Blue Lives Matter calls for nationwide boycott of Ben & Jerry’s over support of Black Lives Matter..
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/blue-lives-matter-boycotts-ben-jerry-article-1.2829075
A pro-police group is furious with Vermont’s most beloved ice cream.
Blue Lives Matter has called for a nation-wide boycott of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream after the Burlington-based company announced its support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
The group — made of current and former law enforcement officials and their supporters and formed as a reaction to Black Lives Matter — accused the liberal creamery of attacking police in its support of the civil rights movement.
“Ben & Jerry’s went beyond making a statement in support of civil rights when they actively accused law enforcement of widespread racism,” Blue Lives Matter wrote in a statement. “By spreading these false and misleading statements, Ben & Jerry’s lends an appearance of legitimacy to the baseless claims that police officers are killing men based on the color of their skin.”
Last week, Ben & Jerry’s asked its fans to support Black Lives Matter and released a seven-point breakdown outlining how systemic racism exists in American society. The list detailed ways black people face discrimination in the workplace, in education and even in the doctor’s office.
“Systemic and institutionalized racism are the defining civil rights and social justice issues of our time,” the creative flavor company wrote. “We’ve come to understand that to be silent about the violence and threats to the lives and well-being of Black people is to be complicit in that violence and those threats.”
The ice cream company urged all Americans to “listen and hear the struggles of their neighbor,” and be more open to understanding racial biases.
“All lives do matter. But all lives will not matter until Black lives matter,” the creamery wrote.
But Blue Lives Matter — which has accused Black Lives Matter, a movement that has called for an end to police brutality, of being anti-police — claimed that Ben & Jerry’s sweet endorsement of the organization is not a matter of civil rights.
They insisted the company’s statement, which pointed out how black people are incarcerated at far higher rates than white people and backed Black Lives Matter in its quest to end police brutality, is anti-police.
“By not only attacking law enforcement, but openly supporting Black Lives Matter, Ben & Jerry’s is sure to anger most Americans who do not agree with the political causes that they are supporting,” Blue Lives Matter wrote.
This is not the first time Ben & Jerry’s has taken up a political cause. The company — founded by activists Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield — has previously supported The World Wildlife Fund and Occupy Wall Street.
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Ben and Jerry's ice cream is the best ice cream you can buy at the grocery store and it's not even close..just gotta catch it on sale
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Gota buy extra ice cream
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never had ben & jerrys before but i will be buying plenty tomorrow
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never had ben & jerrys before but i will be buying plenty tomorrow
"Sweeter than Ben and Jerrys
Can I rhyme well you know I gets mine
Sittin round in my abstract car this abstract thing going abstract far " - Qtip
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blackgod813 wrote: »Gota buy extra ice creamnever had ben & jerrys before but i will be buying plenty tomorrow
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Supportin' these Ben and Jerry ? all the way
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“By spreading these false and misleading statements, Ben & Jerry’s lends an appearance of legitimacy to the baseless claims that police officers are killing men based on the color of their skin.”
"Most cops are good"
LOL @ 'baseless' -
All these fat ass ? in America might as well be askin them to ban buffets and stretch pants
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It's good to see a corporate use their powers for good as well as for evil.
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Buying 2 pints tomorrow
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dontdiedontkillanyon wrote: »It's good to see a corporate use their powers for good as well as for evil.
Ben & Jerry's always been a very liberal company, employees start at $16 an hour there -
Ice cream >>>> cops
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White people continue fake outrage
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This is becoming comedy
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Bet they would be mad AF if they stopped selling Ben and Jerry's. we already lost Blue Bell, they better chill out.
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Buying me and my girl Ben & Jerry's for movie night tomorrow.
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White people continue fake outrage
And continue to bank off it don't whites own B&Js? -
What is this flavor of ice cream called?
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Bruh why 98 percent of their ice cream chocolate though. I hate chocolate.
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More for me
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This is their tweet if anybody missed it. They also have it "pinned" . That means it's always the first post you see on their page when u go to it for those that don't have Twitter.
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Ben and Jerry's ice cream is the best ice cream you can buy at the grocery store and it's not even close..just gotta catch it on sale
This.
? those pigs
Ben and Jerry's >>>>>>>>>>>> -
Imagine if Dunkin DOnuts Said Blk Lives MAtter?
These Pigs would ? themselves -
But don't this contradicts some of the things they've been saying.