Recent Twix ads have asked us to “pick a side” between the right and the left. But they don’t really seem like they mean it. If they really want us to get into this left-right battle, shouldn’t they show the Twix bars attacking each other, with the right one calling the left one a Marxist, a Socialist and a “baby killer”, and the left one calling the right one a racist and accusing it of hating gay candy bars and wanting poor candy bars to die in poverty while subsidizing junk food companies? And both sides could attack and smear the other side until everyone is disgusted and nobody wants to eat a candy bar anymore, and they just go buy some Doritos instead. I mean, I get the joke of the right-left divide in this country, but if they don’t show the hatred, bigotry and intolerance coming from both sides, they’re not really being accurate about the political landscape. And isn’t accuracy about the political divisiveness in our country what Americans want from a candy bar?
(BTW: This is all a joke {obviously}, and I think this Twix campaign is really fun. But when they make it left vs. right, what are people going to think these days?)
Here’s the right vs. left Twix bar ad:
Actually, in a political right vs. left battle, I would think Twix would side with Republicans, because the Democrats are trying so hard to demonize and ban junk food and candy, as well as lots of other foodstuffs for a myriad of other reasons. But I guess kids are mostly liberals, huh? (Until the Democrats ban candy and snack foods…)
