Chef behind Barilla Pasta is blatantly homophobic

[Anonymous]

Stopping my Barilla purchases! That's my decision, I'll put my money elsewhere. Actually, it's good to do this because it'll force the company to stop being such asshole. Excited to see the blow back they'll be getting! Haha. Dummies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

If you buy according to the quality of the product, then you wouldn't buy Barilla, because their product is pretty darn crappy for dried pasta. So yay, win/win?

I understand people who want to buy what they want, when they want it, with a clear conscience. But I just can't do that. Those companies have profits, and they do shitty things and donate to shitty "causes" with those profits, that I would otherwise be helping to generate. You're free to buy what you want, but I can't in good faith, knowingly give money to a brand that I know goes what I believe in.

That's fine. But please stop telling the rest of us what we're supposed to buy or not buy. That is fucking obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that so many straight people consider homophobia to be an "opinion" -- like whether you prefer your peanut butter chunky or smooth.

It's bigotry, and buying Barilla products supports it. There are other pastas out there.

OP here, and I'm straight. I think Barilla pasta is crappy pasta as far as product goes, but on the odd occasion I *might* buy their brand, I'll now make other choices - there are much tastier pastas out there anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

When I have a cab driver spouting diatribes against the USA and the horrors of this country and women's rights do I get out on the tollroad or the GW parkway? No. We prefer trader joe's pasta and sauce. Sometimes whole foods has great buys for a case of sauce. Barilla tastes like ketchup compared to these products. Ragu is condensed tomato soup as per my number 1 son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

If you buy according to the quality of the product, then you wouldn't buy Barilla, because their product is pretty darn crappy for dried pasta. So yay, win/win?

I understand people who want to buy what they want, when they want it, with a clear conscience. But I just can't do that. Those companies have profits, and they do shitty things and donate to shitty "causes" with those profits, that I would otherwise be helping to generate. You're free to buy what you want, but I can't in good faith, knowingly give money to a brand that I know goes what I believe in.

That's fine. But please stop telling the rest of us what we're supposed to buy or not buy. That is fucking obnoxious.

If you don't like it, don't listen. Simple as that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stopping my Barilla purchases! That's my decision, I'll put my money elsewhere. Actually, it's good to do this because it'll force the company to stop being such asshole. Excited to see the blow back they'll be getting! Haha. Dummies.

Blowback over anti-gay comments? Not gonna be a whole lot of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

If you buy according to the quality of the product, then you wouldn't buy Barilla, because their product is pretty darn crappy for dried pasta. So yay, win/win?

I understand people who want to buy what they want, when they want it, with a clear conscience. But I just can't do that. Those companies have profits, and they do shitty things and donate to shitty "causes" with those profits, that I would otherwise be helping to generate. You're free to buy what you want, but I can't in good faith, knowingly give money to a brand that I know goes what I believe in.

That's fine. But please stop telling the rest of us what we're supposed to buy or not buy. That is fucking obnoxious.

Who's ordering you to stop? It's your choice, and you can make it. Just because someone posts something like this, doesn't mean you're not allowed to make your own choices anymore. But others appreciate the heads up and will now choose differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's probably closet gay. So many years of denial and shame, he hates himself.

+1

That's usually how the story goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stopping my Barilla purchases! That's my decision, I'll put my money elsewhere. Actually, it's good to do this because it'll force the company to stop being such asshole. Excited to see the blow back they'll be getting! Haha. Dummies.

Blowback over anti-gay comments? Not gonna be a whole lot of that.

Ever heard of chick fila? They had to take in the butt and change their policies. Read up on it here:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_same-sex_marriage_controversy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

If you buy according to the quality of the product, then you wouldn't buy Barilla, because their product is pretty darn crappy for dried pasta. So yay, win/win?

I understand people who want to buy what they want, when they want it, with a clear conscience. But I just can't do that. Those companies have profits, and they do shitty things and donate to shitty "causes" with those profits, that I would otherwise be helping to generate. You're free to buy what you want, but I can't in good faith, knowingly give money to a brand that I know goes what I believe in.

Well, as a matter of fact, I don't buy Barilla.

And as for whether homophobia is an opinion, the guy didn't say "everyone should go out and beat up gay people", he said that Barilla would not advertize using a gay family, and that he did not approve of gay adoption. The former is a legitimate business choice, and while I disagree with the latter, it is within the grounds of legitimate political debate. Probably half the people in Italy don't approve of gay adoption. If you went there on holiday, would you go to each kitchen and make sure that the chef approved of gay adoption before you ordered your tortellini in brodo? Don't you understand how many ingredients you have eaten that have been grown, prepared, or cooked by people whose views you would disagree with on many issues?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I buy according to the quality of the product, not according to the political views of the guy who owns the company. I am sure I have had food cooked or prepared by racists, homophobes, madmen and women of various stripes, libertarians, Catholics, Buddists, misogynists..who cares? If their dedication to the product is right then I will buy.

If they are doing something blatantly unethical like employing child labor that would be one thing, but you cannot choose your brand of prepared pasta on the basis of the CEO's views on gay adoption. It is just ridiculous.

If you buy according to the quality of the product, then you wouldn't buy Barilla, because their product is pretty darn crappy for dried pasta. So yay, win/win?

I understand people who want to buy what they want, when they want it, with a clear conscience. But I just can't do that. Those companies have profits, and they do shitty things and donate to shitty "causes" with those profits, that I would otherwise be helping to generate. You're free to buy what you want, but I can't in good faith, knowingly give money to a brand that I know goes what I believe in.

That's fine. But please stop telling the rest of us what we're supposed to buy or not buy. That is fucking obnoxious.

If you don't like it, don't listen. Simple as that.

I can't help it since you're yelling it my ear. Simmer down and shut the fuck up. Make your own decision to boycott. Don't assume anyone else in the world cares.

Maybe you should open your closet door?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting a link to a sight that literally says "for Homosexual Tendencies".

Am I homophobic no, but I'm also professional.

[Anonymous]

Hey, the pasta taste great regardless of his views. I'll keep eating the pasta.

[Anonymous]

How is he "hating" homosexuals? He's just stating his opinion, I don't see how he is being hateful. Are you not allowed to have a different opinion?

[Anonymous]

Barilla is to pasta as velveeta is to cheese.