You know Jeremy Lin? He is an Asian American currently playing for NBA club, New York Knicks.
Ben & Jerry's created a vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt in honor of Lin named "Taste the Lin-Sanity". It contained lychee honey swirls and 'fortune cookie' pieces.
Many people perceived fortune cookie was racist where the ingredient serving as an obvious nod to Lin's heritage.
Ended up, Ben & Jerry's replaced the fortune cookies with waffle cookies. The reason given is "a couple of [pints] got returned because the cookies got so soggy."
To me, it's just a type of ingredients that may related to Chinese. Even ice cream can be a racism issue. lol
I want to taste the fortune cookie ice cream!
Jeremy Lin |
Ben & Jerry's created a vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt in honor of Lin named "Taste the Lin-Sanity". It contained lychee honey swirls and 'fortune cookie' pieces.
Before and after |
Many people perceived fortune cookie was racist where the ingredient serving as an obvious nod to Lin's heritage.
Ended up, Ben & Jerry's replaced the fortune cookies with waffle cookies. The reason given is "a couple of [pints] got returned because the cookies got so soggy."
To me, it's just a type of ingredients that may related to Chinese. Even ice cream can be a racism issue. lol
I want to taste the fortune cookie ice cream!