Domino's New Zealand dropped a promotion where women called Karen got free pizza after an angry backlash
Domino's Pizza came under fire this week after launching a promotional offer in Australia and New Zealand that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza. The free giveaway posted to the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages immediately received backlash. Some accused it of "rewarding privilege" and ignoring more important issues. Domino's New Zealand has since apologized and said it has dropped the promotion. The Australian promotion is still running. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Domino's in New Zealand ditched a promotional offer that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza after receiving backlash online. Earlier this week, the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages said they wanted to reclaim the name after it became a meme used to describe middle-aged white women who like to complain. "Karen" incidents often involve racism as well. The giveaway was titled "Calling all (nice) Karens" and asked anyone who is named "Karen" to fill in a form that tells the pizza chain in 250 words why they were one of the "nice ones" in order to receive a free pizza.
Domino's New Zealand dropped a promotion where women called Karen got free pizza after an angry backlash
Domino's Pizza came under fire this week after launching a promotional offer in Australia and New Zealand that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza. The free giveaway posted to the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages immediately received backlash. Some accused it of "rewarding privilege" and ignoring more important issues. Domino's New Zealand has since apologized and said it has dropped the promotion. The Australian promotion is still running. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Domino's in New Zealand ditched a promotional offer that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza after receiving backlash online. Earlier this week, the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages said they wanted to reclaim the name after it became a meme used to describe middle-aged white women who like to complain. "Karen" incidents often involve racism as well. The giveaway was titled "Calling all (nice) Karens" and asked anyone who is named "Karen" to fill in a form that tells the pizza chain in 250 words why they were one of the "nice ones" in order to receive a free pizza.