Ice Creamed: Ben and Jerry’s Apologize for Their Racism

February 27, 2012 | Filed under corruption,Culture Of Corruption,Dumbasses,Entertainment,Race,Sports | Posted by

Jeremy Lin, the famed nouveau New York Knicks basketball icon, must be about tired of this foolishness at this point. Oh, I am not talking about racism being perpetrated against him, but the claims of almost racism that were accidentally, but not really, perpetrated against him. This time it is the lefty ice cream empire Ben and Jerry’s apologizing for their accidental, not really, sort-a-kinda, racism aimed at Mr. Linsanity himself.

This handwringing over ersatz racism began when an idiot headline editor at ESPN wrote his lamentable “Chick In The Armor” headline after a game where Jeremy Lin, he of Asian heritage, did poorly. The writer got fired for his “racist” comment.

Then came the sort of surreal “journalism guide” published by the Asian American Journalists Association (who’d have thought there was such a thing?).

There we learned that we aren’t allowed to say anything that might be considered remotely Asian. No “chinks,” nor “yellows” nor talk of fortune cookies allowed. And you thought we lived in a nation of free speech, eh?

Well, now the lefties over at Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream company — long known for their extremist, left-wing causes, proclamations, even left-wing ice cream flavors — has been caught up in the mire of charges of raaaaacism.

How, you might ask? Because they had shards of fortune cookies in their Lin-Sanity flavor, that’s why.

Apparently the locally made flavor that appeared at a store near Harvard University, the school from which Lin hails, contained pieces of the offensive cookie and the Ben and Jerry’s shop decided they were being raaaacist with their frozen delight.

“We offer a heartfelt apology if anyone was offended by our handmade Lin-Sanity flavor,” the store said. “We are proud and honored to have Jeremy Lin hail from one of our fine, local universities and we are huge sports fans. Our intention was to create a flavor to honor Jeremy Lin’s accomplishments and his meteoric rise in the NBA, and recognize that he was a local Harvard graduate.

So, out with the racist cookie and in with a hunk of waffle cone… because, well, Jeremy Lin is so well known for waffle cones… right?

Come on, people. This is getting to the level of farce, here. There is absolutely nothing inherently racist about having bits of a fortune cookie in an ice cream concoction meant to celebrate an Asian person! Get a grip, people.

What, should the ice cream have had hunks of lutefisk in it?

Still, I guess replacing the fortune cookie piece with a piece of waffel cone is appropriate considering the absurd waffling this Ben and Jerry’s store has done.

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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago-based freelance writer, has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and is featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com, RightWingNews.com, CanadaFreePress.com, RightPundits.com, StoptheACLU.com, Human Events Magazine, among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a frequent guest on talk-radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events.He has also written for several history magazines and appears in the new book "Americans on Politics, Policy and Pop Culture" which can be purchased on amazon.com. He is also the owner and operator of PubliusForum.com. Feel free to contact him with any comments or questions, EMAIL Warner Todd Huston: igcolonel .at. hotmail.com"The only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it." --Samuel Johnson

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  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/EU5DQWQTTHTPO4A4ZYSL3AAV2U Adjoran

    Disagree.  Ben & Jerry have never been shy about holding others to ridiculous trendy-lefty PC standards.

    If they are truly contrite, they should give all their money and ice cream to the homeless, as well as all earthly belongings, and travel to Tibet to sit on a mountaintop for a few years contemplating their nothingness.

  • Hank_M

    As someone who’s family has a history of cardiac disease, I’m offended at the “heartfelt” apology by Ben and Jerry’s. It’s insensitive, callous, and thoughtless.
    My letter is on the way.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QYDHF7W7HFEEG4D7M7P4GVUACU Richard E

      GENIUS. I like it!

  • http://www.outsidethebeltway.com rodney dill

    lutefisk….Mmmmmm

  • GarandFan

    So if I go to Panda Express and they put fortune cookies in the bag, that’s RACIST?

    • LiberalNitemare

       Only if the bag is yellow :)

      • Brian_R_Allen

        All liberals are yellow.

        Gutless creeps.

  • UOG

    Ben and Jerry cashed out years ago, selling the company to Unilever. Hey, that’s not even a U.S. corporation!

    I’ve been to the plant and taken the tour. I’ve also been to the main Cabot plant and taken the tour there. My advice, buy more Cabot’s cheese.

  • http://proteinwisdom.com/ McGehee

    This is getting to the level of farce, here.

    “…is getting…”?

    Sorry, no — political correctness was a farce the moment it was conceived, by farcical people with farcical notions and a farcical vision of what it takes to get along in a diverse world.

    It isn’t giving offense that’s the problem, it’s taking offense — especially when the people doing the taking aren’t even the ones to whom offense was allegedly given.

  • pnordman

    Enough! When can we get back to calling a spade a spade without being accused of being racist?!

  • Tanuki Man

    Chick in the armor is sexist, not racist. (I know. Just pointing out the typo.)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QYDHF7W7HFEEG4D7M7P4GVUACU Richard E

    “Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a
    delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
    unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it
    is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.” 

  • SCSIwuzzy

    Last I checked, fortune cookies are from America, not China.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=776403252 George Hung

    A few comments from an asian american.

    The insidiousness of anti-Asian racism is that it is deep seated and largely tolerated. This is true in both the sports industry and hollywood entertainment industry. Until, as a nation, we can learn to be equally sensitive to asians as we are to other minorities, women, religious groups, I am very pleased that organizations are willing to recognize their mistakes, apologize and make proper corrections. This is true for ESPN as well.

    BEN AND JERRY’S
    All asians do not like fortune cookies. Even lumping all Asians together is offensive.  Consider that it would be like taking all member states in Europe and just calling them euros without appreciating the very real differences among the cultures. Going a step further, I have Scandinavian friends and I assure you that Norwegians, Swedes and Danes see themselves as entirely different. Telling a french man that he must love haggis because he’s european I think could cause a riot in Paris. (An attempt at humor for this tough dialogue)

    We are not just talking about ice cream. We are talking about grossly deciding that Jeremy Lin likes fortune cookies. I am certain that the owners did not ask Jeremy Lin if he likes fortune cookies, they just made it and I assure you, they probably suffered for it from corporate. Again, to take it a step further, the black analogy would be the development of a watermelon or grape drink ice cream for Kobe. Failure to recognize the similarity is telling. Some black rappers love grape drink, but not all black rappers love grape drink. Not all asians like fortune cookies. I would also challenge you to really consider why racism against blacks or jews is not ok but having a little fun with asians is ok. This idea hits the core of why this whole Jeremy Lin race story is so intriguing. It’s unveiling deeply seated accepted stereotypes against asians. Fortunately, large corporate organizations like ESPN and B&J agree with me and I think this is helping us, as a nation, to develop culturally. 

    IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU
    Please consider that even if some people, whites, asians, blacks, jews, whatever do not find it offensive, what is important is that many asians and others did find it offensive.  Also, consider that for a white person living, in say, Vermont (headquarters of B&J), I very much doubt that he has been a multiple victim of racial slurs.  My point with regard to a white person in Vermont is that even though one might not believe that fortune cookies in ice cream is derogatory, it does not mean that asians have not experienced it in a derogatory way. The main point is that It’s not about what you experience, it’s about what asians and asian-americans experience. I am very pleased that ESPN and Ben Jerry’s have responded so well and I believe it sets a great example for all corporations.

    Sincerely,
    George Hung