{"id":2358596,"date":"2024-10-23T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-pizza-shop-removes-menu-item-mocking-marion-barry-after-threats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T21:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:33:26","slug":"dc-pizza-shop-removes-menu-item-mocking-marion-barry-after-threats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-pizza-shop-removes-menu-item-mocking-marion-barry-after-threats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DC pizza shop removes menu item mocking Marion Barry after threats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-pizza-shop-removes-menu-item-mocking-marion-barry-after-threats-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358596&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Washington, D.C. \u2063pizza shop, &#038;Pizza, recently\u200d faced backlash and threats of boycotts after introducing a dessert called &#8220;Marion Berry Knots,&#8221; which referenced\u200c the late \u2064mayor Marion Barry&#8217;s notorious past with drug addiction. The dessert, a sugary pastry, was promoted with social media imagery \u2063that alluded to Barry&#8217;s history, including a famous incident where he was caught smoking crack. Prompted by criticism from activists and community leaders, who deemed\u200d the menu item culturally insensitive, the restaurant removed the dessert\u2064 from its offerings. Notably, former Mayor Barry&#8217;s wife criticized the item as &#8220;racist and disrespectful.&#8221; The controversy \u2064led to vandalism\u200d of one of the\u200c restaurant&#8217;s\u200b locations and organized protests against it, showcasing the strong reactions\u200b from the local community, including comments from prominent \u200dfigures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-blasted-for-failing-five-audits-and-missing-61-of-assets-all-gone-to-zelensky\/\" title=\"Pentagon criticized for 5 audit failures, 61% asset loss blamed on Zelensky.\">social media \u2062users<\/a>. Despite the varied \u2062responses, the \u200cincident highlighted the delicate \u2064balance between humor and respect in cultural references.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC pizza shop removes menu item mocking Marion Barry after threats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843689\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;Pizza, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, pizza <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"restaurant\">restaurant<\/a>, sparked controversy this week by creating a local-themed dessert item referencing the late &ldquo;Mayor for Life&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marion-barry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marion Barry\">Marion Barry<\/a>, but after numerous threats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"boycotts\">boycotts<\/a>, the restaurant removed it from its menu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The restaurant had marketed a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sugary doughy knot pastry topped<\/a> with a vanilla icing drizzle dubbed as &ldquo;Marion Berry Knots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A social media post on X promoted that the dessert would &ldquo;blow you away&rdquo; while showing an image of small bags of white powder, a thinly veiled reference to his infamous history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cocaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cocaine\">cocaine<\/a> addiction.<\/p>\n<p>A press release on the new dish touted that the item was &ldquo;so good it&rsquo;s likely a felony.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barry was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pqD3incIE94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"caught smoking crack\">caught smoking crack<\/a> in a 1990 FBI sting operation where he famously declared on videotape, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSRW18ahWG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"B**** set me up!\">B**** set me up!<\/a>&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the well-known details of the former mayor&rsquo;s past, activists organized against the pizza restaurant&rsquo;s snarky menu item.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k6ujTTu_uo0?si=muSmJ0EghyFgHx6S\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will do everything I can to shut down that pizza place,&rdquo; former Barry colleague Bernard Demczuk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/10\/22\/dc-pizza-marion-berry-knots-dessert-cocaine-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> said. &ldquo;They have no right to monetize someone&rsquo;s problem that&rsquo;s a big problem for a lot of people in this country. It&rsquo;s disgraceful, making a profit off a man who devoted his life to helping people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cora Masters Barry, wife of the late former mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcnewsnow.com\/news\/local-news\/washington-dc\/marion-barrys-wife-critical-of-marion-berry-knots-dessert-at-pizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called\">called<\/a> the menu item &ldquo;racist and disrespectful.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>One of the restaurant&rsquo;s chain locations in southeast Washington, D.C., was vandalized on Wednesday morning with yellow and orange paint splattered all over the store&rsquo;s windows.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s NAACP branch pressured &amp;Pizza to take the &ldquo;inflammatory, culturally insensitive and drug-use insinuating&rdquo; item off the menu.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., Councilman Trayon White joined a group of protesters on Wednesday to hold a press conference to organize a boycott against the restaurant. White <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHamburgReports\/status\/1849110679858417750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Barry provided &ldquo;hope&rdquo; for Washington, D.C., residents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ward 8 Councilmember <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trayonwhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trayonwhite<\/a>, who pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges last month, is speaking now about his support of the boycott <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECgE21yAMV\">pic.twitter.com\/ECgE21yAMV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Hamburg (@DHamburgReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHamburgReports\/status\/1849110679858417750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-who-used-rittenhouse-trial-to-mock-waukesha-parade-tragedy-resigns\/\" title=\"Democrat Who Used Rittenhouse Trial to Mock Waukesha Parade Tragedy Resigns\">social media users reacted<\/a> to the backlash and calls for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;lol it&rsquo;s pizza. Folks gotta relax,&rdquo; one X social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/odell_GHP\/status\/1849186998801588682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quipped\">quipped<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ANYONE who lived under BARRY KNOWS what a dirt-ball&hellip; As a former city-employee I consider him a DISGRACE to his constituents,&rdquo; a Washington, D.C., resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k6ujTTu_uo0&amp;lc=UgxJKfp3JbG14WARejR4AaABAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lmao so what we all mad about today? Seriously people it was no known secret that Berry was a drug user,&rdquo; another person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StevenABadeau\/status\/1849138942446334344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andpizza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andpizza<\/a> pulls Marion Berry Knots from the menu and issues an apology. &#8220;We made a mistake.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WTOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VRlksM2IuX\">pic.twitter.com\/VRlksM2IuX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Murillo (@MikeMurilloWTOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeMurilloWTOP\/status\/1849183850343149954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t believe people are so triggered and outraged over this let&rsquo;s put that effort into solving real problems like carjackings shootings, murderers, and robberies,&rdquo; an X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jawishd18\/status\/1849154667189588370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&amp;Pizza CEO Mike Burns <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeMurilloWTOP\/status\/1849183850343149954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released an apology\">released an apology<\/a> on Wednesday stating, &ldquo;We made a mistake. And for that, we sincerely apologize. We hear the D.C. community and have removed the &lsquo;Marion Berry Knots&rsquo; from our menu effective immediately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barry died in 2014 at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843689\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843689\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC pizza shop pulls dessert item mocking Marion Barry after backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2358598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Marion-Barry.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,43577,43578,43579,32076],"class_list":["post-2358596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-dc-pizza","tag-marion-barry","tag-menu-removal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Marion-Barry.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}