Ben and Jerry's, the popular American ice cream manufacturer has come under fire after its controversial Fourth of July tweet. On Tuesday, which marked the 247th Independence Day for the U.S., the company took to Twitter and wrote that the United States "exists on stolen indigenous land.""This 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it," they tweeted.The ice cream maker also added a link to a petition where the company proposed to return the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore to the Lakota, a Native American tribe. On its official website, Ben and Jerry's argued that the Independence Day celebrations and festivities can distract people from learning the truth about how the nation came into being.Ben & Jerry's@benandjerrysThis 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/46vrYu378011560This 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/46vrYu3 https://t.co/a6qp7LXUAEBen and Jerry's message was met with mixed reactions, and many people called for a boycott of the brand, asserting that the ice cream manufacturer should receive the treatment Bud Light got after its recent ad featuring Dylan Mulvaney. Back in April, the beer brewer faced severe criticism from its conservative customers because of its partnership with the trans influencer and activist.Several netizens took to social media to express their thoughts on the ice cream brand's tweet.Rising serpent 🇺🇸@rising_serpentMake Ben and Jerry's go Bud light. twitter.com/benandjerrys/s…Ben & Jerry's@benandjerrysThis 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/46vrYu330688This 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/46vrYu3 https://t.co/a6qp7LXUAEMake Ben and Jerry's go Bud light. twitter.com/benandjerrys/s…"Make Ben and Jerry's go out of business" - Netizens call for boycott after company's latest tweetSome people responded to the company's tweet by telling them that their headquarters in Vermont is built on stolen land, which originally belonged to the Abenaki tribe. They demanded that the ice cream manufacturer should return the stolen land to the Native Americans.Kevin Dalton@TheKevinDalton@benandjerrys I look forward to the virtue signaling Ben & Jerry’s returning their factory’s land to the Abenaki and Mohican Native Americans that have lived in Vermont for 10,000 years.133670@benandjerrys I look forward to the virtue signaling Ben & Jerry’s returning their factory’s land to the Abenaki and Mohican Native Americans that have lived in Vermont for 10,000 years.Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth@benandjerrys Give ALL of your property and land back to the Native Americans right now then... or shut up.11522509@benandjerrys Give ALL of your property and land back to the Native Americans right now then... or shut up.Others chimed in and said that the company should be boycotted until they return Vermont to its rightful owners. One person wrote that Ben and Jerry's tweet sounded racist, adding that the company probably wouldn't give up its earnings and properties accumulated from the Native Americans.DEL@delinthecity_@benandjerrys This tweet sounds a lot like racism, with Ben and Jerry essentially telling people to go back to where they came from if we were to return this land. I can almost guarantee they won’t give up their millions and mansions they accumulated off the backs of Americans 🤡231264@benandjerrys This tweet sounds a lot like racism, with Ben and Jerry essentially telling people to go back to where they came from if we were to return this land. I can almost guarantee they won’t give up their millions and mansions they accumulated off the backs of Americans 🤡MakeAmericaFreeAgain@EugenieGrander@johnrich @benandjerrys We need to make Ben and Jerry’s go out of business. Please join me.4816189@johnrich @benandjerrys We need to make Ben and Jerry’s go out of business. Please join me.John Rich🇺🇸@johnrich@benandjerrys Make @benndjerrys Bud Light again.9924661@benandjerrys Make @benndjerrys Bud Light again.ULTRA MEGA PATRIOT/ PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE CHOOSEN@Albert12194894@benandjerrys Ben & Jerry? didn't you have a Major recall? any ways Your Product Is Banned From My home..1184@benandjerrys Ben & Jerry? didn't you have a Major recall? any ways Your Product Is Banned From My home..Moni 💕@MoniFunGirl@benandjerrys If you want to impress me build a factory on Native lands and share the profit with the tribe.But no, you're using a minority as a political tool to sell ice cream instead.72916@benandjerrys If you want to impress me build a factory on Native lands and share the profit with the tribe.But no, you're using a minority as a political tool to sell ice cream instead.FreedomKat1974@FreedomKiki28@benandjerrys Well, actually the indigenous people didn’t believe one could own land. Try again.34411@benandjerrys Well, actually the indigenous people didn’t believe one could own land. Try again.The Investigative Examiners@TruthorConseq12@benandjerrys You’ve made money off the American citizen..reaped the benefits from capitalism..you really need to sit this one out. I have a feeling you are about to get the Bud Light treatment.219770@benandjerrys You’ve made money off the American citizen..reaped the benefits from capitalism..you really need to sit this one out. I have a feeling you are about to get the Bud Light treatment.Rightwing_Vet🐾@Florida_Veteran@benandjerrys Lead by example. Donate your company and all your "ill-gotten" profits to various tribes. ...or does a free tweet appease your conscience?214829@benandjerrys Lead by example. Donate your company and all your "ill-gotten" profits to various tribes. ...or does a free tweet appease your conscience?Hi-Rez The Rapper@HiRezTheRapper@benandjerrys become a non profit. Give all your proceeds to native american families. Put your money where your mouth is. Only hire volunteers. Step down from your CEO positions for a person of color. Give up your house and your private land that you own first.5299165@benandjerrys become a non profit. Give all your proceeds to native american families. Put your money where your mouth is. Only hire volunteers. Step down from your CEO positions for a person of color. Give up your house and your private land that you own first.Ben and Jerry's statement on people currently living on Mount RushmoreIn the statement issued on the company's official website on Tuesday, they highlighted South Dakota’s iconic history and the significance it holds to Indigenous Americans."What is the meaning of Independence Day for those whose land this country stole, those who were murdered and forced with brutal violence onto reservations, those who were pushed from their holy places and denied their freedom. The faces on Mount Rushmore are the faces of men who actively worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and ways of life, to deny Indigenous people their basic rights,” the company wrote.The Vermont-based ice cream maker is not new to public criticism. Earlier in 2023, netizens called for a boycott after its co-founder Ben Cohen expressed his opposition to the United States providing military aid to Ukraine.Anti Cookie Monster@mantra_sam@RealKeriSmith Did everyone forget .. Ben and Jerry's is and always will be woke. Its not new. Stop buying the products.154@RealKeriSmith Did everyone forget .. Ben and Jerry's is and always will be woke. Its not new. Stop buying the products. https://t.co/TbA4qpY2pWBen and Jerry's has also defended its activism and support for the queer community as well as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The manufacturer claimed that its social mission includes eliminating injustice in the community by integrating social concerns into its day-to-day business activities.