Ben & Jerry's celebrates gay marriage in VT
To celebrate the passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage in its home state of Vermont, Ben & Jerry's is renaming its Chubby Hubby ice cream "Hubby Hubby" for the month of September. The move is part of a promo with equal-rights group Freedom to Marry. The new name seems a bit masculine, but the brand maintains it covers lesbians as well. (Covering lesbians in ice cream is something I've always supported.) The "Hubby Hubby" name is largely symbolic, however, as they're not actually changing the packaging for pints sold in stores. See also: |
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Published on September 1, 2009 | Permalink
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PETA asks Ben & Jerry's to use human milk
Ah, PETA. Always milking an issue for all it's worth. When it's not putting celebrity breasts in its ads, it's thinking up other ways to conscript mammary glands for the cause. Case in point: It just suggested to Ben & Jerry's that it replace the cow's milk used in its ice cream with human milk. The group probably figured that since Ben & Jerry's is based in Vermont, that it might actually go for it. Well, Vermont can be pretty wacky, but less so than Switzerland, apparently, where a restaurant has actually started buying breast milk from nursing moms to use as a substitute for the some of the cow's milk in its dishes. (Switzerland?! That sounds awfully Swedish to me.) A Ben & Jerry's rep says: "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child." Even so, if they come out with a Mother's Milkshake flavor anytime soon, I'll pass. —Posted by David Gianatasio |
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Published on September 24, 2008 | Permalink
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