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Men Are Embarrassed to Order Vegetarian Food, British Study Finds
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 381" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/ev8eja/men-are-embarrassed-to-order-vegetarian-food-british-study-finds" target="_blank"><strong>Men Are Embarrassed to Order Vegetarian Food, British Study Finds - Vice</strong></a></p><p></p><p>"Cultural expectations run deep, and we often view men as the butchers and the barbecuers."</p><p></p><p>Recently, when I read through the findings of an informal British study conducted on men’s meat-eating habits, I immediately recalled a classic <em> Seinfeld</em> episode. “The Wink” aired in 1995, and features a newly health-conscious Jerry—he’s put on a few extra pounds, and is trying to lose them—gravitating towards a vegetarian diet. Unfortunately, the woman he’s dating is an inveterate carnivore, serving Jerry mutton and dragging him to a steakhouse for lunch. Throughout the episode, Jerry is consumed by anxiety surrounding his “un-manly” proclivities; at the lunch, he informs his date that he’s “not really much of a meat eater,” and she reacts with horror: “Are you one of those—” she begins to ask him, not daring to utter the v-word, and he responds wincingly, “Well, no, I’m not one of <em> those</em>.” Still, after learning that the steakhouse’s lightest meat option is a full roasted chicken stuffed with ham and topped with Gorgonzola, Jerry just can’t do it—and he orders a salad instead. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XttdO1yipo" target="_blank">As he does so, his face crinkles with shame</a>, and he replays the words in his head: “Just a salad… just a salad… just a salad...”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 381, member: 1"] [URL='https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/ev8eja/men-are-embarrassed-to-order-vegetarian-food-british-study-finds'][B]Men Are Embarrassed to Order Vegetarian Food, British Study Finds - Vice[/B][/URL] "Cultural expectations run deep, and we often view men as the butchers and the barbecuers." Recently, when I read through the findings of an informal British study conducted on men’s meat-eating habits, I immediately recalled a classic [I] Seinfeld[/I] episode. “The Wink” aired in 1995, and features a newly health-conscious Jerry—he’s put on a few extra pounds, and is trying to lose them—gravitating towards a vegetarian diet. Unfortunately, the woman he’s dating is an inveterate carnivore, serving Jerry mutton and dragging him to a steakhouse for lunch. Throughout the episode, Jerry is consumed by anxiety surrounding his “un-manly” proclivities; at the lunch, he informs his date that he’s “not really much of a meat eater,” and she reacts with horror: “Are you one of those—” she begins to ask him, not daring to utter the v-word, and he responds wincingly, “Well, no, I’m not one of [I] those[/I].” Still, after learning that the steakhouse’s lightest meat option is a full roasted chicken stuffed with ham and topped with Gorgonzola, Jerry just can’t do it—and he orders a salad instead. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XttdO1yipo']As he does so, his face crinkles with shame[/URL], and he replays the words in his head: “Just a salad… just a salad… just a salad...” [/QUOTE]
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