Poll: Do you think food has a gender?
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Because if it tastes good, Usually it's unhealthy or fattening. But if tastes bad like broccoli. It's usually healthy or something. I'm not to keen on eating healthy. I'd rather just have meat and potatoes and beer. I can go for a meal like that right about now.Spacelord said:
Ignoring the whole biological aspect, which most people seem to be focusing on, it's obvious that there are some foods that are associated with males and others with females. These genders are based on certain society-induced expectations. Beans, potatoes and steak, most people would agree, is a manly meal.
It's not hard to imagine a reason for this. Men have the traditional image of being workers, so they need hearty meals to get through the day. Women have the image of being vain and concerned about their weight, so they'll eat healthy and less-filling meals. Obviously, these are just stereotypes, not rules. But that to a certain extent they're true, at least in our western civilisation. In different cultures people might think differently about food.
It's not hard to imagine a reason for this. Men have the traditional image of being workers, so they need hearty meals to get through the day. Women have the image of being vain and concerned about their weight, so they'll eat healthy and less-filling meals. Obviously, these are just stereotypes, not rules. But that to a certain extent they're true, at least in our western civilisation. In different cultures people might think differently about food.
Haha, I was going to make some sort of joke involving hot dogs but you got there first.Alphavillain said:
As for the original topic, I guess looking at the big picture some foods will be associated with men more than women or vice versa but every woman I know (myself included) greatly prefers beer over wine. That could have more to do with being in Wisconsin though than gender stereotypes.
This is my line of thinking.almightywabbit said:
Might I think of a guy when someone mentions buffalo wings? Perhaps. But who cares?
If we associate a gender with a food, it's because that's how it's been marketed to us. I don't see a lot of 'Fridays' commercials were women are chomping down on wings, nor do I see a lot of 'Green Tea' or some other herbal crap where the guy is sitting back with a good book and a warm cup.
So cast off your mental, commercial conditioning comrades! Think freely! Food isn't gender specific!
Except 'Barbie Fruit Snacks'. Those are.
Curry is typically man food. The more spicy, the more manly. Thats not to say women don't eat hot curries, but on a curry night, it'll be the blokes that outnumber.
Not at all, I know about an equal number of both genders that enjoy/dislike what you've got on your list (and food in general).
I guess if you slapped a girlie/manly label on a certain food (which actually happens a lot with food geared towards kids), people might think of it as gender specific, but that's only because of the stereotyped label, not the food itself.
I guess if you slapped a girlie/manly label on a certain food (which actually happens a lot with food geared towards kids), people might think of it as gender specific, but that's only because of the stereotyped label, not the food itself.