Comments on: Attention, Women: Big Food Hates You

By: Women are not allowed to enjoy food | Girl, Inquisitive

Women are not allowed to enjoy food | Girl, Inquisitive — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:55:53 +0000

[...] Ok returning to the title subject- I am just going to brainstorm and pull out products off the top of my head that target women’s body issues: most yogurts, special k, lean cuisine, weight watchers, smart ones cookies, slim fast, I’m sure this list could grow and grow. It is sad and frustrating that there is a whole industry of food products built upon women’s insecurities. Why can’t food be androgenous? Why does it have to be male or female? Why do men get to gorge on whatever they want and women have to limit themselves to low-calorie nibble-sized portions? Fortunately I am not the only one making note of this trend: http://www.harpyness.com/2011/02/09/attention-women-big-food-hates-you/ [...]

By: Skechers’s Sexist Snake Oil for Girls - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Skechers’s Sexist Snake Oil for Girls - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Sun, 15 May 2011 03:53:58 +0000

[...] just as Big Food markets non-food diet foods to women, here’s Big Fashion marketing a get-fit fitness shoe which scientific studies have shown [...]

By: Weekly Roundup 2/19 – tzurin.net

Weekly Roundup 2/19 – tzurin.net — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:30:46 +0000

[...] ♣ I’m just starting to pay more attention to weird stuff in my food, so this was an interesting read. Attention, Women: Big Food Hates You [...]

By: Mackey

Mackey — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:28:27 +0000

@Es – if I had the $s to give you I would love to be a silent partner in a cake shop called “Mutant Cupcakes”.. The Dali inspired one is fantastic!!!1!!!

By: joe

joe — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:22:44 +0000

@Joe: Congratulations. You finally got the point of the whole discussion.

Thanks. I can see through a wall if you give me a week.

By: Es

Es — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:15 +0000

Thankyou Mackey! Yesterday’s mutant cupcake became a Dali clock… http://www.flickr.com/photos/lebatihem/5436203061/

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:54:35 +0000

@Joe: Congratulations. You finally got the point of the whole discussion.

By: Endora

Endora — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:06:44 +0000

Let’s not bash the Diet Coke too hard y’all. I love it, much much more than is good for me.

I too would love a veg*n post. On that note – I only had a tiny break in which to get food last night, and decided to go to McDonald’s, figuring that they must have a veggie option. But it turns out that the spicy vegetable wrap? Not suitable for vegetarians. (I had to pester the cashier to give me nutritional information so I could check, as she was content to say, ‘as far as I know it’s vegetarian’ with a cheeky smile). So I found a cafe and got a panini instead, which was a better option anyway. And McDonald’s will continue to not get my custom.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:19:18 +0000

Joe, do you think any of these foods would appeal to women if women were not terrified of gaining weight?

So really, there are no foods that appeal just to one gender or another are there? Nothing women like that men don’t. Sort of makes that whole branch of advertisement targetting seem foolish.

By: Verity Khat

Verity Khat — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:44:37 +0000

Ugh. It’s definitely getting worse. Soon we’ll all have to go vegetarian just have any hope in hell of knowing what we’re eating.

Fortunately, my office is all women, and we’ve collectively declared war right back on the food industry. We eat real food (healthy and fatty), keep chocolate behind the counter, and the only Diet Coke in the fridge is Karen’s because she likes the taste (and even she thinks that’s weird).