Embarrassing and we are not making it up. Who on earth would possibly find family dinners oppressive?

I wonder if @AmandaMarcotte is ever happy about anything. She nitpicks about EVERYTHING. — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) September 3, 2014

Of course.

@mchastain81 I’m almost as miserable as someone who hunts down feminists on Twitter just to bitch about them. — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) September 3, 2014

Hunts down! Stop it.

@AmandaMarcotte even criticism on twitter about your own articles makes you a victim? Is there anyone not oppressing you? @mchastain81 — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

Don’t you dare criticize the perpetual victim’s articles on Twitter. Even though, you know, she promotes her Twitter account in said articles.

@BenHowe Don’t forget her Twitter handle is LINKED at the bottom of the article. @AmandaMarcotte — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) September 3, 2014

Hilarious.

Twitter is playing a tiny violin for @AmandaMarcotte, who is crying over all the "trolls" on Twitter, aka people who dare disagree with her. — Cassy Fiano Chesser (@casachess) September 3, 2014

@mchastain81 That's there so you can follow her on twitter and admire her brilliance, Mary. No criticism allowed. @BenHowe @AmandaMarcotte — RB (@RBPundit) September 3, 2014

Of course.

I think @AmandaMarcotte’s purpose in life is to redefine any expectations of her as “oppressing” her. Basically she’s lazy. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

Ding, ding, ding! Why else would she “write” this drivel?

Oh, FFS @amandamarcotte!!! Give it a rest —> Let's stop idealizing the home-cooked family dinner. http://t.co/V6FshBVvSV via @doublexmag — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) September 3, 2014

Lib Amanda Marcotte declares war on… Family dinners http://t.co/AMdsiHoQx6 — Kyle (@kyleraccio) September 3, 2014

Cuckoo pants shark? Jumped.

All problems are solved! It’s pretty much all the fault of your mom’s meatloaf.

You can try to read the whole thing, but be warned: It’s basically unreadable. Here’s a humiliating snippit:

Beyond just the time and money constraints, women find that their very own families present a major obstacle to their desire to provide diverse, home-cooked meals. The women interviewed faced not just children but grown adults who are whiny, picky, and ungrateful for their efforts. “We rarely observed a meal in which at least one family member didn’t complain about the food they were served,” the researchers write. Mothers who could afford to do so often wanted to try new recipes and diverse ingredients, but they knew that it would cause their families to reject the meals. “Instead, they continued to make what was tried and true, even if they didn’t like the food themselves.” The saddest part is that picky husbands and boyfriends were just as much, if not more, of a problem than fussy children.

Got that? Reality is hard.

.@AmandaMarcotte believes it is notable, even remarkable, that children and spouses complain about meals served to them. This is surreal. — Popehat (@Popehat) September 4, 2014

According to @AmandaMarcotte women are victims for having to pay for & feed their kids. Feminism is sure empowering. http://t.co/4Gv10uq8eT — GOPHarpie (@GOPMommy) September 3, 2014

Wow, you’ve come a long way, baby!

We can't have women doing things like cooking for themselves right @AmandaMarcotte. #feminism — S.M (@redsteeze) September 3, 2014

I valued eating dinner with my family every night growing up. Amanda Marcotte is anti-family. — Kyle (@kyleraccio) September 3, 2014

@mchastain81 @amandamarcotte @doublexmag it's like she picks the best parts about being a woman and hunts them down. — Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) September 3, 2014

you know deep down @AmandaMarcotte is embarrassed all she has left to bitch about is dinner @redsteeze @RBPundit @hboulware — Top (@topsecretk9) September 3, 2014

She should be, but it is hard to shame the shameless.

Twitter users give it a good go, though!

It’s actually sad that @AmandaMarcotte can’t conceive of selflessness enough to consider that mom making dinner isn’t about gratitude. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

My grandfathers, my dad and mom taught me to cook. Family meals were hugely important in my family and they still are. Marcotte can STFU. — Heather (@hboulware) September 3, 2014

@MZHemingway don't tell @amandamarcotte my daughter cooked me scrambled eggs this morning. — Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) September 4, 2014

Shorter @AmandaMarcotte: children are oppressing mothers. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

If there’s ever a woman who needs to go in the kitchen and make me a sammich, it’s @AmandaMarcotte. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

My mom still cooks for my dad after 40 years of marriage. I wouldn’t put bets that @AmandaMarcotte’s marriage will last as long. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

Pretty sure moms aren’t big fans of changing diapers full of poo either. And guess what @AmandaMarcotte? No "thank you" from baby. — Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 3, 2014

If I let a guy make it to the 3rd date, I would always cook for him. It was like a, "Hey, you're cool. Thanks for the first two dates." — Britt (@brittnotbrit) September 4, 2014

@bmorrett yeah but now you're gonna be cooking FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE and Amanda Marcotte is just standing up for you, you ingrate. — Jayvie Canono (@OneFineJay) September 4, 2014

@AmandaMarcotte some people actually enjoy being married and loving their families. You need professional help, not a column — MarkC (@mcassill) September 4, 2014

@LilMissRightie I made my own dinner because I'm a misogynist. @AmandaMarcotte — Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 4, 2014

Gasping.

A challenge:

I double dog dare Amanda Marcotte to cook meals for 4 for a month, breakfast lunch and dinner, and see how much it costs versus buying out. — Jayvie Canono (@OneFineJay) September 4, 2014

Bingo.

But wait, what’s this?

*adds hypocrite to her resume of shame* RT "@hboulware: So about that home cooked meal tyranny from @AmandaMarcotte http://t.co/studAbltSn" — LittleMissRightie (@LilMissRightie) September 4, 2014

This is also from Ms. Marcotte:

It’s summer again, and you know what that means: the beginning of CSA season! (For those who don’t know what a CSA is, here’s a good start.) This is an annual project I do to show that busy people who aren’t professional cooks or even very good at food photography can nonetheless join a CSA and cook all the mountains of vegetables you get—or even just expand their produce repetoire, which can make healthy eating more fun. More fun even than eating not-healthy food.

OMG, she’s a self-loathing, self-oppressor!

Beautiful.

Family dinners? An oppressive tool of The Patriarchy ™. But what about this, Amanda?

When @AmandaMarcotte writes about the “tyranny of the home-cooked family dinner,” but not about #ISIS raping & selling women, ignore her — Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) September 3, 2014

Whatever! Just don’t “force” a mom to make spaghetti and meatballs.

An an exit point that should be repeated daily:

Amen, sister.

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