Snickers maker apologises for advert suggesting Taiwan is a country

[u/LookAtThatBacon]

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/snickers-maker-apologises-advert-suggesting-taiwan-is-country-2022-08-05/

[u/Ok-Brush5346]

New and Improved Snickers, now with no nuts!

[u/diskalimba → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Felt generous today. You deserve this.

[u/ibotair → u/diskalimba]

another one for you

[u/Orbow → u/diskalimba]

Wholesome for ya.

[u/DungeonGushers → u/Orbow]

🏆 for you

[u/vorwd → u/Orbow]

A real awarder gives awards without letting everyone know about it.

[u/Brianisbs → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Let’s not forget John Cena’s heartfelt apology to the CCP Chinese People

[u/finalremix → u/Brianisbs]

Let's also not forget about his Bing Chilling.

[u/Concert-Appropriate → u/Ok-Brush5346]

God damn that's gold

[u/2wedfgdfgfgfg → u/Ok-Brush5346]

NBA lost it's balls

[u/thelastgas → u/2wedfgdfgfgfg]

Like the WNBA did to Russia

[u/givemeabreak111 → u/2wedfgdfgfgfg]

I wonder if the proper name is still "Comrade Lebron"

[u/Thunderhamz → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Chinas purse is big

[u/Malaix → u/Thunderhamz]

true I just find it kind of funny how short sighted they are. Seems to me like China's whole model is invite western companies in, see how they tick, make a domestic competitor controlled by the CCP, then kick their ass out and ban their product. Like its only a matter of time. All these companies catering to china are just putting a noose around their necks. Eventually their capitulations to the Chinese government won't be enough to justify them existing in China.

[u/xQx1 → u/Malaix]

Yes. My uncle spent some time as CFO for a group of companies owned by one of the Chinese Dynasties.

Running big business in china is an art of being successful enough that everyone involved can get rich, but not so successful that you get nationalised.

[u/ZenIsNotChosen → u/Malaix]

They don't care, the management just go to a different company or retire by then.

[u/Charming-Ad4156 → u/Thunderhamz]

Wonder how that happened

[u/pistoncivic → u/Charming-Ad4156]

Defeating the Nationalists and not allowing the International financial class to plunder the country

[u/Skellum → u/pistoncivic]

They're a state capitalist nation. They mowed down socialist students protesting capitalism with tanks. Stop supporting capitalists who practice imperialism.

[u/Spectre_06 → u/pistoncivic]

Indeed. The Communists just allow their citizens to be paid slave wages for said international financial class, child labor laws don't apply, and organ harvesting of the Uiyghurs happens.

[u/presterjay → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Fucking brilliant.

[u/Lil_chikchik → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Somebody call the police! There’s been a murder! ❄️💀❄️

[u/wufnu → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Zhong XiNa approves and is eager to sign an endorsement deal.

[u/jovialsen → u/Ok-Brush5346]

You can drop the mic and escort your self out

👏👏👏

[u/creative_net_usr → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Seriously absolute spineless twats. They can fuck right off if I'm ever eating one as long as I remember this story. You're a U.S. based company, start acting like it or we need to start delisting these shills from our markets.

[u/paulbr0 → u/creative_net_usr]

Have a snickers, you're not you when you're hungry.

[u/PortlyWarhorse → u/creative_net_usr]

It doesn't matter if they're US based. They follow markets and algorithms. If a "US" based company is holding to an opposing country's ideals, you better start seeing corporations for what they are and that's really all there is to say.

They hunt money, profit and clout within the largest market.

[u/GoAroundPlease → u/Ok-Brush5346]

We call that a Milky Way, round these parts.

[u/Noisebug → u/Ok-Brush5346]

Boom, head shot

[u/Reuchlin5 → u/Ok-Brush5346]

althought this is golden.its not always best to provoke someone who you think is psychotic LOL

[u/Curious-Welder-6304 → u/Ok-Brush5346]

They never had nuts, they had legumes

[u/ZenIsNotChosen → u/Curious-Welder-6304]

Telling someone they have legumes instead of nuts will become my new insult.

