"In the lighthearted video, the drag queen asks someone pretending to be an employee: "Excuse me, do you happen to have gourmet pasta that is also a homophobic slur?" The other person in the video replies: "Oh yes," and then hands Oh! Beverly a packet of "fagottini". @oh_beverly ALDI representing the masses #aldi #gay #lgbt #suisse #zurich @VannMen 🇧🇬🇪🇺🇨🇭 ♬ original sound - Ohbev"
"Although its name does sound a lot like the "f-slur" used as a derogatory term for gay men, fagottini is the official name of this particular type of a filled pasta, so no, Aldi is not actually being in any way homophobic. Fagottini is usually filled with vegetables such as steamed carrots and green beans as well as ricotta, onion and olive oil, which sounds delicious, frankly."
"However, the fact that the post was obviously just a joke hasn't stopped it going seriously viral; it's had nearly 160,000 likes and 1.5 million views since it was first uploaded, and nearly 900 comments. One of the top comments reads: "I thought you were saying that the term gourmet pasta is a homophobic term." Another person commented: "May I have a double helping?""
Zurich-based drag queen Oh! Beverly posted a short TikTok clip after finding a packet of pasta with an eyebrow-raising name at a local Aldi. The clip features a joking exchange asking for "gourmet pasta that is also a homophobic slur" and an employee handing over a packet labeled "fagottini". Fagottini is an official filled-pasta name and not a slur; typical fillings include steamed carrots, green beans, ricotta, onion and olive oil. The clip went seriously viral with nearly 160,000 likes, 1.5 million views and about 900 comments. Commenters shared jokes, local food names and an etymology lesson linking "fagottini" to Latin fasces and the bassoon.
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