Conservatives Vow to Boycott Oreo Over New Ad
Produced by Oreo and PFLAG, a new two-minute short film about coming out is continuing to draw fire and ire among conservative pundits.
As reported by Salon, Greg Kelly, Ben Shapiro and other conservative talking heads are continuing their assault on Oreo, vowing to boycott "gay cookies" after Oreos display of LGBTQ allyship in "The Note."
Lila Rose, the founder of a movement dedicated to ending abortion, tweeted to Oreo to "stop sexualizing children."
Ben Shapiro tweeted a link to "The Note" with the caption: "Your cookie must affirm your sexual lifestyle."
However, Oreo insists that they all have the wrong idea.
"'The' Note is not Oreo's story," Oreo senior brand manager Olympia Portale said in an interview with Fast Company. "Oreo is there to lend our megaphone to the community we want to support, to illustrate the message we, as a brand, want to stand behind is a great place to start."
Directed by Alice Wu, "The Note," depicts a young Chinese-American man practicing his coming-out speech to tell his family members.
As reported by Fast Company, the film was released with an accompanying $500,000 donation to PFLAG.