Frozen custard company apologizes for promoting "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day"

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Frozen custard company apologizes for promoting "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day"
“It was never our intention to get political and appear as though we have taken a side in this ongoing debate," Kopp's Frozen Custard said in a statement Monday.

A frozen custard company has issued an apology after promoting its cupcake-themed custard flavor in honor of the upcoming "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day."

Kopp's Frozen Custard, which has three restaurants in the Milwaukee area, apologized on Monday for promoting its "Hey Cupcake" custard flavor in connection with the Oct. 9 day, which was founded by an anti-abortion group called Cupcakes for Life.

"Linking 'National Pro-Life Cupcake Day' with our long-running flavor 'Hey Cupcake,' was an oversight on our part and an honest mistake," read a statement posted to Kopp's Twitter account. "It was never our intention to get political and appear as though we have taken a side in this ongoing debate."


Kopp’s issued the apology after angry customers called the restaurant to complain, according to Jeff Feist, the general manager of Kopp's Greenfield, Wisconsin location.

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The company has since removed the mention of the "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" and the "Hey Cupcake" flavor from its website, where a monthly "flavor preview"

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1. "oversight"

sure Jan dot gif

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Looks like they are trying to get best of both worlds.

Pretend it was a mistake while signalling to the fascists that they are on their side.

[TheRealNorth]

6. I grew up in that area

And that is the go-to model of the Chambers of Commerce. Won't be going there again next time I am in town, nor recommending them anymore to people visiting Milwaukee who want to try the frozen custard.

[LeftInTX]

3. "Oopp, didn't know this would backfire"

[LeftInTX]

4. Apprently, "National Pro-life Cupcake Day" is a real thing...

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pro-life-cupcake-day-october-9/

[MagickMuffin]

5. Hey Cupcake, I can call you Cupcake right

Whatever Cupcake thought this was a great idea and then try and gaslight us into believing this wasn't political. Sure thing Cupcake!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. How about a National Get Rid of the Death Penalty Cupcake Day?