Fear not, candy lovers—the "vein" lives on.
Popular candy bar Snickers, product of candy company Mars, made headlines recently for responding to a hilarious risqué rumor that began spreading on Twitter like wildfire.
The rumor, popularized by a Twitter post by @BarefootTasha_, suggested that the candy brand removed the ever-popular and suggestive nicknamed "dick vein" from their candy bars.
The "dick vein" refers to the chocolate covered caramel drizzle that usually tops the Snickers bar and protrudes out of the bar in an awkwardly similar fashion to a large vein that one might see on a certain...ahem...sex organ.
Twitter user @BarefootTasha_ spread the now-viral rumor after opening a Snickers bar to find the outside uncharacteristically smooth and missing said vein.
She took to Twitter and posted a photo of the Snickers bar.
WHO TOOK THE DICK VEIN OUT OF SNICKERS!!pic.twitter.com/17Knbk9aXN— Tasha Mack \ud83e\udd42 (@Tasha Mack \ud83e\udd42) 1650416407
She wrote:
"Who took the dick vein out out of Snickers"
The post gained traction quickly, with many Twitter users expressing upset over the removal of the "dick vein."
While some users joked about the suggestive nature of the so-called "dick vein," other users were genuinely outraged that Snickers was supposedly now leaving out what many considered to be the best part of the chocolate bar.
The rumor blew up so much that Snickers took to Twitter and was quick to correct the assertion, assuring Twitter users that the candy bar @BarefootTasha_ bought must have a rare occurrence during production, while even hilariously embracing the NSFW nature of the topic.
Good news, contrary to what's trending on Twitter... THE VEINS REMAIN!pic.twitter.com/pzfkoYqvyD— SNICKERS (@SNICKERS) 1650388065
They wrote:
"Good news, contrary to what's trending on Twitter...THE VEINS REMAIN!"
Twitter users are chuckling over the whole situation.
\u201cYou\u2019re not you when you\u2019re horny\u201d— TheNamesJER (@TheNamesJER) 1650474188
Dick jokes from a candy company is not what I had on my agenda for the day but sure. I\u2019ll take it.— \u041a\u0435\u0439\u0442\u043b\u0438\u043d (@\u041a\u0435\u0439\u0442\u043b\u0438\u043d) 1650469323
I love when company Twitter accounts are ran by fun people. Fun people will make your product fun. Trust me. For example, @SNICKERS tweeting about their D-Veins! As if that wasn\u2019t funny enough, swipe to see the conversation between @SNICKERS @twix and @Fleshlight!— Jenny Johnson (@Jenny Johnson) 1650481528
One of the most meaningful tweets I've seen in a while— Sagoson (@Sagoson) 1650551397
\u201cHow\u2019s your new internet job going, sweetie?\u201d\n\n\u201cWell, mom,\u2026\u2026\u201d— LeavePlutoAloneHat (@LeavePlutoAloneHat) 1650466130
this is really inspiring actually— trident gum (@trident gum) 1650486541
Make sure to let Tucker Carlson know since he's so worried about candy being desexualized— Name cannot be blank (@Name cannot be blank) 1650511941
WHO APPROVED CALLING THEM VEINS ON THE COMPANY TWITTer bro just say the trademark textured top or something dude— \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc1dBee\ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udda4 (@\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc1dBee\ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udda4) 1650482083
the fact y'all had to have a meeting about the snickers bar dick vein is actually wild— Rammie (@Rammie) 1650479035
thank you for keeeping the dick vein #dickvein— transgender marx (@transgender marx) 1650463097
The rumor was so impactful on the internet that even before Snickers responded to the rumor, popular myth-busting site Snopes released a fact check on the subject.
The wrote:
"Mars has not removed a 'dick vein' from candy bars after being pressured by a 'woke mob.' In fact, we find no calls for this 'vein' to be removed."
"In the wake of these changes, many people made jokes about other candies that needed be desexualized, such as the Snickers bar and its "dick vein," which social media users have been poking fun of since at least 2009."
Rest assured, candy lovers.
The vein isn't going anywhere...for now!
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