
Oreo transgender tweet
Oreo tweeting “trans people exist” has sparked a reaction avalanche online.
Replies to the tweet from the well- known biscuit brand have varied in tone, from welcoming the support to clap backs saying that it was empty virtue signalling, a claim made by both trans supporters and transphobes.
While others have expressed disgust at the suggestion that transgender people do exist.
Transgender people are some of the most at-risk people in society with trans women of colour being the most vulnerable to violence.
Here are some of the replies to Oreo’s tweet; both positive and negative.
Trans people exist.— OREO Cookie (@OREO Cookie) 1614285631
Respondents have ranged from the high profile, such as Chelsea Manning, who replied “so true”.
@LivPosting @Oreo so true— Chelsea E. Manning (@Chelsea E. Manning) 1614293296
She also asked for the company to provide healthcare to their employees as Mondelez, their parent company is known to have links to Washington DC lobbyists.
However this user posted about Nabisco’s legacy on trans-inclusive healthcare
@genderpunktheo @Oreo Found this hopeful reply. I'm sure there is more to question & be done but I agree. Praise fo… https://t.co/z10bIyg516— Name cannot be blank (@Name cannot be blank) 1614300654
Some mirrored Manning’s sentiment and expressed the tweet just was just a cynical attempt to grab transgender people’s money without doing anything at all
@Oreo im certain this comes from a genuine place of love for my community and not because trans rights are in profi… https://t.co/GijNybtuF4— Aria: Collector's Edition (@Aria: Collector's Edition) 1614288101
Some users felt the statement was insufficient in its support. Merely acknowledge that transgender people exist was not enough; they needed explicit support for trans rights
@Virescence @Oreo Not even trans rights, they're just acknowledging our existence— Ya Bitch Meg (@Ya Bitch Meg) 1614290642
Some people were upset that their parent company’s alleged supply methods, such as child slavery and rejected their support.
@Oreo also kind of performative activism but go off aha— violet 🍄 (@violet 🍄) 1614285802
@Oreo I don't want the support of any corporation accused of profiting off of child slavery and ecological destruct… https://t.co/NWQnKt1oAP— Eva ''Buff Girlfriend'' (@Eva ''Buff Girlfriend'') 1614305544
Some users asked the company to open their purse and donate to transgender supporting causes and not just use their plight to increase their profits
@Oreo Donating money to Trans Life Line would go a lot further than a staffer trying to earn you a headline— The Serfs (@The Serfs) 1614287274
@Oreo true now when are you gonna donate to trans charities?— Luca (@Luca) 1614285691
Some complained about the company pandering to a perceived “woke” group, expressing their transphobia.
However, one user highlighted that the tweet might in response to Majorie Taylor Greene, the newly elected Republican congresswoman who stuck up hateful posters outside her Democrat colleague Marie Newman’s office who has a transgender child.
Charlotte Clymer replied to Oreo’s tweet saying, “I don’t believe in ally cookies or anything but...”
@Oreo I don't believe in ally cookies or anything but...— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈) 1614301899
However comedian Tim Young, who tweets anti-Democrat, anti lockdown and links to articles he’s penned about the left “weaponising” racism was not a fan of the original tweet.
Others remarked that they preferred their confectionary brands to be against trans rights
@Oreo Yes, and...? Other cookies exist😋 https://t.co/uQMPfv6RsO— branwen 🏴 🏴 🇮🇸 (@branwen 🏴 🏴 🇮🇸) 1614290310
@Oreo Going back to the once and future king. https://t.co/YU8to48Wqh— Gerard_Weston_EXE (@Gerard_Weston_EXE) 1614290975
@Oreo Literally no-one has ever said they don’t. They’ve just said humans can’t change sex.— Bella Vida. #NoThankYou 💚🤍💜 (@Bella Vida. #NoThankYou 💚🤍💜) 1614329039
Brands have faced criticism for bandwagoning onto social justice causes without providing the financial support they need. Throughout the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, brands posting empty statements faced criticism.