qualify as chicken what then are they supposedly serving well as the theory goes mutants featherless chicken-like creatures raised in a lab and genetically engineered to be meatier than actual chicken honestly how could i not do a food theory episode about this now as you'd expect the restaurant flatly denied all of this from the very start in february of NUMBER_TOKEN kyle craig president of kfc us explained to bloomberg that the name change was entirely their decision and that it was simply a way to minimize the effects of the word fried not only because it carries unhealthy connotations but also because it undermined the company's efforts to expand its menu beyond fried foods into things like grilled chicken salads wraps and so on and it makes sense at that time the u.s was at the height of its low-fat craze and fried foods were public enemy number one by the way the effectiveness of the quote unquote low-fat trend or i guess i should say the ineffectiveness is a food theory for another day to be sure but for as reasonable as it might seem for a restaurant the early NUMBER_TOKENs to avoid the word fried the mutant chicken theory is what grabbed everyone's attention because duh of course it did and managed to hang around for three decades afterward wow for the NUMBER_TOKENs really three decades ago my brain says yes but my obsession with gigapets says no so today theorists we're gonna finally get to that kentucky fried truth what was the real reason kfc shortened its name was it the restaurant's choice or were they forced to change it is there actually a conspiracy at play here look i'll admit it i really want there to be a genetically engineered chicken conspiracy like i borderline need this to happen but i promise to stay as objective as possible even though i'm literally salivating right now with the prospect of a mutant chicken kfc thumbnail and uh since we're gonna be reviewing other people's theories in today's episode i think you know what that means it's morty time leave your theories in the comments below i'll pick my favorites in the next episode of morty now then let's travel back in time to the year NUMBER_TOKEN when chain letters roamed the earth for those of you who don't remember chain letters i offer you this advice cherish your youth and never lose your sense of wonder basically chain letters were viral content for a pre-internet society someone would physically mail a letter out to a bunch of people and that letter would ask the recipient to make copies of the letter and physically mail it out to a bunch of other people that they knew in theory the letter would spread like wildfire and reach a tremendous number of people obviously it didn't always work out that way not every chain letter is gonna wind up going viral just like how not every youtube video is gonna wind up going viral still waiting for my NUMBER_TOKEN audition for the musical hairspray to catch fire you guys however there was one particular chain letter about kfc's name change that did catch on the letter which has evolved over the years into the form of emails as well as social media posts claims that a university of new hampshire study has uncovered a sinister secret that the government forced kentucky fried chicken to remove the word chicken from its menu and advertising because the
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