Everything I’ve ever learned about cereal foods in America has been against my will. Cornflakes were invented by Kellogg’s to prevent masturbation. And now I’ve just learned Chex was created by white supremacists to try to give white people mind control powers […] - ThreadSky

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skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy • 1 day ago

Everything I’ve ever learned about cereal foods in America has been against my will.

Cornflakes were invented by Kellogg’s to prevent masturbation. And now I’ve just learned Chex was created by white supremacists to try to give white people mind control powers […]

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fedi.chrisjrn.fyi•1 day ago

@skinnylatte well I didn't know that second one

rothko.beige.party.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@skinnylatte dude that's some creepy shit

csolisr.hub.azkware.net.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

So Chex Quest (a game developed by a company selling a cereal created by a "racial hygienist") using the Doom engine (programmed by a crypto-conservative and designed by a sexist) wasn't that far-fetched after all?

skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

Post claimed his cereals could cure appendicitis

https://drmirkin.com/histories-and-mysteries/c-w-post-entrepreneur.html

karlstanley.bsky.social•1 day ago

I ate cornflakes every morning as a teenager and can confirm they do not work for their claimed purpose.

jordan.sometimes.social.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@skinnylatte Something very American about "well, looks like the cult has dried up, but the cereal is still selling, steady as she goes, let's invent Cookie Crisp"

Captain-Jack-Sparrow.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@skinnylatte

prevent what!!? say what!!?

xs4me2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@skinnylatte

Gee, someone needs to make a horror movie on this freak…

skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@xs4me2 the road to wellville

wackJackle.norden.social.ap.brid.gy•16 hours ago

@skinnylatte I for one am happy that it didn't work out with the mind control powers..

patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•1 day ago

@skinnylatte True fact: the original recipe for Captain Crunch included the bones of the victims of his bloodthirsty reign of terror on the High Seas.

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