M&M's

Of all the things that get blown out of proportion into social and racial issues, what about the fact that there's no brown M&M character? Every other color has a personality to go along with it, representing both genders. Even blue, which has only been around for a few years, managed to get embodied.


I don't like reading too much into observations like this, but must admit that I was rather surprised when I noticed it for the first time.

What's the next step? Brown M&M vs. Board of Education?

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    As Kanye would say...Its cause Mars hates black people.

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