Oreo’s New Campaign About Coming Out Has Conservatives All Worked Up

pride.com:

Ben Shapiro, the right-wing commentator most famous for owning a plank of wood and getting schooled by small children about taxes, has taken to Twitter to denounce Oreo cookies after they created a short film supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

The two and a half minute video, released on Monday, features a son practicing coming out to his extended family, with the support of his mother.

As they anticipate the arrival of their relatives, the family is shown eating Oreos. “Coming out doesn’t happen just once,” the brand’s account tweeted. “It’s a journey that needs love and courage every step of the way.” It didn’t take long for Shapiro to lodge a complaint against the film, snarking that “Your cookie must affirm your sexual lifestyle.” He later followed up by claiming “the story is that every woke corporation now believes it must become an activist LGBTQIA+-%6& outlet.

And yes, that’s a story.” Companies releasing serious, uplifting short films that somehow connect to their brand, particularly in the age of digital marketing, is nothing new.