Someone On Twitter Said “Candy Corn Is Trash”. I Took That Personally.
If you have ever put candy corn in your mouth to make vampire fangs as a kid, this is for you. So, where my candy corn people at?
The official candy of October had been slandered, and I must object. A few weeks ago when I read the tweet, my immediate reaction was “this is outrageous!” I prepared my fingers to respond, ready to give this internet heathen a piece of my mind. Many thoughts started swirling through my head. I thought about fond memories of eating candy corn at Halloween when I was younger. Halloween at our house consisted of huge bowls of popcorn, chips, punch, and you guessed it, candy corn. Our family would watch every “fright fest” and “spooktacular” on cable TV we could find. If Halloween fell on a Friday or Saturday, we stayed up all night. Good times.
Years ago, comedian Lewis Black did a hilarious “take-down” of candy corn and Halloween culture. This is what comics do. I have recently noticed TikTokers and others of that ilk go on rants about candy corn. Clowning on candy corn is low-hanging fruit at this point. Aim higher.
“But candy corn coating is made of bug resin!!” “Candy corn is made with honey, so it’s not vegan friendly!!!”, they say. Hardly an eyebrow was raised when it was discovered that Starbucks used bugs to color their products.
