Monday, 24 October 2011

Some Supermarkets Shunning Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls'

“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls!”  Sorry, Ben & Jerry's, but apparently some people can.
A rather suggestive Saturday Night Live sketch from 1998 features baker Pete Schweddy, played by Alec Baldwin, proclaiming the undeniable appeal of his Schweddy Balls creation on NPR.
Ben & Jerry's has come out with their own limited-edition ice cream flavor, calling it an “ode” to the classic sketch that “you won't be able to resist.”  The flavor is described as Fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum, “loaded with fudge covered rum and milk chocolate malt balls.”
That sounds pretty delicious, right?  However, the ice cream's name is a little too provocative for certain grocery store chains and the American Family Association affiliate group One Million Moms.  The Mississippi group has been vocal about their disdain for the flavor, calling for a boycott  because of its “vulgar” title.

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