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KFC to roll out 'Chizza' in the US
For the first time in the U.S., KFC is poised to roll out a combination fried chicken and pizza dish, appropriately dubbed the "Chizza."
Instead of a dough crust like traditional pizza, the Chizza features a base layer of fried chicken topped with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. "It's not pizza, it's Chizza: two 100% white meat Extra Crispy™ fried chicken filets topped with zesty marinara sauce, melty mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni," a press release explained.
The concoction will be available for a limited time in the U.S., beginning on February 26, but people will be able to try it even sooner, and at no cost, in New York City.
"To celebrate its stateside debut, KFC will transform its restaurant at 242 E 14th St. in New York City – the pizza capital of the U.S. – into a one-of-a-kind "Chizzeria" pop-up where customers will get to try Chizza before anyone else for free," the press release noted. "The KFC Chizzeria offers one menu item only, hot & fresh Chizza, in a KFC-ified, modern take on a classic pizzeria. The world's first Chizzeria (probably) opens its doors for a limited time, Friday, Feb. 23-Feb. 24 (1-9 p.m. ET), but don't worry, Chizza is available to the rest of the country starting Monday, Feb. 26."
"Chizza first debuted on KFC menus in the Philippines in 2015 and since then the KFC exclusive has made its way around the world to Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Germany, Spain and Mexico, among other countries. Now, you can experience the global phenomenon here in the U.S. for the very first time," the press release stated.
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New York County public defender caught on video tearing down posters of Israeli hostages — and she just resigned
A New York County public defender who was caught on video tearing down posters of Israeli hostages has just resigned.
Victoria Ruiz, 36, tendered her resignation, "effective immediately," a New York County Defender Services representative told Fox News.
What's the background?
Despite the glut of videos popping up on social media showing leftists tearing down posters of Israelis — many of them children — who've been taken hostage by terrorist group Hamas, Ruiz for some reason went ahead and did the same.
In the clip, an individual behind the camera approaches Ruiz and repeatedly asks, "Why are you taking down pictures of missing children?"
Ruiz doesn't answer and just walks away.
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"It is absolutely unacceptable for someone with such bias and hate to serve in your office," StopAntisemitism told New York County Defender Services in the clip's caption.
The organization said in a statement that "we strongly condemned the highly insensitive action," Fox News reported.
StopAntisemitism was "pleased to hear" that Ruiz resigned, the group's executive director, Liora Rez, added to the cable news network.
"Someone who openly denigrates a vulnerable community by tearing down these posters should not be representing New York County’s most vulnerable in court," the group added to Fox News.
How are others reacting?
As you might imagine, observers were pleased with Ruiz's resignation — and none too pleased about her actions:
- One commenter quipped, "Future job — 'would you like fries with that?'"
- "She ought to be fired and not resign. Victoria Ruiz should never hold such position again," another user declared. "She's not a public defender, rather a sympathizer for terrorists."
- "From the river to the sea soon you’ll work for @KFC," another commenter noted in a jarring variation of the pro-Palestinian chant that pushes for wiping Israel off the map.
- "Imagine throwing your job away to tear down missing/abduction flyers," another user observed. "Was it really worth it?"
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KFC apologizes for promotion remembering notorious Nazi attack on Jews and telling Germans to 'treat' themselves to cheesy chicken
KFC apologized after the fast-food giant sent a promotional message regarding cheesy chicken to customers in Germany, while at the same time memorializing the notorious Nazi attack on Jews in 1938 known as Kristallnacht.
Wednesday was the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht – the coordinated anti-Jewish attacks by the Nazi Party that ended in the deaths of at least 91 Jews.
"Over 250 synagogues were burned, over 7,000 Jewish businesses were trashed and looted, dozens of Jewish people were killed, and Jewish cemeteries, hospitals, schools, and homes were looted while police and fire brigades stood by," according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Many consider Kristallnacht to be the beginning of the Holocaust.
"The morning after the pogroms 30,000 German Jewish men were arrested for the 'crime' of being Jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished," the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum stated. "Some Jewish women were also arrested and sent to local jails. Businesses owned by Jews were not allowed to reopen unless they were managed by non-Jews. Curfews were placed on Jews, limiting the hours of the day they could leave their homes."
KFC acknowledged the anniversary of the brutal day of violence by urging Germans to "treat" themselves to cheesy, crispy chicken.
The fried chicken company sent a push notification on the company's app remembering Kristallnacht, also known as the "Night of Broken Glass" and as "Reichspogromnacht" in Germany.
The KFC promotional message read, "It's memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!”
Approximately an hour later, KFC sent a message apologizing for the insensitive promo message, according to the BBC.
"We are very sorry, we will check our internal processes immediately so that this does not happen again. Please excuse this error," the message stated.
\u201cWow, just wow! I am utterly speechless and repulsed! @kfc Germany puts out promotional campaign inviting customers to treat themselves on #Kristallnacht \u2026 with some \u201ccrispy chicken with tender cheese.\u201d\n\nYou can\u2019t make this up!\u201d— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Arsen Ostrovsky) 1668013468
Daniel Sugarman, director of public affairs at the Board of Deputies of British Jews, called KFC's Kristallnacht message "absolutely hideous."
Dalia Grinfeld, the associate director of European affairs at Jewish NGO the Anti-Defamation League, said, "How wrong can you get on Kristallnacht KFC Germany. Shame on you!"
KFC Germany claimed that the message was sent out by a bot.
KFC Germany told Newsweek, "An automated push notification was accidentally issued to KFC app users in Germany that contained an obviously unplanned, insensitive and unacceptable message and for this we sincerely apologize."
