Kellogg's Changes Racially Insensitive Corn Pops Box

Kellogg's is replacing the art on its Corn Pops boxes after complaints on Twitter about a racially insensitive image.

The cereal company said Wednesday it would replace boxes showing cartoon Corn Pops at the mall after Twitter users complained the only brown Pop on the box was depicted as a janitor.

Marvel Comics and fantasy author Saladin Ahmed was the first to point out the image, tweeting Tuesday, “Why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? This is teaching kids racism.”

hey @KelloggsUS why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism. pic.twitter.com/Nh7M7IFawW

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 24, 2017

yes its a tiny thing, but when you see your kid staring at this over breakfast and realize millions of other kids are doing the same…

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 24, 2017

Kellogg's was quick to respond and right the perceived wrong, but Ahmed got plenty of flack from other Twitter users who felt he was pushing political correctness too far and being a little oversensitive about the whole situation.

so what's wrong with being a janitor, Mr. Ahmed? If the brown pop had been the principal would u still complain?

— B Eazy (@Mulottery) October 25, 2017

haha, how embarrassing for you Kelloggs. Bowing to the radical whims of a race baiter. Congrats.

— Kevin Gordon (@cougarfan) October 25, 2017

@saladinahmed when ppl make a big deal about nothing. Our society has become a joke overly sensitive offended by anything. Grow a pair

— DJ Arthur Looby (@arthurlooby) October 25, 2017

@KelloggsUS  it's a losing battle. Make all Pops same color and it's not diversity. Make dark Pop a light Pop you took away dark Pop's job.

— Beekeep (@b33k33p) October 25, 2017

But Ahmed felt vindicated by Kellogg’s response. 

today I used the computer in my pocket to get a cereal company to make their boxes less racist what even is the 21st century

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 25, 2017

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