A couple years ago, Ben and Jerry's released an ice cream flavor called, "Schweddy Ball." People were furious because they thought it was "inappropraite." Now, with their most release, "Hazed and Confused," the critics are back. People are unhappy abvout this particular flavor because they think that it "condones and makes light of college Greek Life hazing."
This time Ben and Jerry's refuse to remove the ice cream flavor because they say they are in no way encouraging or condoning hazing.
I think it's funny. It's just an ice cream flavor... no one is forcing you to purchase it. It seems that people just want something to bitch about, so they target something easy, like Ben and Jerry's.
With everything going on the world, I don't really get why people make it a priority to protest an ice cream company because of a silly flavor name.
The funny names actually make me want to buy the ice cream to check it out. People need to relax and get a sense of a humor.
I agree the name is not as bad as people are making it to be. Sometimes people look into things too much and overanalyze situations that don't even need to be worried about. Like you said it is just an ice cream flavor and if you don't want to buy it then you don't have to.
ReplyDeleteI find this so ridiculously funny. How would this name promote hazing? If anything, I think the name makes a stronger connection to be under the influence. Either way it's just a name. Like Shakespeare wrote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," or in this case taste as sweet.
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