Australian Ben&Jerry's Ban 'Same-Flavor Scoops'

[essentialsaltes]

until same-sex marriage is recognized. No cones with two scoops of vanilla.

Perhaps more practically, "Ben & Jerry's said it is collecting pro-same-sex-marriage post cards from customers to deliver to members of Parliament, and it directed customers to the Equality Campaign, a joint initiative of the LGBTQ advocacy groups Australian Marriage Equality and Australians for Equality."

 

[Kenny'sID]

Hopefully there is more than one Ice Cream shop in town.

Problem solved.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Ben and Jerry's should stop discriminating against straight people.

 

[Chesterton]

No cones with two scoops of vanilla.

That would have been clever if it had been deployed in favor of interracial marriage back in the day.

 

[MoonlessNight]

That would have been clever if it had been deployed in favor of interracial marriage back in the day.

Advocates in favor of homosexual perversion generally treat black people and homosexuals as interchangeable. Certainly nearly every single discussion with them about the nature of marriage always ends in the claim "if you don't think that the government should say that two men can get married, then you must also oppose marriages between blacks and whites, you racist."

 

[Kenny'sID]

Maybe a few years form now B&J can stand up to the bigots trying to see that unborn babies have equal rights, or the bigots who try to keep laws from marrying our pets off the books.

Pesky bigots.

 

[Hank77]

The company took a stand and decided that marriage equality is more important to them than selling ice cream to bigots. That's pretty awesome. I'll make sure to buy a pint of New York Super Fudge Chunk this weekend.

big·ot
ˈbiɡət/
noun
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots
a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

I'm not intolerant of those holding different opinions but that doesn't mean that I have to agree with those opinions or support those opinions.

 

[Ironhold]

There's already blowback over the German branch's decision to support an internet censorship group that's being headed up by a former Stasi member (look up "for a sweeter world"), so it shouldn't be that surprising they're taking heat for other nonsense as well.

Honestly, they're not getting my money at this point.

 

[mala]

Ben and Jerry's should stop discriminating against straight people.

sure soon as straight people stop trying to dictate how others can live their lives.
oh and btw that's not discrimination.
you're free to take your aussie dollars (what are those btw i'm imagining it's just the corks they have in their hats) to another icecream parlor.
non-straight people aren't allowed to go to another county and get married.

 

[Hank77]

You went with Google's definition. That's rarely a good choice. Try Merriam-Webster:

Definition of bigot

1. : a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

The key words are 'hatred and intolerance'. One can not agree with the other person's opinion without acting in 'hatred and intolerance.'

 

[least]

I support Ben and Jerry's right to run their business however they want. It's their business. I also support an individuals right to not buy their product. It's how a free market should work.

Who's up for some Blue Bell?

 

[mala]

I support Ben and Jerry's right to run their business however they want. It's their business. I also support an individuals right to not buy their product. It's how a free market should work.

Who's up for some Blue Bell?

no thanks
i don't want listeria
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/...-of-five-year-listeria-outbreak/#.WSjglVUrKiM
but you go right ahead.

 

[least]

no thanks
i don't want listeria
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/...-of-five-year-listeria-outbreak/#.WSjglVUrKiM
but you go right ahead.

Yikes!! Who knew ice cream could be such a challenge!

 

[mala]

ben and jerry's has always been a politically active company.
they've taken stands against or for different things in the past and will most likely continue to do so in the future.
the only thing of any interest in this entire incident is that australia is run by a bunch of backwards misanthropes.

 

[Hank77]

2a :: unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights : bigoted

unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression especially in religious matters

Where is the tolerance with gays to grant equal freedom in religious matters?
That makes them bigots as well, does it not?

When gays deliberately target a Christian photographer and sue them, is that tolerance?

 

[Hank77]

I'm not going to play the "poor, oppressed Christians" game. Christian adults are free to marry other consenting Christian adults. That is their right. Gay adults want the same right to marry other consenting gay adults. Gays don't, by the way, enjoy any religious rights that are exclusive to them. And Christians are certainly free to express all the bigotry that they feel comfortable with. They shouldn't, however, be free to limit the rights of others because "muh holy book".

And gay bigots shouldn't have the right to force conscientious objectors to do their bidding.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I'm okay with that. I'm not a fan of the same two flavors. Anyways.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Ben and Jerry's should stop discriminating against straight people.

Ben & Jerry's serves everyone equally!

 

[essentialsaltes]

Hopefully there is more than one Ice Cream shop in town.

Problem solved.

Problem? What problem?

 

[Kenny'sID]

Problem? What problem?

The problem of B&J not serving what a customer may want, as in two like scoops.

What problem did you think?