![]() ![]() ![]() The hashtags #BoycottHersheys and #GoWokeGoBroke trended as people began voicing extreme opinions on the candy and its decision making. Johnstone's inclusion in the campaign riled up some conservatives and TERFs, many of whom misgendered Johnstone while criticizing the company for featuring a transgender woman in their campaign. Johnstone joins four other women as the subjects of Hershey's Women's History Month campaign: "Rita Audi, gender equality and education activist Naila Moloo, climate technology researcher Autumn Peltier, Indigenous Rights & Water Activist and Kélicia Massala, founder of Girl Up Québec." Honoured to be featured in this campaign by Canada for #InternationalWomensDay alongside 4 brilliant sisters and change-makers. Less than a month after the seemingly endless M&Ms Spokescandies "scandal" wrapped up unceremoniously with a confusing Super Bowl ad, moral outrage has redirected from Mars to Hershey's after the Canadian division of the chocolate company featured trans, 2SLGBTQIA+ activist Fae Johnstone on the wrappers of a limited run of chocolate bars in celebration of Women's History Month.įor those unaware, "2S" stands for "Two Spirit," which is how indigenous gay, queer and transgender people identify. Somehow, Palpatine raging culture wars over who gets put on a candy bar wrapper have returned. ![]()
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