Talk:Ben Cohen (businessman)

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Untitled[edit]

Another fairly well-known Ben Cohen (Author, Consultant, Standard Comittee Member) is at http://www.vhdlcohen.com (don't have the time right now to expand on it :)

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Citing John Robbins, as the source of Information for Ben's Heart Surgery at 49?[edit]

"John Robbins, son of one of the founders of Baskin-Robbins, attributes the heart ailment to Ben Cohen's excessive consumption of ice cream." OK, great but when did John Robbins become an MD? Sorry, this has got to be one of the silliest quotes, yet. I recommend, DELETE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Irshgrl500 (talk • contribs) 00:48, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I had exactly the same reaction when I saw that quote. Not only is the person quoted not qualified to diagnose Mr Cohen's health issues, but the source of the quotation is an apparently crackpot (far be it from me to criticize anybody unfairly, but check it out) site named www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw, promoting vegetarianism under the auspices of someone who styles him(or her-)self "Supreme Master Ching Hai". I'm surprised this crap is still in the article more than two months after this posting. I'm going to take our two votes as a consensus (following standard Wikipedia practice) and remove it.--Jim10701 (talk) 20:09, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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"PHILANTHROPIST"? Really?[edit]

What`s that? He supports left-wing pro-abortion causes and anti-life Democrats. How can therefore any sane person describe such a person as "philanthropist"?? Get rid of such biased euphemisms.

80.131.48.86 (talk) 06:06, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He donates money to causes he finds valuable. That's philanthropy. You don't need to agree with the causes for it to be philanthropy. Arguing to change the term based on your political preferences would actually inject bias. Then again, why am I arguing with a half year old comment from an IP user anyway...? Jbbdude (talk) 16:18, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FUN!24.255.224.90 (talk) 22:06, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article could benefit from a criticism or "public perception" section to separate "social activism" from political activities that have been criticized in the media[edit]

This is especially relevant given the revelations that Cohen is a prolific donor to an Anti-Ukraine organization. This particular article has been vandalized by removing well-sourced references to this fact. The Eisenhower Media Network is organized and run by the People’s Power Initiative - where Ben Cohn is the publicly listed president and largest financial donor. Several reputable media outlets have run stories with clear citations regarding Cohen's donations to the EMN. Removing references to this political activism is vandalizing the article and preventing readers from getting a complete picture of Cohen's donations and political activities.

Furthermore, the article only separates Cohen's "social activism" from his work on Bernie Sanders' Presidential Campaign. This article could benefit from a "criticism" or public perception section considering that Cohen is involved in a number of controversial political activities, including his activism related to Ukraine. Some of these controversies have been repeatedly covered in the media, and even Ben and Jerry's owner Unilever has commented on some of them (including tweets related to Ukraine). Biolaser (talk) 16:50, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't make sense[edit]

"Ben & Jerry's distinctive style of ice cream was developed to compensate for Cohen's anosmia, as he kept adding larger and larger chunks to the ice cream to satisfy his need for texture in food."

What does having anosmia have to do with some kind of "need for texture in food?" I have anosmia. I've had it as long as I can remember. Just because a person has anosmia doesn't mean you can't taste food. It sounds like there's another reason for this food issue. 2600:1700:BC01:9B0:E414:A677:3871:4939 (talk) 14:15, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Texture still adds to the enjoyment if you have sensory deficiencies in other areas of the experience. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:24, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]