Let's get one thing straight -- Pizza Hut's new "Flavor of Now" menu totally makes us cringe, but damn it -- their new commercial is really freakin' funny.
In a genius work of advertising by Deutsch L.A, Pizza Hut takes its outrageously-named pizza (slice of Cock-A-Doodle Bacon, anyone) -- back to the supposed "original pizza makers" -- Italy, otherwise known as "The Old World." And let's just say the Italians weren't happy with the new take on pizza. At all.
We're with you, Carmela.
Other things the Italians hated? The new Pizza Hut mobile ordering site, jeggings and EDM music. HuffPost Taste reached out to a Pizza Hut spokesperson via email, and we can confirm that the people in the ad are real people from Sorrento, Italy, and yes -- they don't really like change.
And while we're not too excited about names like "Skinny Beach" or "Pretzel Piggy," we're definitely gonna watch this commercial a few more times.
Arrivederci, Italy!
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Why we hate it:We're supposed to wake up and want bacon on our pizza -- that's what this pizza is telling us, right? This makes us want to stay in bed and hide from the world.
Why we hate it: Can you imagine saying "giddy-up" when you call to order your pizza? We rest our case.
Why we hate it: The pizza sounds pretty delicious, but the name is just painfully cheesy. It rings in our ears.
Why we hate it: Piggy? Make it stop!
Why we hate it: This name just makes us feel ill. And uncomfortable, and guilty too. Did we do something wrong by wanting to order this pizza? It sure sounds like it.
Why we hate it: This name leaves us with very little words and almost too much frustration to think straight. First of all, it makes no sense (but then again, neither do any of the names.) It it a play on the term "skinny bitch," the title of a diet book, a cocktail, and most upsettingly, a derogatory term for a woman? Or is it referring to the actual beach somehow? (The ingredients certainly give no indication.) Are we forced now to consider our "beach bodies" when ordering a pizza? It's all wrong, whatever the intention. Quite simply, it's just bad taste.