Ben & Jerry’s is still auditioning to be the wokest company of them all after releasing a TikTok reasserting its political stance and amending a censorship lawsuit against parent company Unilever on Friday, claiming it had suppressed a social media statement that mentioned President Donald Trump.
The Vermont-based ice cream maker said in the complaint that its board intended to release a post mentioning abortion, climate change, minimum wage, and universal healthcare. The revised lawsuit said that Unilever President Peter ter Kulve “unilaterally barred Ben & Jerry’s from issuing the post because it specifically mentioned ‘Donald Trump.’”
“According to Mr. ter Kelve, despite four decades of progressive social activism—and years of challenging the Trump administration’s policies specifically—criticizing Trump was now too taboo for the brand synonymous with ‘Peace,…
