Comments on: Girly Beans – Jellybeans for Women

By: Dragon-chan

Dragon-chan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:35:46 +0000

@12: They honestly should make a miracle berry flavored jelly bean. But in order for it to work, they would have to put those special proteins or whatever they were that bond to your taste buds and make the sweet taste. Million dollar idea.

By: susana radovicz

susana radovicz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:28:53 +0000

Tomorrow i`ll make a new jelly bean that you will love to.

I will write to you tomorrow. see you.

By: susana radovicz

susana radovicz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:23:27 +0000

My dad and I entered the contest to creat a new jelly bean and we came up with two of them.

guarana- Guarana is a soft drink from Brazil.It taste very good and it gives you alot of energy which would help you exercise and lose weight.

Miracle Berry-it is a little berry from Florida.It actually comes from West Africa.When you first bite it taste bitter,but everthing else taste very sweet. I hope I win the contest because all the ladies will love it.

By: Phy

Phy — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:47:47 +0000

It’s not at all offensive to me, though I can’t imagine wanting anything to do with cramps or heartbreak! ;)

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:04:50 +0000

Hey, it’s parody and parody is fun! Yeah, I’m one of the female CA staff that finds this hilarious. I came up with some other girly bean names, too, that aren’t on here which are fun and yeah, stereotypical as all get out, but that’s comedy! And I’m not very girly.

Now, if you want, I can do the Not-So-Girly Girly Beans for us sporty gals…like “Camping” (dark green), “Softball” (cream,) “Cross Training Shoes” (white), “10-Mile Hike” (bright blue,) “Pizza & Beer” (red speckled with brown and pale orange), “No Make Up” (tan), “Women’s NCAA Basketball,” (orange), etc. Oh, the list is endless! I can make fun of myself first and foremost because it’s FUN! We’re all about FUN here at Candy Addict, so dang, I do wish we could make these beans a reality (as well as the Manly Beans) and use them for gift giving!

By: AntFan

AntFan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:58:55 +0000

Most people who take offense to the two bean sets do not know what “satire” or “parody” are in the graphic arts (they are usually used for things that people do not agree with for social and political points). These are not meant to be “real.” Both sets of beans are based on stereotypes:

“Manly Men” are stereotypically obsessed with their Machismo, Beer, Breasts, etc.

“Girly Girls” are stereotypically obsessed with Dieting, Chocolate, Make-up, etc.

Interesting choice that a “Boys” bean is not included (making the set sexuality-neutral…this is not a bad thing), and Valentines day is the BLACK bean (not exactly “girly” in the stereotypical sense, but funny nonetheless).

“Lemon Water” really made me laugh.

So… Hillary…. what exactly is that going to taste like? Hmm, should I even try to guess? Um…. s…no… b… no… ummm… blueberry I guess.

Overall, an excellent and intelligent addition to the site! Thanks for the giggles.

“Why do girls love horses?” ~ Adam Ant

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:06:06 +0000

@Cirqueen – how is it offensive? We have 11 Candy Addict staff members that are female (and 2 that aren’t) and every one of them thought the Girly Beans were hilarious!

By: Cirqueen

Cirqueen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:19:54 +0000

Wow…this is pretty offensive. Like, not even in a, “Well, it’s sort of funny” way.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:18:59 +0000

Hmm…I like how cramps is the fiery red one. lol. But perhaps it should look like ibuprofen, or some other medicine.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:59:35 +0000

i would have thought some of the flavors would have been things like “George Clooney’s lips” or “Brad Pitt musk” or something like that.