Reactions ranged from "criminal" to "amazing" after former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio posted a video to social media showing the city's former chief executive putting coconut flakes on a slice.
de Blasio, who left office in 2021, posted the video to X on Wednesday.
In the video, he doesn't say a word. He just sprinkles a bag of sweetened coconut onto a slice of cheese pizza.
Some users said they thought it was a "coded message."
"This is a crime against humanity," declared one user.
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"Even the ninja turtles would never," said another user.
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A few replies did praise the former mayor's action.
As a self-described "Proud Brooklynite," the video definitely raises questions.
Back in 2014, de Blasio received criticism for eating pizza with a fork and knife.
"In my ancestral homeland, it is more typical to eat with a fork and knife," he said at the time. "I have been in Italy a lot and I have picked up the habit for certain types of pizza."
