Ben & Jerry's Releases Ice Cream For Same-Sex Couples "Hubby Hubby" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 09-02-2009, 07:20 PM

Do You Support Same-Sex Ice Cream?
By BUCK WOLF, Senior Corresponent

(Sept. 2) – Ben & Jerry's has given chubby hubbies its blessing to marry each other.

The Burlington-based ice cream maker is celebrating Vermont's move to legalize gay marriage by rebranding its popular "Chubby Hubby" as "Hubby Hubby" for the next month.

"Now more than ever, Vermont is for lovers ... and for lovers of marriage equality," proclaims product literature.

Ben & Jerry's celebrates gay marriage in Vermont with the release of Hubby Hubby ice cream. Frozen dairy fans will recognize that it's really rebranded Chubby Hubby.

"At the core of Ben & Jerry's values, we believe that social justice can and should be something that every human being is entitled to," said Walt Freese, Ben & Jerry's CEO.

If you don't live in Vermont, don’t rush out to the stores with your lover to buy a pint -- or to protest. "Hubby Hubby" will be featured in six company-owned ice cream parlors. There are no plans yet to release the product nationally.

The socially progressive flavor is a vanilla base, mixed with fudge-covered, peanut butter-filled pretzels, with a peanut butter ripple. And to homosexuals in New England, that's the taste of victory -- at least for the next 30 days.
Ben & Jerry's gave out free Hubby Hubby on Monday in Burlington and Montpelier, the state capital. It will also feature Hubby Hubby sundaes at its stores through September.

Then, Hubby Hubby might go back in the corporate closet.

"We don’t have plans yet to keep it in circulation, but we could bring it back," Ben & Jerry’s spokesman Sean Greenwood told AOL News. "It depends on what the collective ice cream unconsciousness of America truly wants."

Some say the groundwork was laid for same-sex ice cream a year ago, when Elton John visited Burlington and the company cooked up the new flavor "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road," with proceeds going to the star's AIDS foundation.

"These moves are not about marketing," Greenwood said. "They're about values -- and ice cream."
By that logic, "just deserts" are sometime just dessert.

http://news.aol.com/article/ben-and-...bby-ice/652651

Chocoholic · 09-02-2009, 08:05 PM

I'd like it better if it was chocolate-based ice cream instead of vanilla-based...

catlover79 · 09-02-2009, 09:03 PM

Ay carumba!!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 09-02-2009, 09:03 PM

Haha, that's great. Vermont's finest, indeed. Too bad the ladies don't get any recognition.

Darren J. · 09-02-2009, 10:36 PM

I'm certainly not against it, though I don't understand why it was done. Kind of mind boggling actually.

Marvo301 · 09-02-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

Haha, that's great. Vermont's finest, indeed. Too bad the ladies don't get any recognition.

Yeah! Where's the wifey,wifey?

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 09-02-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Yeah! Where's the wifey,wifey?

K, fixed and dedicated to my favorite lesbian.

Marvo301 · 09-02-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

K, fixed and dedicated to my favorite lesbian.

Nicely done Ashlee!

beautifuldreamer · 09-02-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

K, fixed and dedicated to my favorite lesbian.

Hehe.. LOVE IT, Ashlee!!

Big C · 09-03-2009, 12:35 AM

Regardless of the name, the ice cream itself- vanilla mixed with fudge-covered peanut butter-filled pretzels with a peanut butter ripple- sounds yummy.

Schmoopie · 09-03-2009, 03:54 AM

Oh man.... it's only available in Vermont? Why are they torturing us like this, telling us what flavor it is? Sigh...

MoonMan · 09-03-2009, 04:30 AM

DO THEY HAVE THE FLAVOR FUDGE PACKER?

phoebe7165 · 09-03-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MoonMan

DO THEY HAVE THE FLAVOR FUDGE PACKER?

OMG!!

Conan O'Brien was talking about the Hubby Hubby change, and at first I thought he was just kidding!!

catlover79 · 09-03-2009, 10:13 AM

How about "Chunky Hubby" for straight, long-time married couples??

Cactus Jack · 09-03-2009, 10:40 AM

This flavor will be heavily endorsed by Clay Aiken,Adam lambert, and the Jonas Brothers

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,291	Ben & Jerry's Releases Ice Cream For Same-Sex Couples "Hubby Hubby" Do You Support Same-Sex Ice Cream? By BUCK WOLF, Senior Corresponent (Sept. 2) – Ben & Jerry's has given chubby hubbies its blessing to marry each other. The Burlington-based ice cream maker is celebrating Vermont's move to legalize gay marriage by rebranding its popular "Chubby Hubby" as "Hubby Hubby" for the next month. "Now more than ever, Vermont is for lovers ... and for lovers of marriage equality," proclaims product literature. Ben & Jerry's celebrates gay marriage in Vermont with the release of Hubby Hubby ice cream. Frozen dairy fans will recognize that it's really rebranded Chubby Hubby. "At the core of Ben & Jerry's values, we believe that social justice can and should be something that every human being is entitled to," said Walt Freese, Ben & Jerry's CEO. If you don't live in Vermont, don’t rush out to the stores with your lover to buy a pint -- or to protest. "Hubby Hubby" will be featured in six company-owned ice cream parlors. There are no plans yet to release the product nationally. The socially progressive flavor is a vanilla base, mixed with fudge-covered, peanut butter-filled pretzels, with a peanut butter ripple. And to homosexuals in New England, that's the taste of victory -- at least for the next 30 days. Ben & Jerry's gave out free Hubby Hubby on Monday in Burlington and Montpelier, the state capital. It will also feature Hubby Hubby sundaes at its stores through September. Then, Hubby Hubby might go back in the corporate closet. "We don’t have plans yet to keep it in circulation, but we could bring it back," Ben & Jerry’s spokesman Sean Greenwood told AOL News. "It depends on what the collective ice cream unconsciousness of America truly wants." Some say the groundwork was laid for same-sex ice cream a year ago, when Elton John visited Burlington and the company cooked up the new flavor "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road," with proceeds going to the star's AIDS foundation. "These moves are not about marketing," Greenwood said. "They're about values -- and ice cream." By that logic, "just deserts" are sometime just dessert. http://news.aol.com/article/ben-and-...bby-ice/652651 Attached Images

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Big C I Heart Angie Watson Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 3,531	Regardless of the name, the ice cream itself- vanilla mixed with fudge-covered peanut butter-filled pretzels with a peanut butter ripple- sounds yummy.

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