Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls Ice Cream
If you think everyone finds Ben & Jerry’s new “Schweddy Balls” flavored ice cream appealing, think again.
A group called One Million Moms finds Ben & Jerry's newest ice cream flavor offensive and is asking public for a boycott.
"The vulgar new flavor has turned something as innocent as ice cream into something repulsive. Not exactly what you want a child asking for at the supermarket." the group stated on its website onemillionmoms.com.
The limited-edition ice cream flavor was inspired by a “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy, owner of a holiday bakery called Season's Eatings.
"There are lots of great treats this time of year," Schweddy says. "Zucchini bread, fruitcake, but the thing I most like to bring out at this time of the year are my balls."
Ben & Jerry’s spokesperson Sean Greenwood, however, said that in the last three days, they only heard from about 600 moms - not a million - complaining about the new flavor. At the same time, the company has received hundreds more e-mails that say things like, "We love you guys."
Greenwood reiterates that the Company didn’t name the ice cream that way for shock value but rather to appreciate a funny skit.