Barilla pasta takes strong homophobic & misogynist stance

This week the CEO of Barilla pasta made a shockingly blunt statement that not only would he never feature a gay couple in his ads, he also believes that women are the ones who should do the cooking. I guess he thinks straight men can't handle pouring a box of dried pasta into a pot of boiling water. I did not realize that having a uterus granted me magical "boil for 8 minutes then strain" powers, but there you have it.

He then added that if you don't like it, you can eat a different brand of pasta. There you have it, straight from the horse's mouth. Don't buy Barilla pasta.

Image copyright Bertolli

1. Bertolli
CEO Guido Barilla might be a horrible excuse for a human being, but luckily you have options. In the wake of Barilla's PR disaster, a spokesperson for Bertolli pasta announced via social media that "Bertolli welcomes everyone."

Image copyright Buitoni

2. Buitoni
This brand is familiar as "the fresh pasta in plastic tubs sold in the dairy case near the cheeses." Buitoni's cheese tortellini are my favorite, and I like them even more after they published this charming pasta-related graphic.

3. Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Believe it or not, the classic blue box mac and cheese scores a whopping 100 on the HRC Corporate Equality index, making it one of the most LGBT-friendly pasta options out there.

4. Make your own
I have been told that it's pretty easy to make your own fresh pasta. Frankly I don't see how. I think it must be witchcraft. (I think the same thing about sewing machines. HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY WORK.) But millions of people have been making their own fresh pasta for thousands of years, so how hard can it be?

Image courtesy Flickr/Beau Maes