Dear Pineapple Pizza Lovers of the World,

I stand beside you and support your love of savory and sweet. We as lovers of one of the most debated pizza toppings of all time must stick together.

Being a fan of pineapple pizza, or Hawaiian pizza as its creator Sam Panopoulos called it, is like being a fan of an incredibly good but disliked sports team. You have these great players (pineapple, pizza sauce, your choice of savory ham or bacon) that are great at what they do, but spectators who don't truly appreciate them and blatantly judge them (the haters of the world). It is up to the die-hard fans (us) to show our appreciation and spread the pineapple pizza gospel. We must power past the memes, the Facebook rants, and the opinions of others (while still showing respect, duh). It is our prerogative to love what we love, and hope that along the way we can share that love with someone else.

So the to the supporters of creative toppings. Sweet and savory. Breaking out of the mold. Defying the expected. Fighting the good fight. To the supporters of pineapple pizza, I commend you.

You are all my heroes.