‘Honey bunches of a-holes’: Internet eviscerates rightwing boycott of Kellogg’s with #BreitbartCereals
On Wednesday, conservative website Breitbart waged all-out war against Kellogg’s after the brand pulled its advertising from the so-called “alt-right” platform in an effort to “ensure our ads do not appear on sites that aren’t aligned with our values as set forth in our advertising guidelines.”
In response, Breitbart—whose executive chairman Steve Bannon took a leave of absence to become Donald Trump’s campaign manager and future chief White House strategist—demanded readers boycott Kellogg’s, calling the brand’s decision “unAmerican.”
“Kellogg’s decision to blacklist one of the largest conservative media outlets in America is economic censorship of mainstream conservative political discourse,” Breitbart said in a statement. “That is as un-American as it gets.”
Referencing these reports, Twitter user @JoyAnnReid asked why Kellogg’s was advertising on Breitbart in the first place.
“They thought they were selling ‘Race Krispies,’” @drskyskull replied.
And thus, #BreitbartCereals was born. Check out some of the best suggestions below:
Shredded Constitution #BreitbartCereals
— lancegould (@lancegould) December 1, 2016
Race Krispies #breitbartcereals — Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) December 1, 2016
#BreitbartCereals pic.twitter.com/l00It7umuq — Marcus Hawkins (@HawkinsUSA) December 1, 2016
Cream of White #BreitbartCereals — Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) December 1, 2016
Special KKK: Start Your Day Alt-Right #BreitbartCereals pic.twitter.com/1ItBv4ibCu — Joshua Zitser (@mrjoshz) December 1, 2016
#BreitbartCereals Tony the alt-Righter says “Thiiiiiiird REICH!” — (((Jake Turk))) (@71djt) December 1, 2016
Honey Nut GestapOoos! So good, the Nazis will kick your door down for them!#BreitbartCereals pic.twitter.com/0918g8A7Wo — Nathan Ralph (@thenateralph) December 1, 2016
Cucky Charms #BreitbartCereals — Lisa Gabriele (@lisagabrieletv) December 1, 2016
Children of the Corn Flakes#BreitbartCereals pic.twitter.com/i1RYbOOvBB
— Christian Greco (@Jolly_Esquire) December 1, 2016
Honey Bunches of A-Holes #BreitbartCereals — Boycott Trump SCION (@puppymnkey) December 1, 2016
Honey Comb-Over #BreitbartCereals pic.twitter.com/3BdhUMdoyy
— Shanelle Moore (@Sha_Moore) December 1, 2016
Hatey Nut Weirdos Fortified with Violence and Criminals#BreitbartCereals#ResistTrump pic.twitter.com/KmM2qrbcF3 — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) December 1, 2016
L’eggo my pussy #BreitbartCereals — Teresa Manocchio (@TManocchio) December 1, 2016
Apple Jack Boots #BreitbartCereals
— kara bishop (@AnaisNincompoop) December 1, 2016
Cocoa Stop-and Friskies #BreitbartCereals
— Kirk (@WorkWithKirk) December 1, 2016
Shredded Minorities #BreitbartCereals
— Bill (@tomservo10) November 30, 2016
Extreme of Wheat #BreitbartCereals
— Paula Rae (@PaulaRaePerales) December 1, 2016
Donald’s favorite: Grope Nuts #BreitbartCereals https://t.co/r4KgQKvAtM pic.twitter.com/Llh6F6f67E
— Antone Johnson (@antonejohnson) December 1, 2016