Spaghetti company boycotted for refusing to have gay family ads. inb4 copy pasta

[proudmanlet]

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/0...a-gay-boycott/

Barilla Pasta: Gay People Can Eat Another Brand If They Don�t Like Straight-Only Advertising


Guido Barilla

Guido Barilla, head of the eponymous Italian pasta company, has come out against LGBT equality, saying that he would never use gay people in Barilla advertising, and if anybody doesn�t like it, they can go eat another pasta. Here were the remarks he made on an Italian radio show, as translated by The Huffington Post:

BARILLA: For us, the �sacral family� remains one of the company�s core values. Our family is a traditional family. If gays like our pasta and our advertisings, they will eat our pasta; if they don�t like that, they will eat someone else�s pasta. You can�t always please everyone not to displease anyone. I would not do a commercial with a homosexual family, not for lack of respect toward homosexuals � who have the right to do whatever they want without disturbing others � but because I don�t agree with them, and I think we want to talk to traditional families. The women are crucial in this.

I respect same-sex marriage because that concerns people who want to contract marriage, but I absolutely don�t respect adoptions in gay families, because that concerns a person who is not the people who decide.�

After the interview, Barilla tweeted an apology for �offending the sensibilities of many� (via Google Translate), though he didn�t recant any of his statements. In an official statement, he clarified that he �only wanted to underline the central role of the woman in the family.�

Mirroring the U.S. response to Chick-fil-a�s anti-gay positions, Italian LGBT groups are calling for a boycott of Barilla pasta. Barilla also makes up 25 percent of the U.S. pasta market, suggesting an international response.

[suphaters]

Knees weak.

[MenaceToSociety]

The Dark Knight Rises

[Tweak919]

brb switching brands to support Barilla. Fuk these bullying tactics.

[Stannis]

Knees weak.

arms are spaghetti, vomit on his sweater spaghetti he's nervous

but on the surface he looks calm spaghetti to drop palms,

but he keeps on spaghetti

[Brahtactic]

brb switching brands to support Barilla. Fuk these bullying tactics.

This

I don't have a problem with lgbt, but this is irritating

[butwhowasfeel]

guido

[Morati]

On the surface he looks calm spaghetti

[VikingCat]

Dat dere Guido

[joen270]

Sorry to have some old fashion wholesome family campaign ads

[avodo]

At least he has a backbone, unlike many men nowadays.

[lucidz]

Of all the things to care about.. Jesus. I hate people on BOTH sides of that argument.

If religion has no basis in politics, then what does it matter if you put a hard noodle in your mouth what soft noodles you put in your mouth?

[RedSoxfan1978]

He is absolutely correct. The political correctness has to end at some point,somewhere.

They cry for equality but what they really want is special treatment and recognition. If you're gay then why should that spill into every other aspect of your life and consequently everyone elses' life as well??

Give me a fawking break. If they don't want a gay family in their advertisements then they shouldn't have to have them just to appease certain people.

Good for him.

Political correctness is destroying the United States. We're right behind our friends in the UK. It's a shame and a disgrace. Tolerance for everything and everyone else EXCEPT us and our own way of life.

[lightbringer19]

if only these moronic people would boycott air
I mean damn, why does this crap need to be forced down every ones throat. Nothing against gays, have gay friends, but my God. So tired of hearing about pointless things like this.

[finespecimen]

agreed
men shouldn't be cooking pasta

[treehouse44]

if only these moronic people would boycott air
I mean damn, why does this crap need to be forced down every ones throat. Nothing against gays, have gay friends, but my God. So tired of hearing about pointless things like this.

Tell them air came out against the LGBT community.

[CroForce]

Good, I will boycott gays

[danimccoy]

what does proud manlet think of gaays

[Vikingblood666]

brb buying Barilla Pasta from now on.

brb alpha as phuck

[RagingClue]

Looks like ill be buying Barilla pasta from now on.

Seriously, the gay agenda wants to use bullying and strong arm tactics to force people to acquiesce. News flash, if tolerance is a virtue and not just a means for coercion, then it has to be a two way street. Therefore if I think being gay is wrong or counter to my world view, then so be it.

[Shortbus115]

I think we are ignoring the giant elephant noodle in the thread....

[rotatoo]

in b4 gays starve because they cant eat spaghetti or chick filla

[folly412]

Mirroring the U.S. response to Chick-fil-a’s anti-gay positions, Italian LGBT groups are calling for a boycott of Barilla pasta.

Do they mean the Chick-Fil-A boycott that resulted in a sales boost with every drive-thru line going around the entire building in support of their stance and/or the owner's right to free speech?

[getout87]

i'm an avid supporter of lgbt equality but this is lulzy and i will now buy barilla on purpose.

[BDPfit]

Surely gays are encouraged by the wild success they had boycotting Chick-Fil-A right?




LMAO, normal people will continue to support Chick-Fil-A and Barilla... when will those freaks learn lol

[tbonez3858]

He has the right to his opinion
His company has the right to suffer the repercussions of the free market (if there are any)
I see no problem here....

I do know that a certain Chicken store is doubling how many stores it has open in the next couple of years because their sales have soared since they announced their stance on gay marriage. Maybe pasta guy is paying attention and hoping for the same results.

[Tsudo]

He is absolutely correct. The political correctness has to end at some point,somewhere.

They cry for equality but what they really want is special treatment and recognition. If you're gay then why should that spill into every other aspect of your life and consequently everyone elses' life as well??

Give me a fawking break. If they don't want a gay family in their advertisements then they shouldn't have to have them just to appease certain people.

Good for him.

Political correctness is destroying the United States. We're right behind our friends in the UK. It's a shame and a disgrace. Tolerance for everything and everyone else EXCEPT us and our own way of life.

What's ****ed up is that there are probably many, many people who never even cared about Barilla NOT making homosex ads, but will gladly rally behind the gay camp just so they don't appear homophobic.

[WOLFBRAH]

lol that Guido's name is Guido

Barilla Pasta: nohomo

[S13HATCHY]

Eventually the only things gays will eat would be chipotle.

[tbonez3858]

Eventually the only things gays will eat would be chipotle.

Game over...insert more coin(s)

repped