BARILLA PASTA CHIEF: WE DON'T LIKE GAYS, THEY CAN EAT ANOTHER BRAND

[HillWilliam]

http://www.towleroad.com/2013/09/barilla-pasta-chief-we-dont-like-gays-they-can-eat-another-brand.html?utm_content=buffer4655b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=Buffer

We won't be buying any more Barilla pasta.

The independent reports:

Guido Barilla, whose firm has almost half the Italian pasta market and a quarter of that in the US, told Italy’s La Zanzara radio show last night: “I would never do an advert with a homosexual family…if the gays don’t like it they can go an eat another brand.

“For us the concept of the sacred family remains one of the fundamental values of the company.”

He added: “Everyone has the right to do what they want without disturbing those around them”. But then the pasta magnate upped the ante by attacking gay adoption. “I have no respect for adoption by gay families because this concerns a person who is not able to choose," he said.

Here's a report in Italian.

Hey Guido!!

Fuck you.

[redwitch]

1. No more Barilla pasta for us then.

Just because his attitude is so very nasty. My LGBT friends who have children are doing a fine job and their kids are well adjusted and achieving all kinds of success. They are also loving and smart and know they are well loved. Does Barilla mean "hatefilled"?

[lark]

27. I just threw out the Barilla pasta (lasagne noodles) in my pantry

We eat a lot of Italian food but it will no longer contain any Barilla pasta - never again. I'm not going to spend one penny of our hard earned money on these hate mongers.

[dem in texas]

54. I did too

I just threw two boxes of Barilla pasta away. Will never buy this brand again. It just makes me so damn mad when the owners of large corporations think they are so important that they can pontificate about their self important opinions and that people will care.

[lark]

61. Hi and welcome to DU dem in Texas

My gay son loves pasta and cooks it quite a bit, he got rid of quite a few boxes of Barilla.
They held a small seance (tongue in cheek) to remove the bad spirits prior to tossing the stuff in the garbage. lol

[HillWilliam]

63. Rather than throw out perfectly usable food

donate it to your local food bank. Barilla may already have the money but you can turn their hate into an act of giving. Somebody will appreciate not going hungry at least for a few days.

Don't let Barilla's hate become our own.

[lark]

64. Good suggestion

[alsame]

2. Well, they just lost me as

a customer. Lots of other brands to choose from, I'll buy one without hate.

[4Q2u2]

3. # 3 Billion and 5

Examples that show money and brains are not proportionate. That is some stupid hate right there. He does not want other people to interfere with his life and family but then turns around and tell others how to live. I hope he does not live in a glass house.

[MNBrewer]

4. The pasta I make with my own two gay hands tastes better, and is fresher.

[Ratty]

11. So true

It's astounding how much more divine it tastes, and the texture - just fabulous. There are a lot of homemade things I never do because they're just not that much better or cheaper than store bought. But pasta is definitely worth the little extra effort, plus it keeps just fine in the fridge.

I have been known to buy Barilla when I've been in a rush, but no more. Way too many other choices that are just as good.

[enlightenment]

5. And attempts to claw back

his bigotry after the fact, of course.

Too bad, Guido. You're not the only pasta maker in the world.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. He doesn't retract it either. Only 'apologizes' & says was emphasizing role of women in families. nt

[bluemarkers]

25. this woman doesn't make pasta, sooo

I'll make sure to buy another brand... and so will my husband

right after he finishes vacuuming




in addition to the hatred shown towards gays, role of women in families, as defined by some strange guy in Italy? no thanks

[Lex]

6. I'm seeing things show up on my Facebook feed about this already.

I love how social media gets the words out about these bigots.

[CanonRay]

7. Damn, I like their pasta

Oh well, add it to the list. No more Barilla

[MADem]

50. Try this stuff.

Tastes like southern Italy.

Better for your glycemic index.

Free of homophobia, too: http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/

Barilla's pasta is not very good. It's a very ordinary product, many no-name and local products are far better... and you pay extra for all those stupid commercials.

[CanonRay]

60. I will, thanks!

[niyad]

8. no more barilla for me--pasta or sauce

[LiberalLoner]

9. No more barilla for me then, too.

[Wilms]

10. WILMS: I DON'T LIKE HOMOPHOBES, SO I WILL EAT ANOTHER BRAND OF PASTA FROM NOW ON.

[valerief]

12. Barilla goes into the swilla. nt

[Cryptoad]

13. No more Barilla for me either,,,,,, nt

[byronius]

14. Aaaaaand cue walkback after 50% sales drop.

Barilla over and out.

