Opinion by Molly Roberts: The Fox News host embarked on a crusade against the treatmakers when they removed the green M&M’s much beloved go-go boots in favor of sensible sneakers. Is the M&M’s spokescandies disappearance just a culture-war ploy?
promotional image she was depicted with her hand on the brown M&M’s knee, Carlson worried that she “is now a lesbian, maybe?” And he decried the introduction of Purple, whom he described as “plus-sized” and “obese.”
“So we’re gonna cover that, of course,” Carlson noted of this abomination. “Because that’s what we do.”The issue is, this right-wing defender of all things hot is fighting against himself. His candy-coated crackup reveals the horseshoe shape of modern-day cancel culture: The same people so concerned that wokeness has created too many taboos are basically treating wokeness as taboo in itself.
from canceling A&W Restaurants’ Rooty the Great Root Bear for covering up with jeans until the brand admitted the change was a joke.More seriously, this phenomenon shows up when conservatives cry out against campus activists who protest speakers they disagree with — sure, those speakers should be allowed to speak. But the protesters should be allowed to speak against the speakers, too.
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