A pizza restaurant has spectacularly trolled the anti-gay marriage campaign after a billboard popped up on the wall outside their Tasmania business.
The staff of Wiseguise Pizza, in Launceston, took matters into their own hand when a sign reading ‘It’s OK to say NO’ by the Coalition for Marriage was erected.
With the help of a ladder, employees painted the words ‘to pineapple on pizza’ next to the billboard, making it read ‘It’s OK to say NO to pineapple on pizza.’
A pizza restaurant has spectacularly trolled the anti-gay marriage campaign after a billboard popped up on the wall outside their Tasmania business
Workers from Wiseguise restaurant painted a phrase on their wall so that the sign read: ‘It’s OK to say ‘NO’ to pineapple on pizza!’
Wiseguise worker Ben Barwick said the business was ‘respectful of everyone’s opinions’ and was not interested in taking a political stance on the debate.
‘We are painting the side of our building, not on the sign, and basically turning that into a bit of humour,’ he told the ABC.
Managing director Alex Jones said it took three hours to paint the additional phrase, which was received positively by the local community.
‘We try not to have a political point of view as a business, so I think we’ve taken the stance away from it,’ he told the publication.
‘Obviously we’re big believers in freedom of speech, and we’re very lucky that we live in a country that allows us to be like that.’
It’s understood the billboard, which was put up on Thursday morning, was scribbled with purple paint by vandals just hours after it was erected.
Wiseguise worker Ben Barwick said the pizzeria (pictured) was ‘respectful of everyone’s opinions’ and was not interested in taking a political stance on the debate
Earlier this week campaigners against gay marriage were slammed on social media for using skywriting to push their ‘no’ case
Earlier this week campaigners against gay marriage were slammed on social media for using skywriting to push their ‘no’ case.
Blue skies above Sydney, stretching from Balmain near the city to Parramatta in the west, were emblazoned with ‘Vote No’.
The sunny air space above the harbour city became a billboard a day after the Coalition for Marriage’s campaign launch at Darling Harbour
However, one critic likened their traditional views on same-sex marriage to skywriting, which dates back to the 1930s.
‘Their views on SSM are from the same era as their advertising strategy,’ one Reddit post said. ‘At least they’re consistent.’
The ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns are currently canvassing the country for votes