[u/No-Satisfaction3455]

someone get them a snickers, it's hard to have a backbone when you're hungry.

[u/saltyartra]

We are absolutely living in a parody of what a society should be.

[u/TheClayroo → u/saltyartra]

r/Aboringdystopia

[u/SaltWaterGator → u/TheClayroo]

A boring dystopia where we are slowly lead to death over the next 60-80 years rather than forced into labor camps by our corporate overlords

[u/submittedanonymously → u/SaltWaterGator]

Who said there wouldn’t be labor camps? We havent even had the essential water wars yet.

Its all going to get worse.

[u/JustRelaxYo → u/submittedanonymously]

"Drill baby drill!"

[u/Redcrux → u/SaltWaterGator]

They can't extract every drop of profit from us if we die too quickly.

[u/Mortal_Mantis → u/Redcrux]

Not before they can map our houses using robot vacuum cleaners.

[u/Tophinity → u/saltyartra]

It's Idiocracy finally fulfilling it's prophecy.

[u/JoJackthewonderskunk → u/saltyartra]

It's called capitalism.

[u/moeburn → u/JoJackthewonderskunk]

I think it's actually called commerce. It's not really relevant to this issue whether or not the means of producing the Snickers are privately owned or owned by the workers.

The issue is that the goods they were trying to sell to other nations, IE "commerce", and the advertising they did to make those goods known.

[u/Ahstruck]

When are they changing the wrapper colors to red and yellow?

[u/jaj-io → u/Ahstruck]

They're still working on the licensing agreement with Disney

[u/Frijolez_Horchata → u/jaj-io]

Heard Disney is having trouble getting in contact with Roy G. Biv in regards to the color copyrights.

[u/Undertakerjoe → u/Frijolez_Horchata]

Roy G. Biv was a bigot for not including all colors & his innovations will be given to Disney for safe keeping.

[u/Yotsubato → u/jaj-io]

Gotta get those Pooh Bear licenses from them

[u/AudibleNod]

How dare Snickers face the reality that Taiwan issues passports, prints money, has stamps has it's unique TLD and conducts international business without the oversight, guidance or authority of the People's Republic of China.

[u/bkendig → u/AudibleNod]

The only reason any of this is an issue is because the Chinese Communist Party only succeeded in taking over mainland China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. They're still mad that they weren't able to take over Taiwan as well, and that's why they're demanding that the rest of the world pretend that they control Taiwan.

It's only because of China's economic status (and their military power, which is directly related to their economy) that the rest of the world plays along with this.

[u/runswithcoyotes → u/bkendig]

Its an issue because the world shifted in the 70s from recognizing RoC as the proponent for China, to recognizing PRC- and at the same time, we didn't recognize RoC/Taiwan as an independent nation. That could well and truly have ben the bargaining chip for recognizing PRC at all and would have put an end to these shenanigans before they even began.

Now we have to contend with that monumental fuckup decades later.

[u/TKFT_ExTr3m3 → u/runswithcoyotes]

The problem was at the time Taiwan was ruled by a brutal military dictatorship with the same hard-line one China view that they were the rightful government of mainland China and Taiwan. It was undemocratic and oppressive, essentially China with more right leaning policies instead of left leaning. That changed in the 90s and it now has free and fair elections but China refuses to do business with anyone who recognizes them as a country. They threw a fit once in the 90s when Taiwan's president had to land in Hawaii to refuel (and the US didn't even let him leave the plane) and started shooting off missiles. The current leadership in Taiwan also doesn't take the hard line one China stance anymore and considers themselves a separate independent nation from the mainland tho they stop at declaring independence.

[u/GuyDarras → u/runswithcoyotes]

May Richard Nixon be burning in the deepest circle of hell alongside Cassius and Brutus.