[Lifelong Protester]

15. And another one bites the dust

no more in our household, either.

[Sienna86]

16. Done al dente with Barrilla

Easy enough.

[d_b]

18. i'll stick with my garofolo costco pasta

[MNBrewer]

34. It's good stuff!

[ctsnowman]

19. Thanks for the post.

[Zorra]

20. I have Barilla penne, spaghetti, and lasagna pasta in my kitchen right now,

and am going to throw it all off the back deck, maybe the javelinas or coyotes will eat them.

I will not knowingly eat or drink anything produced or prepared by bigots of any kind

Is there a list of bigot produced/prepared goods/beverages/restaurants anywhere? We could circulate the list enmasse among our community and allies, and let the bigots experience mass rejection of their hate.

[Myrina]

21. Wow, not buying anymore of their products!

n/t

[Fuddnik]

22. Change their name to Wasilla.

More appropriate.

[rurallib]

23. hate makes any food taste terrible.

Bye, Barilla. And fuck your "Sorry if I offended anyone" apology.

Shoot even the Pope wasn't nasty to gay folk. Maybe he'll boycott Barilla also

[Emit]

30. Yes! It's the Hate, Stupid...

I won't be purchasing this product and I'll do my part to spread the word.

[Flatulo]

24. Shame, really. Their high-fiber pasta was actually pretty good.

Although I have rolled my own and must say it is vastly superior to anything.

[truebrit71]

26. And so they will....that's the last time i buy that brand...

..Arrivederci douchebag!!!

[nolabear]

28. Gays, those who love gays, anyone related to a gay, in business with a gay, enjoying gay creations:

That's about everyone, right?

Bye-bye Barilla. Don't let the gay, gay door hit you on the ass.

[joeybee12]

29. Well, it was nice of him to give his blessing..."they can go eat another brand"

And we will.

[madaboutharry]

31. Fuck you Guido....

No more Barilla in my house.

[Scalded Nun]

32. Pasta la Vista

Dickwad

Unlike the original, do not count on seeing me later either.

[BeyondGeography]

33. That's easy

Arrivederci, Barilla. Was a pretty loyal customer, too.

[ancianita]

35. Glad I never bought it to begin with.

[CherokeeDem]

36. Loved their products....

Hate their boss....

No more Barilla for me and mine!

[jbeing]

37. Barilla sponsors a US Ski team member - Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin

Maybe she should be told about this. Hopefully, she is unaware of what kind of person is sponsoring her.

Even so, I don't know what anyone should expect her to do about it.

But she should be made aware.

No Barilla. No more.

[TxDemChem]

38. Won't be getting my business anymore.

I don't think he understands that straight people also find his comments offensive. When will these people learn? You don't like gay people, fine. But I do, so I (along with many others) will not be buying your products.

What a prick!

[LibertyLover]

40. Thank you for posting this

When Barilla is on sale we buy it because we like it. But I don't like it that much. No more Barilla. I won't support his homophobia.

[h8okra]

41. My family eats a ton

of pasta a year. Ummm..probably closer to a couple of hundred pounds. Until today it has been Barilla. Now it will be anything but. If I could get my ex-wifes family to join me it really would be a ton of pasta and hundreds of gallons of sauce. Ronzoni and De Cecco here I come.

[closeupready]

42. De Cecco - that was the other brand I was trying to think of.

they are, to be honest, even better than Barilla. I like Barilla's pasta sauces too, but after today, I'm done with them - every Barilla product.

[MADem]

43. Way better.

I used to live in Italy -- Barilla sucks, it's like Walmart pasta over there. Over here they market it like it's special, but it is crap pasta. Never saw the junk in anyone's home--just on the supermarket shelves....gathering dust!

DeCecco is quality pasta.

If you want something low glycemic, try DREAMFIELDS. It cooks up like Italian pasta and doesn't put you in a coma. Very good stuff, and I'm fussy about pasta and risotto.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

45. Barilla controls multiple other brands incl WASA flatbread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barilla_Group

It controls Barilla (multinational pasta maker), Mulino Bianco, Pavesi, Voiello, Alixir and Academia Barilla (Italy), Wasabröd (Sweden), Misko (Greece), Filiz (Turkey), Yemina and Vesta (Mexico) trademarks.

