Domino's New Zealand dropped a promotion where women called Karen got free pizza after an angry backlash

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• Domino's Pizza came under fire this week after launching a promotional offer in Australia and New Zealand that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza.
• The free giveaway posted to the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages immediately received backlash.
• Some accused it of "rewarding privilege" and ignoring more important issues. 
• Domino's New Zealand has since apologized and said it has dropped the promotion. The Australian promotion is still running.
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Domino's in New Zealand ditched a promotional offer that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza after receiving backlash online.

Earlier this week, the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages said they wanted to reclaim the name after it became a meme used to describe middle-aged white women who like to complain.

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