Hat tip to BoingBoing on this one:
The company that makes Gummi candy was planning to come out with a new line:
Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy
But... Like frikin' rain on a parade, the "sensitive people" have to engage in collective nanny-ism and consider the feelings of these poor candy animals:
Kraft Draws Ire for Road Kill CandyOooooo - Ire -- real unbridled Ire walks the streets at night, petitions are being circulated, focus groups are convening, meetings are being held, people are talking to their therapists, the left spins itself into further irrelevancy. C'mon people -- it's C A N D Y Get over yourselves...
Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars � complete with tire treads. The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy � in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels � fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Ok, so eating this candy is going to make people aim for small critters to run over? Is that the "thinking" here? Because that's just plain stupid.
Out of curiosity, how many critters have the people scream "animal cruelty" run over in their driving careers? Accidentally, of course.