Guy Tweets 'Racist' Corn Pops Box Art And A Massive Twitter War Erupted
Guy Tweets 'Racist' Corn Pops Box Art And A Massive Twitter War Erupted
By Mustafa GatollariUpdated Nov. 18 2019, 2:35 p.m. ET
It seems like we're living in an overly touchy day and age where people want to scream "RACIST!" at the drop of a hat. Like yes, I'm upset that the dude at Taco Bell skimped out of my Fire sauce, but that doesn't mean he dislikes Muslims. It seems like every time you flip on a news station, there's a new rant about how someone was offended by something we'd probably been looking at for years without even noticing.
There are some moments, however, that have to make you think, and this Twitter user noticed something on the box of his cereal that definitely seems kinda racist. I mean we kind of see it.
Like the fact that the only brown Corn Pop in a sea of anthropomorphized Corn Pops is working as a janitor while every other bit of cereal is having a blast. Seems a bit fishy, we question the artist for this.
hey @KelloggsUS why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism. pic.twitter.com/Nh7M7IFawW
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 24, 2017Saladin admitted that he might've been overreacting.
yes its a tiny thing, but when you see your kid staring at this over breakfast and realize millions of other kids are doing the same…
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 24, 2017But Kellogg's took his response seriously and even admitted themselves that it was kind of a bad look.
Kellogg is committed to diversity & inclusion. We did not intend to offend – we apologize. The artwork is updated & will be in stores soon.
— Kellogg's (@KelloggsUS) October 24, 2017It's pretty ridiculous that complex (and not so complex) conversations on racism erupted as a result of the pops box, but, here we are.
@KelloggsUS it's a losing battle. Make all Pops same color and it's not diversity. Make dark Pop a light Pop you took away dark Pop's job.
— Beekeep (@b33k33p) October 25, 2017Of course a whole debate about the merits and social connotations of being a janitor began.
Dark Pop doesn't really have a job. It's a drawing. None of the pops are real.
— gr8 caesar's ghost👻 (@ChrisCaesar) October 25, 2017What’s wrong? Is being a janitor a bad thing? Or is it that the dark pop is the only one wearing clothes and with a job? ☹️
— Laura MdH (@TribuD5) October 25, 2017Its definitely an occupation most parents don't dream of for their children.
— Ray FINNEY (@Rayph3) October 26, 2017WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS.
That’s true but still, it is an honorable job and also important to be shown as something humiliating.
— Laura MdH (@TribuD5) October 26, 2017Then you had gems like this enter the conversation.
Maybe he owns the place and taking care of business, or maybe he OWNS a cleaning company.Why diminish entrepreneurship? #makingupissues
— Deplorable Jen (@JenFL912) October 25, 2017Others were just tired of the madness.
How much time do you have on your hands to find this? How can a Corn Pop box teach racism? Are nudists offended the Corn Pops are naked? pic.twitter.com/IBmZVmJGGH
— Nathan Platt (@nathanplatt) October 25, 2017While some were looking at the box the right way.
The one top left is doing a job,puting corn rows in another pops hair
— Jaylin Hall (@JaylinHall) October 25, 2017O. M. G. CORN pops getting CORN rows...how did i miss that 😂😂😂😂
— 1nceTweeted2wiceShy (@MsBelladonna925) October 25, 2017So yeah, maybe it's messed up that the Corn Pop cleaning up after everyone else's mess is brown. But let's not forget that Kellogg's gave us this amazing corn-rows pun, in addition to delicious breakfast cereal. Thank you, Pops.
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