Road Kill in a Bag

Friday, 2:31 pm

By Kate

You have to admit, it’s a clever idea. Gummi candy in the shapes of squashed snakes, chickens, and squirrels. And then naming them Road Kill Gummi Candy by Kraft. I can almost picture it now. One day, a factory employee looked at some of the misshapen candies that rolled off the conveyor and thought, “There must be a way to use these even if they do look like road kill. Hmmm.” And then promptly deposited the idea in the suggestion box.

So, animal rights activists are up in arms over it. Selling squashed animal shapes sends the wrong message to children that it’s okay to harm animals. Honestly? I kind of doubt it. First the kids will say, “Ewww!” with delighted eyes. And then they’ll gross each other out, making a great display of eating road kill. And there will be giggles and grimaces. Kids have a sense of humor. And they like gross stuff. In my opinion, Gummi candy is already gross. Selling packages of flattened Gummi candy just looks like a natural progression.

I dunno. It seems to me there are enough other real life animal rights issues to get all incensed over. Gummi candy isn’t one of them.

(AP link via Phillip at DCeit.com)