Penne has a terrible texture. It is too chewy and even a little chalky compared to other pasta noodles.
Penne takes too long to cook, especially as compared with extremely delicious noodles such as capellini (angel hair). Furthermore, because each penne noodle constitutes a significant portion of your noodle supply, tasting even a few penne noodles during cooking can meaningfully reduce the amount of available noodles after they are ready.
Penne's tubular shape makes it difficult to stab the noodles with a fork, and keep in place. Also, when you stab it, sauce is likely to squirt out and ruin your shirt.
Because of their unwieldy shape and size, it is almost impossible to tailor the amount of noodle to other ingredients in each bite you take from a penne dish.
The most popular penne dish, penne arrabbiata, as traditionally prepared, lacks an adequate protein component, making it a contributing cause of unhealthy diet practices, which can lead to obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
The word penne is Italian for "quill." In glamorizing antiquated writing tools, penne subliminally encourages our culture to reject modern technology, such as electricity and vaccines, which have enriched and saved countless lives.
Penne's hollow nature teaches children that it is fine to neglect their inner selves, while focusing only on the superficial exterior. This has lead to increasing narcissism in our society.