I don’t need toxic masculinity (or Jesus, guns, or American flags - don’t have any of those in my life) to know steak and bacon and hamburgers are freaking delicious and I want to eat them a lot. I enjoy lots of other things, too. It’s a rare meal I don’t have some kind of meat, but I love crab and fish and chicken as much as red meat.
I was talking more about the people that consider their food part of their very identity. The types that toss around silly things like “soy boy” and think that consuming massive quantities of meat and dairy is part of being a “real” man [1] and so on. I’ve seen people do this even when they tell me their doctor tells them they have got to stop eating red meat (at least) altogether or drastically cut it down. They think eating fresh fruits and vegetables is going to emasculate them. They’d rather continue on this performative path of SAD eating that is literally killing them rather than giving the appearance of being liberal or - gasp - caring about animal welfare.
If you are eating these kinds of things because you find them tasty - hey, have at it. I’m talking about people that feel that they must consume meat/dairy in order to sustain some notion of themselves because of the culture they have chosen to steep themselves in. LOL, then there are the types that want to argue with me and tell me that if I don’t eat meat, I’m going to die…I have no idea where to even start w/ these people.
[1] I’ve seen women just as susceptible to this, by the way. There is a lot of toxic masculinity that runs very deep when it comes to nutrition and health…
That’s fair. Guess I was half defensive but also tying the identity party to their overall lack of empathy which is broadcasted all over the rest of their identity as well. Fuck you for caring sort of thing.
I probably could’ve focused more on the later and less on the former.
I was talking more about the people that consider their food part of their very identity. The types that toss around silly things like “soy boy” and think that consuming massive quantities of meat and dairy is part of being a “real” man [1] and so on. I’ve seen people do this even when they tell me their doctor tells them they have got to stop eating red meat (at least) altogether or drastically cut it down. They think eating fresh fruits and vegetables is going to emasculate them. They’d rather continue on this performative path of SAD eating that is literally killing them rather than giving the appearance of being liberal or - gasp - caring about animal welfare.
If you are eating these kinds of things because you find them tasty - hey, have at it. I’m talking about people that feel that they must consume meat/dairy in order to sustain some notion of themselves because of the culture they have chosen to steep themselves in. LOL, then there are the types that want to argue with me and tell me that if I don’t eat meat, I’m going to die…I have no idea where to even start w/ these people.
[1] I’ve seen women just as susceptible to this, by the way. There is a lot of toxic masculinity that runs very deep when it comes to nutrition and health…
That’s fair. Guess I was half defensive but also tying the identity party to their overall lack of empathy which is broadcasted all over the rest of their identity as well. Fuck you for caring sort of thing.
I probably could’ve focused more on the later and less on the former.