I never really thought of it this way. I’ve made jokes about my girl dinners when I just can’t be bothered to cook. For example, I rip apart a bagel and dunk it in hummus.
The bagels were woodfired Montreal style bagels. Actually I’ve also done ripped apart bagel with everything creamcheese. Washing it down with red wine or a cider is optional. It is easy peasy!
Love literally everything about this. My partner is a coeliac so he always orders the salad which is usually the only GF thing on the menu, if I dare to order a burger when it comes to the table, the salad gets put in front of me, and the burger in front of him. I shared this antidote with his mother who said 'Oh really? You definitely look like you'd eat a burger.' 💀
Bravo on your excellent piece! It's horrifying to see these ridiculous gender fictions being perpetuated. Though they are out there, when my partner and I order drinks at the basketball game, she repeatedly gets handed the rose while I get handed the beer - which we immediately trade.
I’d love to the age of people who actually use these terms. I feel like younger people, under 35’s always make everything labeled, make things into something they aren’t and always are trying to get insta famous for something by going with dumb trends. It can’t just be a simple thing, it has to be a label usually with some gender bias bs. I don’t get them. A meal is a meal regardless of the person eating it. I crush a pizza and wings a lot and not once have even thought it was very masculine of me. And my partner loves things these humans call girl dinners from Whole Foods for us and he is all male with no clue as to these terms because he is older with zero social media (a blessing actually)so their little gender split on food is just crazy to us. I appreciate this piece!
I would never be from Pizza Hut, that’s disgusting. Then again, I wouldn’t shop at Whole Paycheck either. Eat whatever brings you the most long term satisfaction. Ignore those who tell you what to do, especially if they just have an internet connection.
Valid points that I never thought about or quite frankly, never noticed this type of thing. Personally, I’ve never thought this way or talked about what women/girls or men/boys eat. However, I perceive a good deal of gluttony & overindulgence primarily by men (and I am a man). Since both my mom & dad, and many people I’ve known, suffer & die from cardiovascular diseases & other “deceases” (sic) of the fork, I have become largely a vegan in line with my wife’s committed vegan/gluten-free diet for 12-13 years. I occasionally eat chicken, turkey and In-N-Out burgers when I’m in proximity to the establishment. I also rarely have any alcoholic beverage, perhaps 2-6 glasses of wine a year or maybe a beer once in a great while. I’ve never been overly enamored with alcohol since my college days and a few months in the early days of being in law enforcement, owing to two or three bad hangovers & unpleasant visits with the porcelain goddess.
Grew up in the "clean your plate, some people are starving" generation(s) and never had the mindset described. We weren't wealthy and what was served was equally distributed and any remaining choice tidbits were only available after plate was clean (granted, doggo ate many veggies snuck under table) but even as an adult I consider food (and beer) comforting things and it's a shame that not everyone can enjoy that simplest pleasure without feeling societal pressure.
I really love to dive in at buffets. I'm like Joey from Friends. And then, while walking back to my seat, I wonder every time if people look at my plate and judge me because I don't have tiny bits of vegetable garnish on there. I go for meat, pastries, cheese and other, probably deliciously fried food instead.
I never really thought of it this way. I’ve made jokes about my girl dinners when I just can’t be bothered to cook. For example, I rip apart a bagel and dunk it in hummus.
I mean, that is totally delicious!
The bagels were woodfired Montreal style bagels. Actually I’ve also done ripped apart bagel with everything creamcheese. Washing it down with red wine or a cider is optional. It is easy peasy!
Love literally everything about this. My partner is a coeliac so he always orders the salad which is usually the only GF thing on the menu, if I dare to order a burger when it comes to the table, the salad gets put in front of me, and the burger in front of him. I shared this antidote with his mother who said 'Oh really? You definitely look like you'd eat a burger.' 💀
And I would take that as a compliment!!
Yeah look I didn't. 😂
Bravo on your excellent piece! It's horrifying to see these ridiculous gender fictions being perpetuated. Though they are out there, when my partner and I order drinks at the basketball game, she repeatedly gets handed the rose while I get handed the beer - which we immediately trade.
That is such an assumption. Not a fan!
I’d love to the age of people who actually use these terms. I feel like younger people, under 35’s always make everything labeled, make things into something they aren’t and always are trying to get insta famous for something by going with dumb trends. It can’t just be a simple thing, it has to be a label usually with some gender bias bs. I don’t get them. A meal is a meal regardless of the person eating it. I crush a pizza and wings a lot and not once have even thought it was very masculine of me. And my partner loves things these humans call girl dinners from Whole Foods for us and he is all male with no clue as to these terms because he is older with zero social media (a blessing actually)so their little gender split on food is just crazy to us. I appreciate this piece!
I would never be from Pizza Hut, that’s disgusting. Then again, I wouldn’t shop at Whole Paycheck either. Eat whatever brings you the most long term satisfaction. Ignore those who tell you what to do, especially if they just have an internet connection.
Valid points that I never thought about or quite frankly, never noticed this type of thing. Personally, I’ve never thought this way or talked about what women/girls or men/boys eat. However, I perceive a good deal of gluttony & overindulgence primarily by men (and I am a man). Since both my mom & dad, and many people I’ve known, suffer & die from cardiovascular diseases & other “deceases” (sic) of the fork, I have become largely a vegan in line with my wife’s committed vegan/gluten-free diet for 12-13 years. I occasionally eat chicken, turkey and In-N-Out burgers when I’m in proximity to the establishment. I also rarely have any alcoholic beverage, perhaps 2-6 glasses of wine a year or maybe a beer once in a great while. I’ve never been overly enamored with alcohol since my college days and a few months in the early days of being in law enforcement, owing to two or three bad hangovers & unpleasant visits with the porcelain goddess.
Grew up in the "clean your plate, some people are starving" generation(s) and never had the mindset described. We weren't wealthy and what was served was equally distributed and any remaining choice tidbits were only available after plate was clean (granted, doggo ate many veggies snuck under table) but even as an adult I consider food (and beer) comforting things and it's a shame that not everyone can enjoy that simplest pleasure without feeling societal pressure.
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I really love to dive in at buffets. I'm like Joey from Friends. And then, while walking back to my seat, I wonder every time if people look at my plate and judge me because I don't have tiny bits of vegetable garnish on there. I go for meat, pastries, cheese and other, probably deliciously fried food instead.
I LOVE a buffet!
Interesting read.
Wow these stereotypes are infiltrating everything aren’t they? Crazy!
Great essay.