• SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    Since 2017

    Are you fuckin' for real lmao? Doing the 'All Lives Matter' shit AND calling it 'white pride'? This is deliberate.

    The 'charitable' side of me thinks they knew and did it for the controversy.

    ed: I do appreciate it being pointed out that the 'white pride' is indeed a store label, which is not a part of the Skittles branding itself. It does lead me to wonder if they had any idea this would be the labeling used

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      6 months ago

      The white pride thing is the store's label.

      I think the point they're trying to say is that only the pride rainbow matters in June, so they've removed theirs in an attempt to show people they're not just a rainbow-washing corporation like the rest. But in the end they're just using Pride as a marketing tool and are hardly different than the rest.

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        6 months ago

        They're doing "clever" rainbow washing by forcing you to do the association with Skittles and rainbow in your head. It's the exact same as the rest, but they can't add the rainbow to their product, so they have to remove it instead.

    • AlicePraxis
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      4 months ago

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    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      The 'charitable' side of me thinks they knew and did it for the controversy.

      Yeah. I'm amazed they didn't "apologize" and backtrack, but I'm pretty sure most controversial marketing campaigns are by design.

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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      6 months ago

      I knew it was a long time

      Because I remember it happening under Trump and everyone being mad about it

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      6 months ago

      Their brand slogan uses to be Taste the Rainbow. Just fucking use that for pride month.