Why Is The Right Wing SO Obsessed With Food Mascots And Their Sexuality?

A doctored image used in a spoof CNN story of the Rice Krispies mascots Snap, Crackle, and Pop has sent MAGA social media reeling as their newest conspiracy theory claims that Pop is actually now a transgender woman. The conspiracy theory made its way all the way up to Kellogg’s management, where a spokesperson had to make a public statement about the image being false and reiterated that there were no changes to the mascots. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jessica Burbank discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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"Trump supporters have hit a new level of madness with what may be the dumbest conspiracy theory to sweep through MAGA social media.

A doctored image has the far-right believing that Kellogg’s has announced that one of the mascots for Rice Krispies cereal is now a transgender woman. The allegation is false.

The graphic, a spoof of a CNN news story, blares “Kellogg’s spokesperson announces Rice Krispie [sic] mascot ‘Pop’ is now a trans woman” across the headline with a doctored image of the three icon cereal scamps Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Pop is depicted with rosy cheeks, eyelashes and a purple ponytail.

“We have made no changes to the Rice Krispies mascots, Snap Crackle and Pop,” Kellogg’s spokesperson Kris Bahner stated. A spokesperson for CNN also confirmed that the story is fake.

“Together with Pride” from Kellogg’s, a limited-edition cereal, was released in 2021 to celebrate Pride and quickly sparked ridiculous claims about other cereal mascots.

“General Mills has, I think General Mills has a gay leprechaun, right?” asked NewsMax host Grant Stinchfield. “Well, my producer Carly asked me, ‘Is that leprechaun really gay?’ I said I don’t know, maybe: he wears high-heeled shoes, prances around in tights, leads me to believe, probably, that little Lucky Charm leprechaun might be gay.”"

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