On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:32:54 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 06:09:19 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> What if he had said "that he wouldn't feature mixed race couples in his
> >> company's commercials because he prefers the "traditional" family"?
> >
> > I buy Barilla now in spite of his attitude about a "classic family".
> > If he could shape the American legal landscape, maybe I'd have a
> > different viewpoint, but he doesn't and I don't. He's obviously an
> > old fashioned Italian whose POV was shaped by the old style church
> > thinking. He's also a businessman. If reflecting customers in
> > advertising becomes a trend in his markets, his ads probably will too.
> > If they don't change, he'll be dead soon and whoever takes charge of
> > the company will have a more enlightened attitude.
>
> And you can also eat eggs. I can't. That pasta isn't safe for me.

Julie, the less I am hammered with what you can/can't, will/won't eat
the better. You couldn't remember the brand name of what you buy, she
buys Barilla.

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sf