Barilla Chairman's Apology Manages to Insult Gay Families
ALEXANDER ABAD-SANTOS 9:17 AM ET
Barilla pasta has been working overtime to figure out how to apologize for the company's chairman, Guido Barilla, saying that gay people "can always go eat someone else’s pasta" if people don't like the fact that the company will never feature a gay person in their ads. And the company has more work to do: in Mr. Barilla's formal apology, he insinuates that gay families aren't real families.
Here's Guido Barilla's apology on Facebook, translated by America Blog's John Aravosis. Think of it as a template for how to apologize for one blunder and create another:
For clarity, I wish to point out that I have the deepest respect for all persons, without distinction of any kind.
I have the utmost respect for homosexuals and for the freedom of expression of everyone.
I also said and I repeat that I respect marriages between people of the same sex.
Barilla in its advertising has always chosen to represent the family because this is the symbol of hospitality and affection for everyone.
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/09/barilla-chairmans-apology-manages-insult-gay-families-again/69943/
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This ad shows two strangers meeting over a plate of obviously substandard pasta. While they're trying to recreate the scene from Lady and the Tramp, the poor couple's dreams are dashed when the pasta breaks. 
So, they go to (I'm assuming) the young lady's apartment where she has a stash of 'family values' Barilla spaghetti. Ah...the magic moment is created. Where is the 'family' in all this, you ask?
After dinner she gets pregnant, duh. 
BAM!!! Instant family, all because of the blessed Barilla spaghetti!
Let's see if he's as good at taking advantage of a opportunity as his son is!
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