Star Spangled Ice Cream

Star Spangled Ice Cream was an American ice cream company. They marketed their ice cream as a politically conservative alternative to Ben & Jerry's which the founders felt to be too liberal.[1][2] Similarly to Ben & Jerry's, the names of the ice cream were puns, usually plays on conservative phrases and ideas, such as "Smaller Governmint", "I Hate the French Vanilla," "Navy Battle Chip," "Bill Clinton Im-peach" and "Choc & Awe".[3] The company donated 10% of its profits to organizations that it felt supported the United States Armed Forces.[4]

Reception

The Star Spangled Ice Cream company received both criticism and praise through email, both of which were posted on their now-defunct website.[5] Ted Nugent had said that he was a fan of the "Gun Nut" flavor.[6]

gollark: I posted that, bee.
gollark: Maintaining current standards of living, and also not having everyone die due to lack of food, needs roughly current technology. Maintaining current technology requires large-scale coordination. Thus, problems.
gollark: The blurb is more descriptive.
gollark: We do *need* large-scale things. I feel like that's quite important.
gollark: > December 2012, a massive solar storm knocks out the power grid. Three hundred million Americans are suddenly faced with a survival situation. They have no water, electricity or fuel. Food rapidly disappears from the store shelves, not to be replaced. Only three percent will survive. Those three percent will have much in common. What does it take to be one of them?

See also

References
  1. Zernike, Kate (2003-04-16). "With Liberty and Ice Cream for All". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  2. Johnson, Alex (2006-02-11). "Take That, Ben and Jerry". NBC News. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  3. "Star Spangled Ice Cream - Flavors Now Available in Stores". Star Spangled Ice Cream. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  4. "Star Spangled Ice Cream - Our Mission: Support Our Troops". Star Spangled Ice Cream. 2006-08-17. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. "Mailbag". Star Spangled Ice Cream. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  6. "Star Spangled Ice Cream - Ted Nugent: This Ice Cream is Awesome". Star Spangled Ice Cream. 2005-04-13. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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