Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Slammed For Celebrating “National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day”

These days, it’s pretty tough to surprise me.

Over the course of the past decade, I’ve spent countless hours blogging, diving deep into the slimy underbelly of the interwebs, and I’ve just seen… a lot. Unconscionable examples of violence, disgusting examples of human depravity, blind stupidity and ignorance… I mean, everybody accidentally stumbles upon some messed up video they wished they didn’t see every once in a while, but with the amount of time I spent on the internet, I’m probably way more desensitized to awful things than the average American. Honestly, it’s probably not good for my mental health…

So like I said, I’m rarely surprised by stuff I see on the internet, but then I stumble upon this tweet from Libs Of TikTok, and I’m just dumbfounded. And I think “well, this is hyper-woke Oregon,” why would I be surprised by any of their ridiculous acts of virtue signaling under the guise of “progress?”

Tina Kotek, the Governor of Oregon, declared March 10 “abortion provider appreciation day” to celebrate kiIIing babies pic.twitter.com/kxFx9n439p

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 11, 2025

But then I looked it up, and as it turns out, “National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day” is a real thing… and has been since 1996?

Yesterday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), reportedly led their colleagues in reintroducing a resolution to honor abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2025 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” The resolution was inspired by Dr. David Gunn, an abortion provider who was killed outside his clinic in Pensacola, Florida, on March 10th, 1993.

And look, this is America… you’re free to think what you want about abortion. We all know it’s an extremely hot-button issue with a whole spectrum of opinion and viewpoints. Some people think abortion should be permissible at any point in a pregnancy, right up until the due date. Some think it should be permissible up until the point viability (the ability to survive outside of the womb), some think it should just be a general timeframe (8-20 weeks is common across many states and most countries in Europe). Some think only extreme cases should be grounds for an abortion, such as rape, incest, risk of death or serious injury to the mother, and some think there is no reason for there ever to be an abortion at all… total ban.

Since the overturning of Roe v Wade in 2022, it has been turned over to the states to set their own policies on the practice, which left some states scrambling to pass legislation, enacted bans in others, it’s all over the map… no pun intended. An actually, despite people absolutely losing their minds over it, abortions actually increased last year… to roughly 98,000 per MONTH in the United States.

Clearly, it’s a very nuanced issue that begs a ton of different questions like “When does life begin?” or “Whose life is more valuable?,” but regardless of where you may fall on the spectrum, I can’t help but agree with comedian Bill Burr’s take on the subject. Of course, Bill has devolved into quite the raging liberal recently, constantly griping about billionaires like Elon Musk from the comfort of his own multi-million California dollar home with his own personal helicopter which he’s gonna fly to the Crypto.com Arena for his sold out show in front of 20,000 fans. But not before he rants about the rich… gimme a break. I digress…

Back to my point, much like woke Bill, I don’t think I can have a serious conversation about abortion until you admit that it’s killing a baby.

Bill Burr On ABORTION pic.twitter.com/Dd7pG7Hfh4

— Daily Dose Of Masculinity (@ManlyDose) August 19, 2023

I know that makes all you pro-choice folks squirm… it’s fine. Admitting it is the hardest part as they say…

And I know most pro-choice people can’t accept that, and I understand why. I wouldn’t want to confess that I support that either when it is framed that way, but we have to be honest about what is happening. Now, how we approach the policy surrounding it may be different, and we can have a conversation about that, but how can we thoughtfully move towards constructing policy if we can’t even agree on what’s at stake?

But here’s what I find the most disturbing… people actually celebrate it. I get some women are desperate, they feel hopeless and have one, some women, or God forbid young girls, medically NEED to have one to save their life. Maybe dad left and mom doesn’t want to raise it on her own, maybe it was a one night stand and now you feel like you’re life is over. The point is, these decisions are often times very hard, very traumatic moments that determine the rest of your life. Nobody wants to be in tis position… so I’ll say again, why are celebrating it? People celebrate abortion so much so that we’re out here declaring national holidays to honor doctors who carry it out. Here’s to the executioner! Here’s to the ones terminating 98,000 lives per month. Nearly 73 million per year worldwide. And we’re celebrating that? It grieves my heart. Much like it probably grieved the hearts of many women who have gone through it.

Seriously, what are we doing?

And of course, one of America’s premiere ice cream manufacturers, Vermont’s Ben & Jerry’s, was fully on board in the celebration. Now, it’s no secret that Ben & Jerry’s is hyper woke, but after they voiced their support for this fake holiday, they got some hefty backlash in the comments.

Today is National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day! We stand with abortion providers today and every day.

Learn more and take action now: https://t.co/80tNYpdunQ pic.twitter.com/tcPvQ327o4

— Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) March 10, 2025

Like me, many were disturbed that this would be something worth celebrating, some were shocked to find out that Ben & Jerry’s would promote this, and some vowed to boycott the company entirely.

Check it out:

It’s one thing to have services available but celebrating it seems kind of sick.

— Aunt Jenny (@Aunt_JennyE) March 11, 2025

"Today is National Hitman Appreciation Day! We stand with hitmen today and every day." There @benandjerrys, I fixed it for you.

— Mario (@MarioOaktrees) March 11, 2025

"Standing with," or celebrating, anyone who commits or contributes to the slaughter of innocent lives is disgusting.

Thank you for letting us know who not to buy from anymore.

May your stock plummet until you raise your moral standard.

— Hannah K. Hayford ن (@hkhayford) March 11, 2025

In a perfect world, no company would ever find it appropriate to make a post like this.

— Isaac Willour (@IsaacWillour) March 11, 2025

Thank you for reminding me why I will never spend any of my money on your products. What an appalling post.

— Melissa the HopefulHomemaker (@BiblicalBeauty) March 11, 2025

Never buying your product again.

— Jessica Green (@JessicaTheGreen) March 11, 2025

How is this appropriate for an ice cream company?

— Sarah (@slayorvizion) March 11, 2025

gross

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 11, 2025

Bro I just wanna buy ice cream

— Yannix(BITCOIN Neo) (@Yannix_1337) March 11, 2025

This is absolutely disgusting. I’ll never spend a dime on your products. I will spread this info you’re advertising far and wide.

— Appalachian Mama (@MaMcCamey) March 11, 2025

Welp. Never buying y'all's ice cream again.

— Martha (@MarthaHomemaker) March 11, 2025

Ok, I generally don’t care ppl who decides to abort, but why the hell we need a day for this?

— TT (@TeslaTrillion) March 11, 2025

Ice cream and murder, what a combo.

— Vermonster (@pnshdvermonster) March 11, 2025

Wow really?! This is disturbing

— Beks (@TXBeks2) March 11, 2025

Why not celebrate people who are saving lives rather than taking them?I will never buy your products again.

— Melsbells (@MEnglanderRE) March 11, 2025

And the winner of "The Most Revolting Tweet of 2025" is…

— Fr Mark Elliott Smith (@MarkElliottSmi1) March 11, 2025

And it goes on and on and on like that…