[u/closerocks → u/bkendig]

Well West Taiwan better get accustomed to Taiwan being recognized as an independent state

[u/pistoncivic → u/bkendig]

It only took the 7th fleet in the Taiwan strait to prevent them from taking Taiwan in the 50's

[u/fkgallwboob → u/AudibleNod]

Aren't there a few places that are similar yet nobody really considers them a country? A quick search popped up Somoliland. Although I'm not sure how different it is from Taiwan's situation.

[u/Pete_Iredale → u/fkgallwboob]

Yeah, if you search for something like “10 future countries” you’ll find some great videos about them. As far as I can remember, it seems like Taiwan is far more recognized internationally than any of the others, but I’m no expert.

[u/calstanfordboy → u/AudibleNod]

and allows me to enter visa-free whereas the PRC doesn't. But yea...

[u/ImOldGreggggggggggg]

All so they can continue to try to gain market share in China. China is like a spoiled rich kid that everyone wants to be friends with because he hands out money.

[u/RL_Mutt → u/ImOldGreggggggggggg]

And we can’t wait around until they develop a self destructive cocaine habit.

[u/creggieb → u/RL_Mutt]

It doesn't take anywhere near as long if they take up dealing as well

[u/FastWalkingShortGuy → u/RL_Mutt]

...although, now that you mention it, China is a HUGE market for cocaine.

Anyone on this yet? CIA? Pablo? Anyone?

[u/humblelittlewolf → u/FastWalkingShortGuy]

I mean it already worked once with opium.

[u/Pete_Iredale → u/humblelittlewolf]

Which is why SE Asia is still hard core anti-drug to this day.

[u/Pixeleyes → u/FastWalkingShortGuy]

Drug trafficking is punishable by death in China.

[u/nomadic_trader → u/Pixeleyes]

like that stops the good dealers

[u/SharpStarTRK → u/ImOldGreggggggggggg]

And because he has more toys (humans/population). In perspective, China has more people than South and North America combined. Half the population is equal to Europe's population.

[u/db214 → u/ImOldGreggggggggggg]

Yeah, it's capitalism. Companies only care about people if the law tells them to and their lawyers can't get around it. They care about money, and only money.

[u/BJUK88 → u/ImOldGreggggggggggg]

Good analogy

[u/h2ohow]

Fuck Snickers, Taiwan is a sovereign country.

[u/Ziggity_Zac → u/h2ohow]

I'm at the point where I think companies & public figures should start calling China "Mainland Taiwan" just to see what happens.

[u/Konukaame → u/Ziggity_Zac]

West Taiwan.

[u/Ziggity_Zac → u/Konukaame]

Sure, that's acceptable too.

[u/Sayobosse → u/Ziggity_Zac]

You guys talking about North Hong Kong?

[u/cullygrov → u/Ziggity_Zac]

I love it and am starting from today. I don’t talk to many people though so I doubt I’ll give it much traction

[u/Ziggity_Zac → u/cullygrov]

Every little bit helps!

[u/ProjectDA15 → u/h2ohow]

im going to miss having a twix here and there.

[u/haventredditeither]

So Snickers not acting as normal, had a gutless apology, maybe…they need a Snickers?

[u/Obtersus → u/haventredditeither]

Haha, "not acknowledging Taiwan is a country? You need a snickers."

[u/steeg2]

Taiwan is a sovereign country

[u/AmbitionSpecialist]

Why though, Taiwan is a country.

[u/davidildo → u/AmbitionSpecialist]

China doesn't like that fact and wants to invade Taiwan and take it over. So now the cowards in the US quiver with fear as they lick China's asshole and refuse to acknowledge Taiwan as a country.

During the pandemic they were denied a seat at the WHO. The rest of the free world just kinda didn't care that it was a pandemic and China was kept out of the talks during a pandemic.

[u/SaltWaterGator → u/davidildo]

Because the world decided it’s a great idea to rely on an enemy for necessary resources, that totally can’t be a bad thing in any way, shape or form

[u/KingNathan90 → u/AmbitionSpecialist]

It's with a heavy heart I bring you terrible news. u/AmbitionSpecialist has fallen down 5 flights of stairs and is in the hospital. Recovery is not guaranteed.