It produces several kinds of pasta and it is the world's leading pasta maker with 40-45% of the Italian market and 25% of the US market.[1] It produces pasta in over 120 shapes and sizes. Barilla brand pasta is sold in numerous restaurants worldwide, such as those belonging to the Pastamania chain.[2] It is also the leading seller of bakery products in Italy. Through its acquisition of the Swedish company Wasa, it is the world's leading producer of flatbread (a Scandinavian staple), selling 60,000 tons annually.[3]

[Call Me Wesley]

46. I'm having way too much fun on their FB page.

Now bible quoters, birthers, teabaggers and the usual homphobes defending 'free speech,' appear which are high on their salty Barilla pesto.

I come from a long line of deli owners. There was no Barilla. There was DeCecco.

[MNBrewer]

47. Other brands in the Barilla Group

http://www.barillagroup.com/corporate/en/home/cosafacciamo/brand.html

The only other brand I'm familiar with is the Wasa Swedish crisp breads.

[lunasun]

51. Thank you this list is very important =pass it on folks

[theHandpuppet]

69. Can't get on to their site now

A little too much traffic, perhaps?

If someone could post a list of their related brands I'd appreciate it.

[Cha]

48. It's not only "Gays" who won't be eating their Crap brand of pasta.

And, I surmise it must be crap.

[DURHAM D]

49. oh my GOD

The local news just lead with this story.

My how times have changed.

[Lint Head]

52. This bastard enjoys the right of selling to the public by the use of Italian government taxes

that subsidize utilities among other things. But that is Italy.

[sueh]

53. What as asshat! No more Barilla pasta for me and my family.

[Botany]

55. He is trying to walk it back

“I apologize if my words generated misunderstandings or arguments, or if they offended the
sensibilities of some people,” he said. The statement also said Barilla was trying to explain
the company’s view that “the woman plays a central role in the family.”

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/26/pasta-barilla-boycotted-after-ceos-homphobic-remarks/

*******
I have always had some Barilla pasta in my kitchen ..... oh well that stops now. Even for
being a dumb ass straight guy I don't get how Senor Barilla did not get that you can't say this
stuff w/out hurting your business.

[Fearless]

56. I guess the six or so boxes in my cabinets now are the last I will buy until...

They completely apologize (not the BS ass-covering statement given by the company) and feature openly gay people in their ads.

I suggest a general boycott.

That's all.

Good day.

[NCLefty]

57. My b/f already stopped buying them--said it wasn't that great.

And next time I'm in the pasta aisle, I'm gonna move one of the competing sauces in front of Barilla... hah.... hahah.... hahHAHAHAAHHAhaahahHAHAhaahahaha!

[unhappycamper]

58. At the moment I have a few boxes of Barilla in the pantry.

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They will gone later this morning. Barilla pasta will never enter my home again.

Note to Guildo: I am not gay but you cannot treat my friends like that. FUCK YOU.


8:31AM update: There is no longer Barilla pasta in my pantry; three boxes of it are in my trash. Again, FUCK YOU BARILLA.

[HillWilliam]

62. Turn a negative into a positive

Rather than throw out perfectly good food we can't use, there are hungry people probably right in our own communities who'd appreciate anything at all to eat. Donate them to a food pantry (Second Harvest is dear to me because they fed Rob and me for a time).

Barilla already got the money. Turn their negativity into something positive. They don't have the power to take that away from us, ever.

[unhappycamper]

66. You are correct; donating is better than trashing.

Thanks for reminding me.

[backscatter712]

59. Okay.

The GSRM community and allies are more than happy to go to your competitors.

[King_David]

65. Bought my last box of Barillo 1 month ago,

Need a new Brand now...

Suggestions?

[theHandpuppet]

68. We really like Dreamfields

That would be my recommendation.

[IrishEyes]

67. I checked my pasta in the cupboard

It was all Ronzoni. I usually don't pay much attention to what pasta I buy. I will make a special point to check that I don't buy barilla in the future. I'm a straight girl who cooks a lot. The Huffington Post has a list of pasta brands.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/barilla-boycott-gay-friendly-pasta-brands_n_4003543.html