In light of the recent controversy over our quantification, weighing versus counting, we wish to take this opportunity to assert that all M&Ms are equal, no matter their weight. You realize that certain requirements must be met, by us, in order to be packaged. The "misshapen" (unique) M&Ms are sorted out before they recieve the trademark "m". It is assured before we enter a package, be it a small, one-serving bag or a large wholesale lot, that we live up to certain standards which qualify us as M&Ms. Because we make the effort to fufill our mission of quality, we wish to be recognized as individual but equal members of society. There are already many distinguishing factors, such as our color or our centers (almond, peanut, peanut butter, milk chocolate, even mint), and we definitely do not want another factor, such as weight, to be added to our differances. The key to our sucess is for us to be accepted as M&Ms, each an individual, each recieving one vote, each counting as one-- whole and equal-- M&M in a census. For us to ask otherwise is to request discrimination.

We must also address the issue of our being sorted into bags by weight. This is true, and is stated clearly on our website. The 49.3 gram measuremnt printed on the small packaging found in vending machines is an average mass. It does not indicate the satisfaction obtained per package, which is related to the number, not the weight, of M&Ms. In the packages of our cousins, Milk Chocolate ("Plain") M&Ms, there are varying numbers of individual M&Ms. This is also true for packages of Peanut M&Ms. A bag will be filled with a whole number of us, not necessarily a precise 49.3 grams, because M&Ms also are not divisable. We stand as complete individuals, and should be counted as such.

We regret having to disaggree with the statements of our brother Yellow, but we cannot condone his opinions. We do not wish him to perpetuate discrimination against us, and cannot understand why he would make any public statement to that effect.