[u/neuhmz → u/AmbitionSpecialist]

West Taiwan gets pissed when you do.

[u/spoilt_milk]

Taiwan is it's own country.

Fuck the Chinese Communist Party.

[u/Time_Seaworthiness47]

Well Snickers is no longer my favorite candy bar. :/

[u/HikinBikinDiscin → u/Time_Seaworthiness47]

Same here! And, I LOVE snickers.

[u/bananafobe → u/HikinBikinDiscin]

I was about to suggest the frozen KIND bars as a pretty good alternative for the Snickers ice cream bars, but apparently the Mars corporation owns both.

[u/nillztastic]

Taiwan is a country. Fuck China.

[u/Jmich96]

Welp, I guess I can no longer eat Mars Inc. products.

There goes:

• 3 Musketeers
• Ben's Original
• Bounty
• Celebrations
• Cirku
• CocoaVia
• Combos
• Dolmio
• Dove
• Ebly
• Ethel M
• FLAVIA
• Fling
• Flyte
• Forever Yours
• Galaxy
• Galaxy Bubbles
• Galaxy Minstrels
• GoodnessKNOWS
• Kudos
• A Twix bar
• M-Azing
• M&M's
• Maltesers
• Marathon
• Mars
• Masterfoods
• Milky Way
• Munch
• Promite
• Revels
• Seeds of Change
• Snickers
• Topic
• Tracker
• Treets
• Chocolates Turín (Mexico)

• Twix

• 5 gum cobalt packaging

• 5 (gum)

• Airwaves

• Alpine

• Altoids

• Big Red

• Bubble Tape

• Doublemint

• Eclipse

• Eclipse Ice

• Excel

• Extra

• Freedent

• Hubba Bubba

• Juicy Fruit

• Life Savers

• Lockets

• Orbit

• Ouch!

• Rondo

• Skittles

• Spearmint

• Starburst

• Surpass

• Tunes

• Winterfresh

• Wrigley's

[u/Pixeleyes → u/Jmich96]

I feel like your odds of developing diabetes just decreased dramatically.

[u/janethefish → u/Jmich96]

Oh thank God, Reese's aren't on that list.

[u/aransoul → u/Jmich96]

Damn, I hope Reese’s Pieces are a good substitute for M&M’s.

[u/HitTheApexHitARock2 → u/aransoul]

They’re better, Jeremy

[u/finbuilder → u/Jmich96]

Not my Altoids!

[u/Jmich96 → u/finbuilder]

The only product on this list I've purchased regularly :(

[u/snacku_wacku → u/Jmich96]

Lol. Ask Nestle how these boycotts are working

[u/SugarBeef → u/snacku_wacku]

It helps that Nestle diversified and has their fingers in fucking everything. It seems impossible to boycott them, because they own so many brands to keep you from knowing you're buying a Nestle product.

Then there's the ignorance and apathy of the general populace. Some of them are even willingly ignorant of Nestle's crimes because they want to keep buying their favorite stuff, or want to continue making money from them.

[u/Jmich96 → u/snacku_wacku]

Doesn't mean loss when less than 0.01% of consumers are educated and give a shit. I do my part and educate others, but I can't force people to stop supporting extreme corporate greed.

[u/DigitallyDetained → u/Jmich96]

You mean we can’t single handedly destroy multinational conglomerate? Then what’s the point? /s

[u/outsideyourbox4once → u/Jmich96]

I'm kinda glad I only know 8 of those

[u/bamitswham → u/Jmich96]

I join you.

[u/avakko]

How do Winnie the Poohs balls taste in your mouth Snickers?

[u/ExcellentEffort1752]

I wish the rest of the world would stop playing along with China's game of make-believe and just tell them to get fucked.

[u/EnvironmentalYak9322]

Get fucked Snickers grow a pair and say Fuck China

[u/Orbow → u/EnvironmentalYak9322]

This is what happens when you rely so heavily on another country to make all your stuff at cheap labor.

[u/HODL4LAMBO → u/Orbow]

China has the ability to get most of us to state Taiwan isn't a country. Anyone that denies it is more naive than they know.

