Social media battle erupts over pineapple on pizza

Earlier this month the president of Iceland nonchalantly remarked that pizza topped with pineapple should be banned


Sumayia Asif February 24, 2017 1 min read
PHOTO: Futures Mag

Who could have thought that ‘pineapple on pizza’ could stir a monumental Twitter debate? Apparently people are quite sensitive about the subject.

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Earlier this month, the president of Iceland nonchalantly said that pizza topped with pineapple should be banned. Little did he know that a debate of massive proportions was about to ensue.

The president’s remarks went viral, infuriating fans of the Hawaiian pizza, whereas traditionalists, who find pineapple on pizza abhorrent, found a new hero in the president of Iceland. Coincidentally, the comments led us to the discovery that the Hawaiian pizza was actually invented by a Canadian.



Hence Canadians had much to say about the inflammatory remarks.

Here’s what went on Twitter:

Some Canadians took it personally

https://twitter.com/jasonlamb/status/834499843246678021

https://twitter.com/EveForster/status/834410620162338817

This person saw Canada in new light

https://twitter.com/delicateloves/status/833093024729153536

Apparently, you need to be intelligent to like pineapple on pizza



This person makes a valid point

https://twitter.com/ellliot_wood/status/834419312106561538

This user think it's just sad



You're a child if you...

https://twitter.com/toniberthiaume/status/834494705345904641

This user is up for a fight

https://twitter.com/Luke5SOSloljoke/status/834895432970985472

This person has trust issues

https://twitter.com/l_ahrens21/status/834972282233618432

Believe it or not some people love pineapple on pizza





https://twitter.com/Wendilin_M/status/831456538803924992

And finally, the man behind it all, the person who invented the pineapple pizza Sam Panopoulos had one simple message for the Iceland's president: "He should know better." He relayed to CBC

Iceland's president, Guðni Th Jóhannesson, later clarified his position on the subject. He said:

"I like pineapples, just not on pizza. I do not have the power to make laws which forbid people to put pineapples on their pizza. I am glad that I do not hold such power. Presidents should not have unlimited power." However he recommends seafood for pizza.

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