Burger King Austria is celebrating Pride Month by introducing the “Pride Whopper,” a hamburger that comes with either two top or two bottom buns.
The new item uses mealtime to promote “equal love and equal rights,” a translation of the fast-food chain’s Austrian website said.
“We are setting an example for individuality and freedom and stand for a respectful interaction with each other,” the website translation says. “Equal rights. Empathy. Understanding. No matter where you come from, no matter who you love, no matter what you look like or what you believe in: Time to be proud.”
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The burger features two top buns halves or two bottom buns instead of one top and one bottom like usual. It appears the special burger version will only be available in Austria but is making headlines in the United States as the fast-food restaurant joins so many companies in virtue-signaling during the month of June.
Reactions on social media weren’t entirely favorable, even from the LGBT community. On the company’s Instagram page, one user wrote, “Some straight people came up with this and thought it was a great idea.”
“One day into pride month and already exhausted,” another said.
“This is a joke, right?” someone else asked.
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