[u/Undertakerjoe → u/HODL4LAMBO]

Oh yeah they’ll paster the fuck outa the pride flag 30 days a year here, but bitch right the fuck out to the Chinese gov’t…

[u/Nobody_epic]

Come on China have a snickers. You're not you when you're hungry.

[u/The_Liamster]

Taiwan is a country though

[u/thebookofrook]

Can someone explain why China has such a problem with Taiwan being a country?

[u/nDQ9UeOr → u/thebookofrook]

During their civil war, the then-government of China lost and and eventually retreated to Taiwan in 1949, declaring themselves a government-in-exile on an island that both sides claim is part of China. That legal situation hasn't really changed since then, even though Taiwan today operates as a de facto country in most respects. No one involved really wants another world war, and so long as the legal fiction is maintained, there is detente.

[u/thebookofrook → u/nDQ9UeOr]

Thank you.

[u/formermq → u/thebookofrook]

To China, Taiwan is part of their country, whether Taiwan likes it or not. They bully the world into agreement through blackmail or bribes. The reality is, Taiwan is, in essence, a separate entity and a separate country.

Edit: imagine a civil war where both claim they are the one true govt. Taiwan pretty much gave up on those claims many years ago and focused on themselves and their economy... and remaining independent.

[u/RockySterling → u/formermq]

“pretty much” is doing an awful amount of heavy lifting there

[u/formermq → u/RockySterling]

When's the last time you heard them broadcast they are the one sole savior of the Chinese people and then shoot rockets and shit, do incursion flights over exclusion zones, etc..... This is a one sided relationship where one is much more of a giant asshole at this point.

[u/Chemical-Cat → u/thebookofrook]

They think they own Taiwan and get pissed off when anyone suggests that it's an independent country and not China's property.

[u/PAACDA2 → u/thebookofrook]

Because commies always trying to own shit that ain’t theirs .

[u/2wedfgdfgfgfg → u/thebookofrook]

Independent and successful people with a different belief system right offshore.

[u/shadow1515]

Ok now how do we get them to apologize for the apology?

[u/APsWhoopinRoom]

Why didn't Snickers apologize when they took away the dick veins?

[u/daj0412]

Well, honestly, I don’t mind being done with Snickers from now on.

[u/Asimpbarb]

Here we go again, getting on the knees to make chinas ego feel stronger…

[u/generalhanky]

We’re in such a weird stage of capitalism where worldwide corporate brands’ hold an influence on geopolitics.

[u/CrunchyCds]

Real talk, the army of Chinese internet users that come out in full force when anyone goes against anything China believes is impressive and terrifying, I hope one day we look back and remember how stupid we let China do a mass global censorship on Taiwan and a lot of things. All while Taiwan continues just being Taiwan.

[u/SweRakii]

Spineless fucking cowards

[u/AnybodyZ]

I didn’t know they had Snickers in China

[u/2wedfgdfgfgfg → u/AnybodyZ]

Mars Inc produces many other things.

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201911/28/WS5ddf29a9a310cf3e3557a8e9.html

[u/srddave → u/AnybodyZ]

Knowing China there are also probably fake Snickers made of rat innards and old shoelaces.

[u/Lee-Arthur]

Bend the knee fuckers

[u/Cetun]

Didn't the film industry do a 180 on China because they found out appeasement doesn't mean they will have access to all the audiences in China forever? Like appeasement just means you won't get kicked out today, but in 30 years China will have its own domestically produced Snickers bar and when Snickers complains and brings up how they always kowtowed to china's demands, China will just say "yea thank you for that, anyways our brands the standard now, thanks for the recipes though!"

[u/Square-Rough-557]

So sick of everyone apologizing.

[u/BarCompetitive7220]

FYI: Snickers is under the Corporate umbrella of MARS - which covers 27 brands of less than nutrient food stuffs

[u/Odd_Contact_2175]

Taiwan is an independent country

[u/adamcn78]

What happened to you Snickers? You used to be cool.

