote.
These people are genuinely not okay.
But, for every person showing expressing blatant transphobia, there was someone to defend Hershey’s for standing in solidarity with Trans women.
“It’s sad that #BoycottHersheys is trending because of transphobia. I think we’re going to see conservatives start lashing out more at gay marriage as well. This is not OK,” another Twitter user wrote.
The right is dug in deep on identity politics. You don’t have to look further than U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who constantly spews hateful rhetoric daily toward the Trans community.
On the federal level we must pass my bill, Protect Children’s Innocence Act, but we must do more for these young people who have been mentally and physically damaged by gender affirming care.
Also my state of Georgia needs to pass laws to protect kids.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) February 22, 2023
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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1. The dog whistling is getting very loud.
Trans are just evil little trolls as seen in this thread@Hersheys you made a huge mistake
Women haven't fought for a 100 years to end up with a guy dressed in women's clothes to replace us.
Screw you #BoycottHersheys #GoWokeGoBroke https://t.co/nhxxfNmNqb
— Nikki S (@NikkiStStorm) March 2, 2023
2. Exactly
Skimmed posts using #BoycottHersheys
Can't help but notice most of the posts are the same people who bemoan "cancel culture"… speak of "having freedoms!" frequently… and claim society today is "too sensitive"
Just an observation. You may return to screaming at candy.
— Patrick Scott Patterson (@OriginalPSP) March 2, 2023
3. LOL, no one is erasing women
I support #BoycottHersheys because I oppose erasing women. Who's with me?
— Cassandra (@CassyWearsHeels) March 2, 2023
4. That’s fine more chocolate for us to enjoy.
Looks like I ate my last Hershey bar. I don't want to think about pissed off, brainwashed transgender people who seemingly are only concerned with getting screwed, grooming children and not being misgendered when all I want is a piece of candy.
— Jim | Post-Normal (@ADAMagick) March 2, 2023
5. L M A O, these people need help.
I’m done. If you’re too weak to stop giving your money to evil companies that hate you and your values then you deserve the future you’re buying by doing business with them. Women don’t have nuts and neither should chocolate. Take a stand. #boycotthersheys pic.twitter.com/qxY3ddxrkC
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 2, 2023
6. There are four other women in the campaign though
Weird how @Hersheys couldn’t find real women to sell their herSHE product on #InternationalWomensDay. #whatisawoman #BoycottHersheys
pic.twitter.com/HOVLUXQbLm— Coco (@CoClarified) March 2, 2023
7. She sure told them.
F*ck you @Hersheys.
– Signed REAL women everywhere. #BoycottHersheys https://t.co/w5QSrgMENL pic.twitter.com/hJfo7L4Dbr
— Gentrified (@GentrifiedA) March 2, 2023
8.
While the supposedly anti-cancel culture right is demanding people #BoycottHersheys, I’m buying more.
And also:
You.
Are.
Not.
Going.
To.
Erase.
LGBTQ.
People.
On.
Our.
Watch. https://t.co/1UnSxYI1x1— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) March 2, 2023
9. YUP
I thought #BoycottHersheys would be about actual problems like their use of Child Slavery. It turned out to be Right-Wing TERFs spewing more hate because Hershey included a Trans Woman in their advertising. Buying more Hershey's tomorrow to show support for the LGBTQ Community. pic.twitter.com/xtHCE9RJ2y
— Felis Resisterus Cat Outta Twitmo (@AltLeloge) March 2, 2023
10.
I don’t even need to click on Boycott Hersheys to know that they must have done something compassionate that the right hates.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) March 2, 2023
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