I invite One Million Moms to lick my Schweddy Balls

Posted: 9/20/11 at 2:13pm

"The American Family Association affiliate OneMillionMoms is calling on activists to boycott Ben & Jerry’s because of the company’s new Schweddy Balls ice cream. In an email, the group describes the legendary Saturday Night Live skit featuring People For the American Way board member Alec Baldwin, Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon that gives the ice cream its name, but doesn’t see the humor in it. “The vulgar new flavor has turned something as innocent as ice cream into something repulsive,” the group writes.

Urging activists to demand “that no additional Schweddy Balls ice cream be distributed,” the AFA wants its members to tell Ben & Jerry’s to “refrain from producing another batch with this name or any other offensive names or you will no longer be able to purchase their products.” The AFA also knocks Ben & Jerry’s Hubby Hubby ice cream, produced to raise awareness of marriage equality, and laments “that offending customers has become an annual tradition for Ben & Jerry’s”"

They describe Schweddy Balls as "anything but appealing. " I think they need to take a lick!
MAN can they suck the humor out of a joke!

[tommyboy]

Posted: 9/20/11 at 2:49pm

I understand the flavor was developed at the South Houston Institute of Technology.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 9/20/11 at 7:39pm

Do they have nothing better to do than worry over some funny ice cream name? The actual flavor involved sounds pretty good too (from Ben & Jerry site):
"Fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and is loaded with fudge covered rum and milk chocolate malt balls."
Ben & Jerry's ice cream, any flavor, isn't on my regular shopping list due to the price, but every now and then I like to splurge and buy some as a special treat. I'm going to have to try this one. The name just makes it even more fun!

[Kad]

Posted: 9/20/11 at 10:46pm

The American Family Association, trying to ban fun across America.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 9/21/11 at 12:42am

"Fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and is loaded with fudge covered rum and milk chocolate malt balls."

So once you go Black....

[zunit1234]

Posted: 9/21/11 at 2:24pm

A classic SNL moment. I love Ben and Jerry even more now.