Jezebel: ben & jerry's

Women's Magazines Make Even Stephen Colbert Hate Himself

Lindsay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EDT

A Glamour poll about the most "totes hot" guys on late night TV sent Stephen into a Ben & Jerry's-fueled shame spiral yesterday evening.

Following Conan O'Brien's on-set accident on Friday (in which he sustained a concussion) Stephen made fun of his fellow comedian for hitting his head, suggesting that it was because of a recent Glamour Magazine poll called "Do, Dump, or Marry?" (the milquetoast Glamour version of the classic marry/fuck/kill), in which Jimmy Fallon was the "do," Conan was the "dump," and Stephen was the "marry." First, Stephen was giddy over his Conan victory, until he realized Glamour readers were planning to cheat on him with "do" Jimmy Fallon ("you whores!"), and he had to cry, take "some antidepressant" (Ben & Jerry's), and declare himself to be fat. It was pretty hilarious, though one wonders who on Colbert's staff actually reads Glamour. (Oh, and also? Stephen is totally the "do" of those three. Duh!)

Change We Can Believe In

Dodai — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:20:00 EST

In honor of Barack Obama, Ben & Jerry's has renamed its Butter Pecan flavor "Yes Pecan" for the month of January. Taste-test volunteers, get in line… behind us. [Eater]

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Free Election Day Ice Cream!

hortense — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

As if you needed another reason to vote, Ben and Jerry's have announced that they'll be handing out free scoops to everyone who places a vote this Election Day! All you have to do is show up at your local Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop (sadly, you can't just snag a pint from the 7-11 and run out screaming, "I'm a registered voter! I'm above the lawwww!") between 5-8 pm on Nov. 4, show them your "I Voted Today!" sticker, a picture of yourself in front of a voting booth, or do the "I Voted Dance", whatever that may be, and voila! Free ice cream is yours. Because what's sweeter than exercising your right to vote? Exercising your right to vote with chocolate sprinkles on top, of course. [Ben & Jerry's]

I Scream, You Scream

Sadie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:20:00 EDT

In PETA's ongoing quest to alienate as many people from their message as possible, they're now taking on ice cream. Specifically, they want Ben and Jerry's to discontinue the use of cow's milk and use — wait for it — human breast milk. PETA's rationale is that some restauranteur in Switzerland is using breast milk in his food and it's nicer to cows. Apparently no consideration is given to the lactating women who would need to be "milked" to make a single pint of Cherry Garcia, but whatevs. B&J are characteristically laid-back about it, saying, "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child." [WPTZ]

Lip Smackers

Jennifer — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EST

Ben & Jerry's is now doing ice cream-flavored lip balms that come in mini ice cream cartons. Available flavors are Peanut Butter Cup, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Lip smacking indeed! [Fashionista]

Dove Makes Earth-Shattering Commitment To Ban The Use Of Those Waify Models It Is So Famous For Using In Ads

Moe — Tue, 08 May 2007 13:30:29 EDT

Nothing warms the cockles of our hearts more than when the owner of every leading ice cream brand (and also Slim-Fast!) decides to round out its offerings for the binge-purge demographic by inventing a new line of "firming" anti-cellulite lotions marketed under the auspices of aggressive self-acceptance. Unilever, the consumer products conglomerate behind Ben & Jerry's and all those new anti-cellulite lotions you should buy if you are one of those people who is kind of fat and cottage-cheesy but totally comfortable and happy that way (except, like, sorta not?) made a really profound and paradigmic announcement today: No more size zero models in its ads!

Needless to say, we are stunned. Is it even possible to sell ice cream and self-tanner without the help of an emaciated Estonian? Perhaps, but we are selling our shares in Unilever right after we finish this pint of Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone dream.

Unilever bans size zero models from its ads [Guardian]