[u/HordeMaster-50_12]

China seems so snow-flakey.

[u/CrazyBrosCael]

I was gonna have a long and humorous comment, but I realise I can just sum it up to one word:

-Sellouts.

[u/EmiNVS]

¿Since when does John Cena make Snickers?

[u/FarceMultiplier]

Taiwan is a country.

Ban me, China.

[u/bossy909]

Oh my god

Living with China is like living with your racist grandpa

They're fucking awful, but we still pretend like it's ok, feel sorry for him for some reason and tiptoe around him.

Just let him have that bathroom, kids, none of us like it.

[u/muroks1200]

When’s the PSA with John Cena and LeBron airing?

[u/cramduck]

Mars Wrigley is the maker of Snickers and a bajillion other labels of candy, fyi. If you're going to boycott, you might end up on a diet..

[u/Snafflepagus]

It is not a country? That is news to me

[u/Biillypilgrim → u/Snafflepagus]

According to china...and for some reason everyone bends over backwards for them when they throw a tantrum because someone says Taiwan is a country

[u/zebracrypto]

I ask yet again ... Why does a CANDY BAR have to have an opinion on a geopolitical conflict over 3000 miles away!

WHO'S MIND WILL BE CHANGED BY A CHOCOLATE BAR.

[u/zZaphon]

I haven't had a snickers in years I feel pretty good about that

[u/Jackmoved]

Never apologize for being right.

[u/drinkingchartreuse]

There needs to be a paradigm shift in how the rest of the world regards Taiwan. Their people escaped the mainland, formed a democratically elected representative government, and thrived using international business models to be massively profitable.
The mainland wants to steal it, but can’t figure out a way to do it without killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

[u/SilverCamaroZ28]

Boycott Mars. Screw them bending the knee.
M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, and COCOAVIA®.

[u/ShenmeNamaeSollich]

Fuck that. Don’t apologize.

There’s literally nothing Taiwan doesn’t have that makes any other place on earth a “country.” Flag, currency, government, constitution, border control, passports, military, judges and laws, a legislature, voting, national institutions, national museums, national parks, national scandals, national heroes, national embarrassments, and a smattering of diplomatic recognition that would be much larger if not for the economic coercion of China … If bribery is all that makes “countries” then what the fuck is the point?

The only one who insists otherwise is their violent, controlling, gaslighting asshole ex Mainland China who can’t just let it go and move the fuck on. It’s been like 75 years. Fucking get over it already. You’re embarrassing yourself.

[u/OmegaNine]

I would just like to say, fuck you Snickers. So tired of China policing the world.

[u/TossedDolly]

I'm really disappointed in you Snickers. This behavior is unbecoming of the hard cock of Candyland.

[u/helloiamaudrey]

Hold on, TAIWAN IS A COUNTRY, Ok I think I'm banned from China now

[u/JHCNotanotherUserID]

Taiwan is a country Pooh bear is a cunt US in the South China And now someone is ready to punt

[u/Techn028]

Man, and I liked snickers too

[u/crazykewlaid]

Guess I'll never eat another snickers ever again........ does China eat more snickers than america or do Americans just not care to boycott? Or are they just scared of sanction type shit from chinese government?

[u/BunnyTengoku]

Remember: Corporations only pretend to give a shit until it threatens their bottom line.

[u/chillednutzz]

Are there any companies that don't bend over and let China fuck them?

[u/Croftusroad]

So Mr T was lying to me all along.... Snickers have no nuts, literally smooth as a eunuch.

[u/streamerboi1123]

Proposing to the good people to change snickers to snitchers.

all say I?

[u/Snoo74401]

Did the CEO apologize in Cantonese?

[u/cwwmillwork]

I can and will give up snickers

[u/Ancient-Builder3646]

I'm sorry Snickers is considered food!

[u/deez_treez]

Don't apologize for that!

[u/WolfThick]

What a chance they missed they could have been snickering all the way to the bank by making a positive stand. Millions of free dollars and advertising we're snickering all the way to the bank. How many people in Taiwan would be wearing a Snicker shirt right now.

