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Kellogg's removes racially insensitive artwork from Corn Pops boxes

US news 1 hour ago
While looking at the illustration on the back of a Corn Pops cereal box, Saladin Ahmed noticed that a "brown corn pop" was delegated to a janitorial role and appeared to be a darker shade than the other cartoon cereal pieces. Kellogg's said it has since updated the artwork.
Photo via @saladinahmed
· Oct 24

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.

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· Oct 24
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Kellogg is committed to diversity & inclusion. We did not intend to offend – we apologize. The artwork is updated & will be in stores soon.

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· Oct 24
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genuinely appreciate the rapid response

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· 22 hours ago

Now corn pops are racist.

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 2 hours ago

To be fair, the brown guy is the only one with any kind of work ethic out of all these lil' pops.

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 17 hours ago

This oversensitive narrative needs to stop. Not everything is racist or xenophobic.

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 3 hours ago

Why add a dark brown color corn pops in the picture cleaning when they don't exsist in the cereal?

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· 19 hours ago

or, y’know, ‘cereal company changes box so the only brown character isn’t the janitor’

Someone accused Corn Pops of being racist so Kellogg's is updating its boxes
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· Oct 24
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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…

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· 2 hours ago

Was about to dismiss this as oversensitivity. Then I took a closer look. Seriously. The ONLY brown corn pop - the freaking JANITOR.

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· Oct 24

Is this teaching kids that only certain races can only be a janitor?

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 3 hours ago

What's wrong with being a janitor?

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 5 hours ago

Is it me or does the Janitor look like the only responsible "Corn Pop", at a nudist colony who isn't stoned?

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· 10 hours ago

Is it possible that just maybe that it was just a coloration mistake?

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 2 hours ago

I really hope this is a discussion about race that goes on all week.

hey why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism.
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· 2 hours ago

Kellogg's is redoing its Corn Pops cereal boxes after a complaint that the art on the back is racially insensitive:

Kellogg apologizes for art on Corn Pops boxes seen as racist
Kellogg is redoing its Corn Pops cereal boxes after a complaint that the art on the back is racially insensitive
cbsnews.com
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