Why pineapple on pizza is being weaponized as a counter-protest at the Olympics

Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long's victory over Italy's Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an exchange of insults on social media, with Cheung's supporters celebrating his win with posts about pineapple pizzas—widely considered a culinary blunder in Italian cooking.

Why pineapple on pizza is being weaponized as a counter-protest at the Olympics
A men's fencer gestures at a referee

Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long's victory over Italy's Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an exchange of insults on social media, with Cheung's supporters celebrating his win with posts about pineapple pizzas—widely considered a culinary blunder in Italian cooking.