Thursday, January 26, 2023

 

Political Mayhem Thursday: Not the A & W Root Bear!!!!!

 Yesterday I came across this alarming notice:

In the wake of the scandal around the Green M & M no longer wearing go-go boots, it seemed like now A & W was bowing to the demands of... uh, somebody... and giving the Root Bear pants. 
 
As most of you know, there is a long tradition of bears sporting variations of being partially clad. For example, Winnie the Pooh has the classic shirt-no-pants look:

 
Yogi Bear has more of a tie-but-otherwise nude thing going:
 

Paddington Bear varied the theme with an overcoat-no-pants ensemble (often with a jaunty hat):
 

 
While Smokey the Bear mixes it up with pants-but-no-shirt outfit (accessorized with a classic hat and shovel):


Meanwhile, the Berenstain Bears were all fully clothed-- but they were a bunch of weirdos who hung out at the Credit Union (which is very unusual for bears):
 

Anyways... it turns out the whole thing with the A & W Root Bear getting pants was a prank baiting Fox News to get the outrage machine going-- and it totally worked!



 
 


Comments:
Thank you for this important information about the sartorial choices of bears in popular culture!
 
I didn't know A&W had a spokesbear!

My concern has always been Donald Duck's lack of pants. Daisy goes bottomless as well!
 
Guerilla marketing at its finest! Good for you, A&W!

 
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