"We use a semi-automated content creation process linked to calendars that include national observances," the KFC statement said. "In this instance, our internal review process was not properly followed, resulting in a non-approved notification being shared. We have suspended app communications while we examine our current process to ensure such an issue does not occur again."
"We understand and respect the gravity and history of this day, and remain committed to equity, inclusion and belonging for all," KFC noted.
Joy Behar shredded for jaw-dropping complaints that Ukraine invasion might interfere with her swanky European vacation plans
Joy Behar, co-host on "The View," is facing heavy backlash after selfishly complaining that the Ukraine-Russia crisis could derail her plans for a European vacation.
What are the details?
Behar on Thursday — the very day Russian forces invaded Ukraine — expressed her concerns that the ongoing conflict might affect her plans to visit Italy for a lavish vacation.
The panel began by discussing the escalating war during the broadcast, prompting co-host Sunny Hostin to express her fears for those Ukrainians who might end up injured or dead due to the ongoing conflict.
"What I also thought about was the fact that estimates are 50,000 Ukrainians will be dead or wounded and that this is going to start a humanitarian crisis, a refugee crisis in Europe," she explained. "We’re talking about 5 million people that are going to be displaced. It’s heartbreaking to hear what is going to happen."
Even co-host Whoopi Goldberg added that the conflict was "so disheartening."
"The people in Russia, they don't want this war," she added. "[Putin] wants it because he's trying to hold on."
Behar, however, appeared to care little for human suffering, casualties, and displacement and said that she was concerned that her trip to Italy might be derailed.
"Well, I'm scared of what's going to happen in Western Europe, too. You know, you plan a trip, you want to go there," she attempted to reason. "[I wanted] to go to Italy for four years. I haven't been able to make it because of the pandemic — and now this. It's like, what's going to happen there, too?"
What was the reaction?
Much of social media condemned Behar's remarks.
Leading the criticism was Barstool Sports writer Kevin Clancy, who castigated Behar for her apparent selfishness.
"The true horror of the worldwide pandemic and Russia invading Ukraine? Joy Behar hasn't been able to take her trip to Italy," Clancy wrote on Twitter. "Thoughts and Prayers for Joy. We hope she makes it through this tragedy."
The true horror of the worldwide pandemic and Russia invading Ukraine? Joy Behar hasn\u2019t been able to take her trip to Italy. Thoughts and Prayers for Joy. We hope she makes it through this tragedy.pic.twitter.com/UYM1Q0C5nU— KFC (@KFC) 1645750590
New York Post and Fox News writer Karol Markowicz added, "Did Putin even stop to think how his invasion would affect Joy Behar's trip to Italy?"
Did Putin even stop to think how his invasion would affect Joy Behar\u2019s trip to Italy?https://twitter.com/liz_wheeler/status/1496987947870171138\u00a0\u2026— Karol Markowicz (@Karol Markowicz) 1645746343
Washington Times columnist Tim Young spat, "Joy Behar is elitist trash."
Joy Behar is elitist trash.https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1496897797165285377\u00a0\u2026— Tim Young (@Tim Young) 1645752678
He later added, "Joy Behar is the perfect liberal Karen... she doesnt care about people getting killed in Ukraine, just that this might interrupt her trips to Italy."
Joy Behar is the perfect liberal Karen... she doesnt care about people getting killed in Ukraine, just that this might interrupt her trips to Italy.— Tim Young (@Tim Young) 1645752553
A widely liked tweet from user Joanne Mason read, "God grant me the absolute confidence and egocentricity of Joy Behar complaining that a war ruined her vacation plans while the bombs are still literally dropping."
Even Behar fans turned their backs on the co-host over the remarks.
One user wrote, "She sounded so damned entitled when she said that and I actually like her."
"I'm old and say dumb stuff sometimes too, but holy hell, she was being just startlingly oblivious," another user added.
Twitter user Sarara chimed in, "Can you even imagine being so privileged, so removed from reality, so far up your own colon that you’d respond to a massive humanitarian crisis by complaining about your hypothetical vacation being disrupted? Seriously, what the hell @JoyVBehar?"
Behar has yet to issue a clarification or apology for the offending and insensitive remarks.
KFC suspends 'finger lickin' good' slogan, calling it 'inappropriate' during COVID-19
Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new advertising campaign announcing that it will shelve its longstanding "it's finger lickin' good" slogan for a time, calling the catchphrase "inappropriate" during the coronavirus pandemic.
What are the details?
In a news release, the company joked, "and the winner of the award for the most inappropriate slogan for 2020 goes to....KFC."
The chicken chain's global marketing chief, Catherine Tan-Gillespie explained that while the slogan has served it well for more than six decades, it "doesn't feel quite right" for 2020 but "will be back" when "the time is right."
"We find ourselves in a unique situation — having an iconic slogan that doesn't quite fit in the current environment," Tan-Gillespie wrote. "While we are pausing the use of It's Finger Lickin' Good, rest assured the food craved by so many people around the world isn't changing one bit."
CNN noted:
To be clear, Monday's announcement is a marketing campaign. A clever one, perhaps, with good intentions baked into it ... but a marketing campaign nonetheless. KFC blurred out the slogan featured on old billboards and signs in a cheeky ad released on its YouTube page.
KFC presses pause on It's Finger Lickin' Good... for now. www.youtube.com
Fox Business reported that a KFC spokesperson told them the ad campaign was not being featured in the U.S. market, but it "was running in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa and parts of Asia."
KFC has more than 24,000 restaurants worldwide in over 145 countries and territories. It is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
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