Tonight, we don't usually give story tips to NPR, but here's a story they might want to cover pretty soon in Dallas with well, m&m's the candy company has just announced that it's redesigning its cartoon characters to be more gender inclusive, I bet you didn't think m&m's were pushing intolerance, but they were. They've been changed, you're seeing the changes right now on your screen. The green m&m, you will notice, is no longer wearing sexy boots. Now she's wearing sensible sneakers.

Why the change? Well, according to m&m's quote, "We all win when we see more women in leading roles." Because leading women do not wear sexy boots, leading women wear frumpy shoes, the frumpyer the better. Thats the rule. The other big change is that the brown m&m has, quote, "Transitioned from high stilettos to lower block heels." also less sexy. Thats progress. m&m's will not be satisfied until every last cartoon character is deeply unappealing and totally androgynous. Until the moment you wouldn't want to have a drink with any one of them, that's the goal when you're totally turned off. We've achieved equity. They've won.

Meanwhile in a nod to the burgeoning wellness movement, the orange m&m will quote, "acknowledge and embrace his anxiety." And actually, if you look at him, the orange m&M does appear very anxious. Maybe he doesn't like all the ugly new shoes he sees around him. Maybe he liked the sexy boots.