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M&M Is Swapping Their "Spokescandies" For Maya Rudolph

I wonder if this for real or just a publicity stunt? M & Mโ€™s announced they are retiring their โ€œSpokescandies,โ€ at least temporarily, replacing them with comedienne and SNL alum Maya Rudolph as spokesperson. Maya is also set to appear in the candyโ€™s upcoming Super Bowl commercial.ย 

What is the motivation for this move? Well, it seems many have criticized the candy company for becoming โ€œtoo woke.โ€ You may remember last year theย Green M&M traded in her white go-go boots for sneakers because they didnโ€™t want her to appearย too sexy. ย That move seemed to ruffle a lot of feathers.

The company wrote in a statement on Instagram, โ€œIn the last year, weโ€™ve made some changes to our beloved โ€œspokescandies.โ€ We werenโ€™t sure if anyone would notice. And we definitely didnโ€™t think it would break the internet. But now we get it โ€” even a candyโ€™s shoes can be polarizing. Which was the last thing M&Mโ€™S wanted since weโ€™re all about bringing people together.โ€ย ย 

In an interview with Today Rudolph said, โ€œIโ€™m thrilled to be working with M&Mโ€™s. I am a lifelong lover of the candy and I feel like itโ€™s such an honor to be asked to be part of such a legendary brandโ€™s campaign.โ€ She said working with M & Mโ€™s is something she knows "little Maya" would be psyched about.ย 

Source: Today

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