Party City Apologizes For Offending Gluten-Free People After Commercial Called Them ‘Gross’
January 23, 2018
Party City is apologizing for a commercial that called gluten-free people “gross.”
The party store issued a statement on Monday after several people with gluten allergies slammed the company on social media for their commercial, which was for Food Network star Sunny Anderson‘s inflatable snack stadium.
The ad features two people in a room decorated and ready for a Super Bowl party. A large snack table is on display and to the right of it is a single plate of food separated on a stool.
“Those are some gluten-free options,” one woman says in the commercial.
“Do we even know people that are like that?” another woman asked.
“Tina,” the first woman responded.
“Oh, gross, yeah,” the second woman said.
Anderson shared Party City’s full apology on her Instagram on Monday, writing in the caption, “Please read I’d like to thank @partycity for handling this swiftly and with care.”