Pizzeria apologizes over ‘racist’ Pic-a-Nika pizza menu item

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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A New York City pizzeria has apologized after it debuted new menu item with a name many call racist.

Pizza by Certé created a “Pic-a-Nika” pie topped with Southern fried chicken, sea-salted watermelon, and a sunflower seed crust -- sparking anger among customers and those on social media, reports PIX 11


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pic-a-Nika Pizza Name? Are you kidding? <a href="http://t.co/eoozEKlo0y">pic.twitter.com/eoozEKlo0y</a></p>&mdash; Ian Deveney (@DeKroonCat) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeKroonCat/status/632203469433212932">August 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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“I went there today and there was a new pizza that they are selling called “pic-a-nika” which sounded very horrible when I read it. It was when I read the description I knew that the name was in fact racist,” a New Yorker told PIX 11.

Pizza by Certé first advertised the item earlier this month in a promotional tweet that has since been deleted.

Pizzeria manager Victor Guzman told PIX 11 that they were aware of the issue but had no plans to take the pizza off the menu because it's one of their best sellers. He added that the name is just an “Italian pronunciation” based on the way the owner’s father used to the say the word "picnic."

Some on Twitter stood by the pizzeria and saw nothing wrong with the name.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOW A PIZZA IS &quot;RACIST&quot;? &#39;pic-a-nika&#39; pizza w southern fried chicken &amp; watermelon topping <a href="http://t.co/gEhesfU2JE">http://t.co/gEhesfU2JE</a> <a href="http://t.co/ueoTE8QEPY">pic.twitter.com/ueoTE8QEPY</a></p>&mdash; slone (@slone) <a href="https://twitter.com/slone/status/632166437747064832">August 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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But others continued to point out the potential problems with their name choice:


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/eri_cyrus">@eri_cyrus</a> Give me a fucking break. What&#39;s next?!</p>&mdash; Brian Dawson (@Btdawson48Brian) <a href="https://twitter.com/Btdawson48Brian/status/632267434326663169">August 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Remember I tweeted that the word PICNIC comes from PICK-A-NI**ER?? Well <a href="https://twitter.com/PizzaByCerte">@PizzaByCerte</a> has a PIZZA to prove it!! <a href="http://t.co/hMdSDXVe7H">pic.twitter.com/hMdSDXVe7H</a></p>&mdash; Salaayah (@Salaayah) <a href="https://twitter.com/Salaayah/status/632218034032234496">August 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You put fried chicken and watermelon on a pizza and call it a pic-a-nika but that&#39;s not meant to be offensive? K. <a href="https://t.co/eMpkabKqJF">https://t.co/eMpkabKqJF</a></p>&mdash; LaCienegaBoulevardez (@frangela21) <a href="https://twitter.com/frangela21/status/632233648088055808">August 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Despite the controversy, it looks like the pizza is here to stay, but under a new name.

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[HyperV12]

Well someone didn't think that all the way through. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

:wah:

[deebakes]

:rofl:

[RBP]

It's a problem of cognitive lenses. What I mean is, once you have a certain world view you see everything through that world view. In the same way as once you have decided someone is an asshole, you hear and see everything about them in terms of how it relates to them being an asshole. Once you decide you don't like someone, everything they say or do becomes irritating. In the same way, Blacks have become so singularly focused on everything being racist that they view everything they encounter as racist.

[DemonGeminiX]

Tis true, my friend.

[deebakes]

It's a problem of cognitive lenses. What I mean is, once you have a certain world view you see everything through that world view. In the same way as once you have decided someone is an asshole, you hear and see everything about them in terms of how it relates to them being an asshole. Once you decide you don't like someone, everything they say or do becomes irritating. In the same way, Blacks have become so singularly focused on everything being racist that they view everything they encounter as racist.

:racist:

[Hal-9000]

It's a problem of cognitive lenses. What I mean is, once you have a certain world view you see everything through that world view. In the same way as once you have decided someone is an asshole, you hear and see everything about them in terms of how it relates to them being an asshole. Once you decide you don't like someone, everything they say or do becomes irritating. In the same way, Blacks have become so singularly focused on everything being racist that they view everything they encounter as racist.

This is so true. I'm watching an older season of Survivor and they have an older black contestant who I'm sure had some legitimate mental problems. He started an argument with a white tribemate and things got heated. At one point the white guy says - Phillip, you're a lunatic. You're absolutely crazy.

The black guy then starts berating the white guy saying - Every time you people call us crazy you're really calling us n____s. I know that's what you mean.

Long one short, at no time was there a racial connection to the white guy's comments. The white guy in question and the host of the show handled it beautifully.

[HyperV12]

It's a problem of cognitive lenses. What I mean is, once you have a certain world view you see everything through that world view. In the same way as once you have decided someone is an asshole, you hear and see everything about them in terms of how it relates to them being an asshole. Once you decide you don't like someone, everything they say or do becomes irritating. In the same way, Blacks have become so singularly focused on everything being racist that they view everything they encounter as racist.

So true! In the same vein one can't use the word gay in its true context anymore, amongst many others! A pet peeve of mine. God I'm becoming a grumpy old man! Go on, get off my lawn!!