Walmart forced to stop selling Junteenth ice cream celebrating the end of slavery

[Borg warner]

When I first read this I thought maybe they made the mistake of selling it in either chocolate or vanilla but that turns out not to be the case. Because no matter what anyone does these days to try not to be racist, everyone but them is a racist in the minds of the racists.

Walmart 'reviewing' Juneteenth themed ice cream product amid growing backlash
Social media blasts the retail giant for selling Juneteenth themed ice cream, a year after the day marking the official end to slavery was deemed a federal holiday.

 

May 24, 2022, 1:49 PM PDT
By Claretta Bellamy NBC News

Walmart says it is reviewing its Juneteenth-themed ice cream following backlash online, and "will remove items as appropriate,” the company says.

The flavor was part of Walmart’s special edition commemorating June 19, the newest federal holiday, which recognizes the official end of slavery and the celebration of Black culture. Many criticized the gesture as a form of cultural appropriation. In photos circulating online, the ice cream’s container has green, yellow and red accents and says, “Share and celebrate African-American culture, emancipation and enduring hope.” The ice cream is also available in a swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavor.

Among those who expressed their concerns was Gwen Kelly of Chicago, who first saw images of the Juneteenth ice cream circulating on her Twitter feed Sunday night. Kelly worked at Walmart for about 12 years, including as senior executive in the global office of culture, diversity and inclusion from 2015 to 2018. In a LinkedIn post this week, she questioned whether the diversity executives or Walmart’s corporate Black associate resource groups were involved in the decision-making process.

“I would have taken guidance from those who have celebrated Juneteenth for a long time … it's part of their family tradition,” Kelly told NBC News. One Twitter user highlighted the question of whether Black people’s perspectives were taken into consideration. “Can you imagine a company creating an ice cream flavor commemorating the end of the Holocaust?” the user tweeted. “Companies should really think through how they recognize #Juneteenth.”

This is why it’s important to hire diverse perspectives,” the user added.

 

“Juneteenth holiday marks a celebration of freedom and independence,” the statement read. “However, we received feedback that a few items caused concern for some of our customers and we sincerely apologize. We are reviewing our assortment and will remove items as appropriate.” Some on Twitter also pointed out that the special edition ice cream was similar to a flavor called Right as Rain Red Velvet Cheesecake released by Creamalicious, a national ice cream brand owned by Liz Rogers, a Black chef.

President Joe Biden last year proclaimed June 19 a federal holiday, which recognizes how enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, received knowledge of their freedom more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Kelly, among others online, also expressed her concern over the trademark symbol next to the word Juneteenth on Walmart’s product label. "Juneteenth" appears to have been trademarked by Balchem Corp., a chemical manufacturing company headquartered in New York, in September, just a few months after Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday.

“Does that mean Walmart is trying to trademark Juneteenth for financial gain?” she said. “I don’t know that. I don’t know what that means, but I think that there’s an explanation that is needed there.” Kelly also said she appreciates Walmart listening to the conversations on social media and working to address the issue. The retail chain also sells Juneteenth-themed clothing and plates.

[LostinTexas]

They don't get recognition, they are pissed. They get recognition, they are pissed,

The conclusion? Liberals are just pissed.

[Mrs.Cicero]

Let them eat their own...

[DAKA]

Cake...anyone 

[ChuteTheMall]

Vanilla uber alles!

[Huaco Kid]

They've got 1000 themed t-shirts for sale.

Made out of cotton.

[minervadoe]

At some point, all speech and discussion about sub cultural groups other than your own is being treated as cultural appropriation and none of your business. 

It's gotten very weird. 

[railfancwb]

I can see some of the rationale behind theme T-shirts and paper plates etc.

But ice cream? Did someone think ice cream purchases in total would be increased with Juneteenth packaging?

[Borg warner]

One of the wokesters proclaimed that it was inappropriate because it was celebrating slavery, and that it was like celebrating the holocaust!

But I thought black people celebrated Juneteenth because it commemorated the END of slavery! Isn't that like saying that celebrating the 4rth of July is like celebrating colonial rule under King George?  WTF? I guess thes people wouldn't understand that because they don't consider themselves Americans.

Oh well, I guess this is what the breakdown of the family unit, the devaluation of education and self-improvement and years of welfare dependency does to people's ability to reason....

I hope Walmart and other corporations learn a lesson from this. Don't try to cater to these mentally deranged woke Leftists and don't bow to their demands. The only people who you will alienate by not doing so are the fringe lunatics and you will never make them happy no matter what you try to do and nothing you do will ever be enough.

 

[ChuteTheMall]

21 minutes ago, Borg warner said:

 

But I thought black people celebrated Juneteenth because it commemorated the END of slavery!

 

It doesn't commemorate the end of slavery, it commemorates the least informed little group of people off the grid way down in Texas finally finding out that white men had already freed them.

These are the same people that took away Lincoln's birthday as a holiday and gave us Martin L. King's as the only birthday as a national holiday. Because they are racists.

 

[Maser]

Never even heard of Junteenth until very recently. 

[tous]

Next, jumping the broom will be considered a legal form of marriage because if you say it isn't -- racist.

When 18% of the population whines, the other 80% must obey.

Or the 18% will burn the cities and empty the Footlocker stores.

[LostinTexas]

34 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said:

It doesn't commemorate the end of slavery, it commemorates the least informed little group of people off the grid way down in Texas finally finding out that white men had already freed them.

These are the same people that took away Lincoln's birthday as a holiday and gave us Martin L. King's as the only birthday as a national holiday. Because they are racists.

 

Also the people who took away Aunt Jemima, Uncle Bens and the Cream of Wheat man. Funny world peace is further away than before.

[gwalchmai]

Dang! Now I'm stuck with three tractor trailers full of ice cream I was going to take to the hood. Guess I'll just let it melt... :(

 

 

[railfancwb]

7 hours ago, gwalchmai said:

Dang! Now I'm stuck with three tractor trailers full of ice cream I was going to take to the hood. Guess I'll just let it melt... :(

 

 

See if Pelosi has room in her ice cream freezers.