Hershey's Controversy

For International Women's Day, Hershey's Canada released an ad campaign that featured a trans woman who is a women's rights activist. And conservatives went crazy, calling for a boycott and saying Hershey's hates women and is erasing women.

The problem is that in focusing on the inclusion of a trans woman, they erased the involvement of four other incredibly accomplished, wonderful women. Pretty ironic.

I found a video essay by Jamie Raines on the topic. Jamie holds a doctorate in transgender studies.

I loved what Jamie had to say about the controversy.

Also, in case you're wondering, this is the controversial ad.