Some things are just really bad ideas, no matter how much in the spirit of mirth you may have conceived them. And a pub in Cincinnati, Ohio, has just found that out.
Bruce Jenner’s interview with Diane Sawyer has set the country to talking about the news of a man who was once an icon of masculinity coming out as transgender. So the Senate Pub decided it would be a great idea to develop a dish in honor of Jenner’s official announcement.
Voila! Meet the “Bruce Jenner 2.0” taco/hot dog. The dish is half taco, half hot dog. And if you need that explained any further after viewing the photo of this creation, I’m afraid you’re on your own for that. The taco/hot dog is, quite obviously, tasteless as hell. But it’s also incredibly insensitive in light of the 2014 suicide of ?transgender teen Leelah Alcorn, who also from the Cincinnati area of Ohio.
People in Cincinnati were not amused.?Chris Seelbach, the first openly gay member of the Cincinnati City Council, remarked:
?As much as I love the Senate team, the description of their ?Bruce Jenner? hot dog of the day made me cringe a little.?I understand that Senate’s daily hot dogs are supposed to poke fun at celebrities, but given that Bruce Jenner is possibly coming out as transgender tonight, and knowing how difficult that is, as seen with the suicide of Leelah Alcorn, I’m not sure I would have done with that description.?
Senate Pub? co-owner, Dan Wright, initially defended the new addition to the menu:
“We think Bruce Jenner is awesome and has a tremendous amount of courage to transition in the way that he has. We think that Bruce will influence countless others who might not of felt brave enough to do so in the past? We f*cking love the LGBT community. (The hot dog) is exactly what we said it is. Pure awesomeness.?
Pure awesomeness? You could also call it pure crassness, pure tastelessness, pure ineptitude, and pure crap.
If the new dish was so awesome, we are left to wonder why the folks at the Senate Pub decided to delete if from the offerings after less than two full days. Might it have something to do with a fear of losing thousands of dollars in revenue if they continued the offensive hybrid? Money does speak louder than any other language.
