Purple M&M announced as newest color in iconic Mars candy
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The Story of the M&Ms, From the Spanish Civil War to Maya Rudolph
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M&Ms launches woke female-only special edition bag of candy featuring 'lesbian' green and brown
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Why M&M's Dropped Their 'Woke' Mascots
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Business: Seeing Red - The Atlantic
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M&M's introduces its first new character for over a decade and people are already upset
M&M'S About Us, M&M'S
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M&M's puts spokescandies on indefinite pause in wake of uproar over changes to green M&M - CBS News
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History of the M&M: How each amazing color came to be
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M&M's new packaging is causing a stir
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M&M's World - Wikipedia
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M&Ms introduces first new character in more than a decade: Purple - CBS News
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M&Ms introduce Purple, a new character designed to represent inclusivity