--- description: Kellogg's said it will update the artwork on Corn Pops boxes after a complaint was raised on Twitter about racial insensitivity title: Corn Pops Boxes Updated After Kellogg's Accused of Racism image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f038f90f6f5ada0/6988e3674ee26246bb30f891/gettyimages-137981696.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Food & Drink](/tag/food-drink/) ## Food & Drink Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Someone Accused Corn Pops of Being Racist So Kellogg's Is Updating Its Boxes by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2017 7:55 PM CUT  Kellogg Co. Corn Pops brand breakfast cereal sits on display in a supermarket. Kellogg Co. Corn Pops brand breakfast cereal sits on display in a supermarket.Photo by Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2017 7:55 PM CUT [Kellogg’s](http://time.com/money/4552971/kelloggs-profits-cereal-sales/ "undefined") said it has updated the artwork on its Corn Pops cereal boxes after the company was accused on Twitter of teaching racism. “Hey @KelloggsUS why is literally the only brown corn pop on the whole cereal box the janitor? this is teaching kids racism. Yes its a tiny thing, but when you see your kid staring at this over breakfast and realize millions of other kids are doing the same…” novelist Saladin Ahmed posted in multiple tweets Tuesday. The illustration on the box shows various yellow cartoon cereal pieces performing different activities. One character, who is cleaning the floor, appears to be a darker color than the others. > [](https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/922840667277135872) > [](https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/922841793003229187) A few hours later, the Kellogg’s Twitter account responded to the initial tweet writing, “Kellogg is committed to diversity & inclusion. We did not intend to offend – we apologize. The artwork is updated & will be in stores soon.” > [](https://twitter.com/KelloggsUS/status/922922353536876544) TIME reached out to Kellogg’s for comment, but did not receive an immediate response. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4997485/kelloggs-corn-pops-cereal-boxes-racism-saladin-ahmed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4997485/kelloggs-corn-pops-cereal-boxes-racism-saladin-ahmed/"},"headline":"Someone Accused Corn Pops of Being Racist So Kellogg's Is Updating Its Boxes","datePublished":"2017-10-25T19:55:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:00:05.020Z","description":"\"You see your kid staring at this over breakfast and realize millions of other kids are doing the same\"","url":"https://time.com/4997485/kelloggs-corn-pops-cereal-boxes-racism-saladin-ahmed/","keywords":["Food & Drink","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f038f90f6f5ada0/6988e3674ee26246bb30f891/gettyimages-137981696.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f038f90f6f5ada0/6988e3674ee26246bb30f891/gettyimages-137981696.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kellogg Co. Products Ahead Of Earnings","caption":"Kellogg Co. Products Ahead Of Earnings","creditText":"Photo by Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/food-drink/","name":"Food & Drink"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4997485/kelloggs-corn-pops-cereal-boxes-racism-saladin-ahmed/","name":"Someone Accused Corn Pops of Being Racist So Kellogg's Is Updating Its Boxes"}}]}] ```