Boycotting Barilla Pasta? Do-Gooding Gay Pasta Brand Donates To Struggling Farms


As The Inquisitr reported earlier, a gay rights boycott of Barilla pasta is underway after CEO Guido Barilla made comments Wednesday night slamming ads with “gay families” — and decrying gay adoption.

By the end of the evening, a boycott of Barilla had kicked off, with gay rights advocates and allies pledging never to purchase the brand again after Barilla said gay people are free to choose another pasta brand on which to spend their dough.

If Facebook and Twitter are any indication, the Barilla boycott is fairly popular, and many are pledging to indeed give their money to other brands in the wake of the controversy. One such brand is lucky to be “gay owned,” and in addition, the pasta sauce being promoted on Facebook has another feel-good aspect.

The brand is Beekman 1802 Boys, and their “Mortgage Lifter” sauce is featured in a new Barilla boycott meme.

According to their site, Beekman 1802 Boys Heirloom Tomato Pasta Sauce costs a not-unreasonable $7.95 per jar, less if you buy in bulk… but that’s not all.

A full 25 percent of their profits, unlike Barilla pasta, go to struggling American farms in America — and the brand says on the product page:

“[Barilla] CEO, Guido [Barilla] says that he would never use a gay family in their advertisements, and if gay people don’t like it they can ‘eat another brand.’ Perhaps one that helps small American farms and is 100% gay-owned is a good choice. [smile]”

On Facebook, the brand posted this Barilla boycott ad:

[fb link=”https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151945302124283&set=a.369169084282.192424.265415539282&type=1?][/fb]

If you’re looking for a gay owned alternative to Barilla after Guido Barilla told you or your loved ones to buy other pasta, the Beekman 1802 Boys alternative looks pretty gay friendly. And farmer friendly.

You can find the Barilla boycott alternative over on Facebook, or on their site. And you can share the above image to Facebook to let others know about the good cause.

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