Some weird news out of Europe on Monday: Iceland's President Guðni Jóhannesson said that he's "fundamentally opposed" to pineapple on pizza, and if he could ban the practice, he would. His comment caused quite a ruckus on Twitter, with people weighing in on both sides of the "debate."
If you think pineapple on pizza is a good idea, you are on the wrong side of history. Iceland's president is not. https://t.co/KLJ53Ky6Ku
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) February 21, 2017
PINEAPPLE DOES GO ON PIZZA
— mariana (@l0vemarianaa) February 21, 2017
PINEAPPLE DOES GO ON PIZZA
PINEAPPLE DOES GO ON PIZZA
PINEAPPLE DOES GO ON PIZZA
PINEAPPLE DOES GO ON PIZZA
he has my vote https://t.co/J6QuitfvfW
— spencer claus (@spxncxrx) February 21, 2017
Iceland's President has said he would ban pineapple on pizza. The type of guy that should be leading us here in the UK
— Mark Lawrence (@MLawrenceJourno) February 21, 2017
Jóhannesson clarified his comments on Facebook, saying that while he likes pineapples when they're not on pizza, he doesn't actually have the power to ban people from putting them on pizza. He also doesn't think that any president should have that power. Jóhannesson said that he recommends that people put seafood* on pizza.
So now we know: Many people have very, very strong feelings about whether fruit should be on pizza. (Personally, I don't care. Give me all the buffalo chicken, however.)
*WHAT?! How is that better than pineapple?!