Pizza Hut is gettings some harsh reactions from conservatives and other social media warriors for including a book about “drag kids” in its “Book It!” reading incentive program.
“Pizza Hut has gone full woke, now we must make them full broke,” conservative author Brigitte Gabriel said on social media.
According to the “Book It!” website, the book “Big Wig,” is represented as a “wonderful read-aloud” book that “celebrates the universal childhood experience of dressing up and the confidence that comes with putting on a costume,” and describes it as a picture book that “celebrates drag kids.”
“In the spirit of Julián Is a Mermaid, this irrepressible picture book celebrates drag kids, individuality, and self-confidence from the perspective of a fabulous wig!,” the description reads.
Haters of the children’s book pounced on Pizza Hut, with some threatening a boycott over the company’s choice to go woke.
Should we boycott @pizzahut? https://t.co/epZ8yaaYtK
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) June 3, 2022
Boycott Pizza Hut, order from Papa John’s instead.
Better ingredients. Better pizza. No wokeness.
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) June 4, 2022
Can screwed up adults give children a break and just let them be children …I’m so sick of messed up people/ and companies on a quest to mess children. This is not necessary 👇 bye bye @pizzahut https://t.co/r6baWn7ksK
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) June 3, 2022
Pizza Hut officials have not made any official comments on the matter.
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