"It was never our intention to get political and appear as though we have taken a side in this ongoing debate," the statement said. In the statement, Kopp's said linking "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" with its long-running flavor "Hey Cupcake" was an "oversight" and "an honest mistake." National Pro-Life Cupcake Day was founded by a group called Cupcakes for Life to raise awareness about abortion and encourage dialogue on the topic, with cupcakes used as a means of bringing people together for the chat, according to National Today. It included "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" on Oct. The iconic Milwaukee purveyor of flavors became the subject of online buzz Monday morning when it posted a calendar of upcoming holiday-themed flavors for October. Kopp's Frozen Custard has issued an apology after linking "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" to one of their Flavor of the Day offerings this month, according to a statement the business shared on social media Monday afternoon. This article was originally published on NBCNews.Kopp's Frozen Custard has issued an apology after linking "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" to one of their Flavor of the Day offerings this month, according to a statement the business shared on social media Monday afternoon. "I think that's the primary effort of Pro-Life Cupcake Day, is to create conversations." "I think that any opportunity pro-life or abortion should be open and welcome," said Flippin, 33, who lives near Cincinnati. "We just want to demonstrate, really, that not every baby gets a birthday," Flippin said of the annual cupcake day, which she said she has been involved with since 2011.Ī search of the hashtag #ProlifeCupcakeDay shows years' worth of Twitter and Instagram posts featuring photos of cupcakes and efforts to distribute them.įlippin said it was "unfortunate" that Kopp's apologized. Some centers have also been found to spread medical misinformation to people seeking abortions. 9, along with information about so-called crisis pregnancy centers, which dissuade women from having abortions and typically provide free pregnancy tests and other services. Typically, Flippin said, anti-abortion rights activists across the country bake and distribute free cupcakes on Oct. Rebekah Flippin, the spokesperson for Cupcakes For Life, said the group's goal is to use the annual “National Pro-Life Cupcake Day” to "create a more positive message" about the anti-abortion rights movement. something that’s a national political question like that,” he added. “We’d never tie a flavor flippantly in with. In this instance, he said, the person putting together this month’s flavor list saw “National Pro-Life Cupcake Day” and “the pro-life part went apparently right over their head,” Feist said. 28, when Kopp’s will promote its Swiss chocolate flavor, and Halloween, when its jack-o-lantern flavor will be one of the flavors of the day. The company has removed the mention of "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" and the "Hey Cupcake" flavor from its website, where a monthly "flavor preview" highlights two new "flavors of the day," in addition to vanilla and chocolate.įeist told NBC News that the restaurant chain has long promoted custard flavors linked to celebrated days, such as National Chocolate Day on Oct. any flavors we may link to a national holiday.” In the statement, Kopp’s pledged to “be more diligent in reviewing. Kopp’s issued the apology after angry customers called it to complain, according to Jeff Feist, the general manager of Kopp's Greenfield, Wisconsin, location.
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