I never thought I’d see the day when a pizza is disgusting (unless it’s covered in mushrooms or pineapple ).
But then a pizzeria in Texas went ahead and created a Jeffrey Dahmer -Themed pizza, complete with a dismembered finger and ramen noodle for intestines.
Unsurprisingly, the pizza “special” has been met with severe criticism online.
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‘Monster — the Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ has received a lot of criticism since it’s been released.
The Netflix series, starring Evan Peters, sheds light on how the notorious serial killer killed 17 boys and men from 1978 to 1991 before he was arrested.
Although the series has been extremely popular, it’s also been met with severe backlash.
Namely, from the families of the victims. For example, Rita Isbell, the sister of Errol Lindsey, called out Netflix for her brother’s traumatic episode and for sensationalizing his murder.
She told ‘Insider’ that she was never contacted by Netflix or the makers of the show.
“They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it. But I’m not money hungry, and that’s what this show is about, Netflix trying to get paid,” she said.
With Halloween right around the corner, more controversy arose when the popularity of Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes shot up.
Many people found it disturbing and “not funny” that people would want to dress like a murderer who brutally killed his victims and even ate some of them.
Olympian Simone Biles shared her outrage on Twitter.
In a move to prevent Dahmer lookalikes from walking the streets, eBay even banned sales of Dahmer costumes and accessories. “These items are banned on eBay and are being removed under our ‘Violence and Violent Criminal Policy,’” an eBay spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Now, controversy has struck again — this time about a Dahmer-inspired pizza.
Capital Pizza restaurant in Lubbock, Texas, was the one behind the pizza called the “Jeffrey Dahmer Special.”
It’s about as gross as it sounds, with unappetizing features to represent Jeffrey’s victims.
There’s fake blood surrounding a prop pizza crust covered in fake blood, a dismembered finger, an eyeball, and ramen noodles used as intestines.
“It being spooky season and the popularity of the Netflix series, one of our waitresses came up with the idea and made the pizza and just put it up as a fun prop for Halloween,” Capital Pizza manager Kiefer Slusher-Davidson told Everything Lubbock .
Instead of being celebrated, most of the reactions criticized the pizza display as being “disrespectful.”
“That is sick. There is nothing funny about this pizza and the sick things Jeffrey Dahmer did to people,” one wrote. “It’s embarrassing being a Texan sometimes…” another added.
“They wouldn’t dare do a special based off holocaust victims… But someone that’s murdered people of color no prob,” another added.
“Very poor taste they should remove it. Gonna lose more business then it brings in,” a fourth Twitter user added.
The criticism kept coming: “This is so gross! Men & minors lost their lives, nothing should be named after him!”
The pizzeria has since acknowledged the complaints they’ve received. “Like I said, it’s a fun prop, I suppose [it] will become either famous or infamous,” Slusher-Davidson told local television station KAMC.
He added that some customers love the pizza prop.
Some people also showed support on Twitter. “It’s spooky szn calm down. Damn triggered people everywhere,” one wrote.
The non-edible pizza isn’t for sale and will be put away and put into storage once Halloween is over. We’re sure there are many who are counting the days!
