M&M is withdrawing its "spokescandy" ads after Fox's Tucker Carlson railed about the candies' de-sexualization - as part of a push for a "woke" society. (Story aired on ATC on Jan. 24, 2023.)

But is there such a thing as too much of a coffee shop vibe. As green and brown m m sit on a couch enjoying the new coffee flavored treat purple m m breaks out her acoustic guitar.

Maya Rudolph 'Thrilled' to Star in M&M's Super Bowl Ad as the Brand Announces She'll Replace 'Spokescandies' Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes for the print magazine as well as articles for PEOPLE Digital. Sabrina has been with PEOPLE since 2021.

In response, the M&M's brand pretended to retire its iconic spokescandies for publicity and announced that they would be replaced by Maya Rudolph, whom everyone can agree on.

Candy giant M&M's is retiring its iconic spokescandies following changes to the cartoon characters that sparked controversy in 2022. In a statement on Monday, the candymaker said it had “decided to take an indefinite pause” from using the mascots, which resemble giant living M&M's, in its marketing campaigns.

M&M's became the focus of a partisan backlash after the brand made a number of stylistic tweaks to its cast of “spokescandies” last year. In January 2022, the brand replaced the green M&M's knee-high boots with flats and swapped the brown M&M's stilettos for lower heels.

The candy brand announced that Maya Rudolph would replace its promotional cartoon characters, which have been the focus of a partisan backlash. A controversy erupted when M&M's made changes to its roster of characters and to the shoes they wear.

M&M's spokescandies are 'back for good' following Maya Rudolph's Super Bowl ad. "I can't believe we were actually put on pause," the red M&M said during a postgame "press conference." M&M's "spokescandies" are back after a brief but noteworthy hiatus as part of a Super Bowl ad campaign by the candy company.

We help people feel included by championing fun as a way to share our true-self and connect with others. M&M'S is a chocolate brand on a mission. We believe in championing the power of fun to create a world where everyone feels they belong.

M&M's became the focus of a partisan backlash after the brand made a number of stylistic tweaks to its cast of “spokescandies” last year. In January 2022, the brand replaced the green M&M's knee-high boots with flats and swapped the brown M&M's stilettos for lower heels.

In addition to removing all of the gendered titles of the M&M's - “Ms.” is objectively too sexy - they gave Green a sensible white sneaker in place of her original go-go boots in order to reflect her “effortless confidence.” (And maybe to distract from this decade-old commercial in which the green M&M is moaning atop ...

M&M's, the ubiquitous candy brand owned by Mars Wrigley, announced on Monday that it would take “an indefinite pause” from its “spokescandies,” deciding that the cartoon characters with arms, legs and minimal facial features were simply too divisive for a polarized America to take.