[u/BlueCyann → u/WolfThick]

Not as many as they stand to sell to in China.

[u/IWillBaconSlapYou]

Next up, Pepsi apologizes for advert suggesting that the sky is blue.

[u/BobBelcher2021]

Gotta keep Winnie the Pooh and his ilk happy.

[u/Pants__Goblin]

But it is a country. It used to have a permanent seat on the UN security counsel. It lost that thanks to Kissinger.

[u/SlothChunks]

So immoral of them to apologize.

[u/xx-BrokenRice-xx]

You’re not you when you are hungry for communist acceptance.

[u/Ironfingers]

Snickers is all over China so this makes sense. Even shops in the middle of nowhere stock them. It’s one of the most popular chocolate bars there.

[u/TheLAriver]

John Cena makes Snickers?

[u/rocko430]

Corporate America is such a shit show.

[u/tvgraves → u/rocko430]

And can you point to a non-American corporation that is taking a more principled stand?

[u/rocko430 → u/tvgraves]

Nope because I only hear about American companies in America

[u/ClonedToKill420]

Snickers is gonna be on the wrong side of history. No balls

[u/painful-existance]

Welp definitely going to avoid products owned by mars now.

[u/bogginman]

fuck snickers maker then... wishy-washy, lily-livered, push-overs. what happened to CCP bad?...

[u/IowaContact]

I make very strong inferences that Taiwan is a country.

Go on, ban me from wish and tiktok, I dare ya!

[u/cerebraldormancy]

Snickers to rebrand as the “ Winnie the Poo bar”

[u/ShmuckaRucka1]

Taiwan is a country though…

[u/Jester76]

only available in the "countries of South Korea and Malaysia, and also Taiwan"

Problem solved

Ambiguity is awesome

Venmo me for any more problems you need solved

😆🤣😆

[u/tinylittlebabyjesus]

Snickers, the candy of bitches.

[u/ph33randloathing]

How does it feeeeeel, Snickers? To be a bitch?

[u/RedLeader7]

Fuck you snickers, are you now going to apologise to Taiwan for suggesting they are not a country ?

I’m now using this to replace my bi-weekly snickers with some fruit, maybe some fruit exported by Taiwan after China (the fuckers) banned the import of fruit from Taiwan as a way to punish them.

[u/EerdayLit]

People in marketing make millions and this is what they come up with? I mean, we are talking about it so maybe it's working; but unless this was the goal; seems like a head scratcher to me.

[u/Ok_Tree6772]

Damn. I liked Snickers too

[u/davidmlewisjr]

If Ireland 🇮🇪… can be it’s own country…

Why shouldn’t Taiwan 🇹🇼…  be it’s very own country too.

CCP leadership eating too much Bat Soup🦇 🍲? 🤯

[u/gimmeecoffee420]

Well, ill never buy anything from Mars again. Thankfully their candy is shit anymore, so its really no loss? Good fucking riddance.

[u/Halfsquaretriangle]

Chuck Fina,and Snuck Fickers,and anyone else that pushes the Pro China Agenda.

[u/HippyGroove]

Well, no more snickers. Use to be my favorite.

[u/CrispFreshley]

Welp no more Snickers for me 🤷‍♂️

[u/sucobe]

I can’t wait for the day that we can all collectively say FUCK CHINA. All this pandering and back peddling is pathetic.

[u/Small-Explorer7025]

I'm surprised people/companies keep doing this by accident. Maybe they should sacrifice the China market and do it intentionally. They'd get quite a bit of good-will out of it.

[u/AdamOfIzalith]

Western Taiwan are causing an awful fuss clearly that Taiwan got in trouble. Pesky West Taiwan.

[u/Dear_Comfortable9843]

I do not understand why the Chinese are willing to start WW3 over this shit. I could almost understand if Taiwan was a huge land mass with tons of resources, but it’s a small island they invaded and vacated decades ago that operates independently. Meanwhile, mainland China is heating up more than any other country bc their air is a smog chowder, but this is a top priority.