Not everyone is happy with Ben & Jerry’s latest attempt to mix ice cream with politics.
Blue Lives Matter, the pro-police group, is calling for a boycott of Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever after the crunchy ice cream chain decided to take an aggressive stance in favor of the Black Lives Matter movement.
@BenJerry_Be looks like I won’t be buying any of your products again. #ThinBlueLine #BlueLivesMatter
— Zak Adams (@zak_adams) October 9, 2016
Support the men and women in blue. Hopefully, Ben & Jerry’s loses lots of money and has to close up shop. #ThinBlueLine#BlueLivesMatterhttps://t.co/bJ4fuI9Oum
— Nohl Rosen (@catprotector) October 8, 2016
What a disgrace the hippies @benandjerrys have become. #BlueLivesMatter. No more B&J for me. https://t.co/O7slqcyTAI
— real Rob (@realRobProspect) October 11, 2016
Not surprisingly, Black Lives Matter supporters fired back.
#BlueLivesMatter this is the most racist shit they want people to boycott Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cause they support #blacklivesmatter
— MΔSΣRΔTI MCҒLΨ (@FireUpFresh) October 11, 2016
BREAKING NEWS RACIST POLICE ALSO WANT YOU TO STOP EATING BEN AND JERRY’S https://t.co/FymujeXFpX
— hi how are ya (@JoooooohnRenner) October 11, 2016
how racist do you have to be to boycott ben & jerry’s for their support of black lives matter
— ☁️ (@cloudybby) October 8, 2016
In the official statement, Blue Lives Matter accused Ben & Jerry’s of spreading misinformation in a way that attacked law enforcement officers around the country and puts their lives in danger.
“Ben & Jerry’s just recently announced their support for Black Lives Matter along with a misinformation campaign accusing law enforcement of widespread systemic and institutionalized racism,” they said. “Ben & Jerry’s went beyond making a statement in support of civil rights when they actively accused law enforcement of widespread racism. 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. This message has inspired the assassination and attempted assassination of police officers, and it costs officers their lives.”