We may soon have another Chick-fil-A situation on our hands. In an interview on an Italian radio show today, Barilla Group Chairman Guido Barilla said his company would never run an ad with a “homosexual couple.” He then explained why: “Not for lack of respect but because we don’t agree with them. Ours is a classic family where the woman plays a fundamental role.” Barilla Pasta Chairman Slams Gays According to a Reuters translation, Barilla said of any firestorm that may come his way as a result of this stance: “If [gays] don’t like it, they will not eat it and they will eat another brand.” In June of last year, Chick-fil-A COO Dan Cathy made it clear that he’s an opponent of gay marriage . It was then revealed that the chain donated millions of dollars to anti-LGBT rights movements, prompting a boycott from activities and other offended by these revelations. Now, many in Hollywood are reacting in a similar way to Barilla’s remarks. “Barilla has a right to believe whatever they want,” Chrissy Teigen Tweeted. “And I have the right to boycott them or fully fund a gay porn made in a tub of linguine.” Adds author Jodi Picoult: “Thinking of lasagne? Skip over Barilla pasta.” Barilla later apologized for his remarks, saying in a statement: “I only wanted to underline the central role of the woman in the family.” Still… many are pissed. Are you among them? And should folks boycott this pasta brand in response? Yes, what offensive remarks! No, that stuff is delicious! No, who cares what the chairman of a company believes?!? View Poll »
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Barilla Pasta Chairman: We’ll Never Work with Gays
