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原文

Domino's Pizza has dropped a promotion offering free pizza to women named Karen after it was met with a backlash.

In recent years, the name "Karen" has been used as an insult to describe white middle-aged women who are perceived to be obnoxious or racist.

The pizza franchise's New Zealand arm initially said it wanted to give "nice Karens" a break from negativity.

语言点

drop vt. 取消（cancel）

promotion n. 促销；升职

(If a shop does a promotion, that means it’s trying to sell a product.)

backlash n. 强烈反对

(really or extremely strong reaction to sth.)

insult n. 侮辱

perceive vt. 看作，视为（consider）

obnoxious adj. 令人讨厌的

(really unpleasant or violent)

· Internet meme: 互联网迷因文化

arm n. 部门; 分支机构

break from: 结束，打破

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