Ben & Jerry’s teams up with Colin Kaepernick to ‘Change the Whirled’

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[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Does anyone still buy Ben & Jerry's? The quality is just not there.

Add Ben & Jerry’s to the list of companies willing to take a chance on Colin Kaepernick before an NFL team.

Today the ice cream artisans announced a new flavor brought to you by Kaepernick, who is still a free agent while 41-year-old Josh McCown just signed with the Texans. But Kaep’s not in the league because he’s just not good enough, right? Anyway …

The “Change the Whirled” non-dairy dessert fits Kaepernick’s vegan diet and is topped with fudge, graham crackers, and chocolate chip cookies and... I’m getting hungry.

Kaepernick’s portion of the proceeds will go to Know Your Rights Camp, the organization he founded that aims to educate and empower Black and Brown communities and cultivate a new generation of racial justice leaders.

“We’re proud to be working with a dedicated activist like Colin Kaepernick, whose work helped spark the international conversation around racial justice.” Ben & Jerry’s said in a statement.

It’s no secret the Vermont ice cream company is very progressive. In June, while most corporations were posting black squares on their social media feeds, Ben & Jerry’s tweeted about defunding the police. They also wrote about it extensively on their website.

[–]docdarloco 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

As a 49ers fan I can confirm that Kap is not that good.

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

But he has great hair. 😬

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Imagine Whirled Peas.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, the whole story is just a press release. Ben & Jerry's is a brand owned by Unilever (IIRC). This product is not even ice cream. It is not even a political statement. Just some big company tryin to pedal a fe more thousand tons of a modern mass-produced frankenfood.

Or perhaps I ought to switch to decaf.

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ben & Jerry: ice cream clones. Not so related but part of my collection of useless information: Hagen Daz has no meaning in any language. The name was made up by the New York couple who invented it. I hope that is true.

[–]mongre 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I boycotted Ben and Jerry's when they came out in support of Africans burning down family owned businesses.

This just made me mad enough to reach in the freezer of my local grocery store, pull out every carton and stomp it. Oh and... See you in a few days when you restock, fuckers.