Chef behind Barilla Pasta is blatantly homophobic

[Anonymous]

He's unabashed about it. He's right, everyone has the right to make their own choices - but I definitely will never purchase their products ever again.

http://www.towleroad.com/2013/09/barilla-pasta-chief-we-dont-like-gays-they-can-eat-another-brand.html

[Anonymous]

Yep. DH just sent me this. We've got 4 boxes in the pantry, but I guess I'm going to have to get another brand.
Sigh. As DH pointed out, "you know, this guy could have just quietly gone on being a bigot, and the only people it would have affected were those unfortunate enough to know him." But he just HAD to go open his stupid trap, and now we can't eat this pasta anymore!
Any recommendations? I really like the Barilla Plus, because of the extra protein. Harris Teeter has a generic version, I noticed--any good?

[Anonymous]

For all you carb lovers and sinners, Trader Joe's has some pretty good pasta, and whole wheat options as well. I would buy Barilla once in a while, but there are so many other/better options out there, that it'll be my pleasure to *easily* avoid buying them.

[Anonymous]

Darn. Barilla's always on sale

[Anonymous]

I don't think what he said was that bad though. He's entitled to his feelings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's unabashed about it. He's right, everyone has the right to make their own choices - but I definitely will never purchase their products ever again.

http://www.towleroad.com/2013/09/barilla-pasta-chief-we-dont-like-gays-they-can-eat-another-brand.html

Who gives a shit? It's exhausting being told what products I'm supposed to avoid to be politically correct. Hating gays doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the pasta.

[Anonymous]

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.

[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.

Agree.

[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.

This. Seriously, this. This shit is getting old.

I think I'll fix me some Chick fil-A over Barillas tonight.

[Anonymous]

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.

[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.[/quote

Again, I don't give a shit. If the product is good, I don't care about the opinion of the dude who makes it. I'm not paying more for another product. Get real.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't it get tiring remembering who you are boycotting?

[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.

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.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing this. We will stop buying Barilla.

[Anonymous]

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