Ben & Jerry's will take fortune cookies out of its new Jeremy Lin-inspired ice cream flavor after hearing complaints that the ingredient was racist. The limited-edition flavor, "Taste the Lin-Sanity," originally featured vanilla frozen yogurt, honey swirls and bits of fortune cookies, the latter ingredient serving as an obvious nod to Lin's heritage. After the backlash, the company pulled the cookies from the mix and replaced them with waffle cone pieces that will be served on the side.
What a bunch of bitches over at Ben and Jerry's huh? Just caving when a couple people complain about fortune cookies in their Jeremy Lin ice cream. People are too sensitive nowadays. Put some lo mein in there. Put some General Tso's in there. Put an egg roll in there. Who gives a fuck. It's not racist and Ben and Jerry's was not being racist. They were honoring his Chinese heritage, not insulting it.
The is just days after the Asian American Journalists Association released media guidelines about covering Jeremy Lin. They asked: "Is there a compelling reason to draw a connection between Lin and fortune cookies, takeout boxes or similar imagery?" "In the majority of news coverage, the answer will be no." Newsflash: selling ice cream is not news coverage. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Doesn't Ben and Jerry's have an ice cream called "Schweddy Balls?" People seem to love that. And "Half Baked?" Who doesn't like Half Baked? Everyone's a stoner and they don't even know it. Give me fortune cookies in my Jeremy Lin ice cream, or it's not Jeremy Lin ice cream. Good day.
P.S. Maybe think about adding some cookie dough to that Linsanity ice cream? Just sayin.
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