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From: ledh

2010-01-06 03:28 pm (UTC)

this is sexist towards both men and women. men have to love eating a good manly meal and doing nothing to have it, and women haaaave to have a boyfriend and have to be able to cook and clean all by themselves.



this book would be better if it were 'fun in a kitchen with your boyfriend' and explanations on how to, idk, cook meals TOGETHER?

From: voodooskeleton

2010-01-06 03:54 pm (UTC)

i dunno i had more fun cooking for my ex for when he got home from work and seeing that look of appreciation on his face and having him tell me that was the best part of his day. i dont think i'd have as much fun cooking WITH him.

From: miss_lisa_ma

2010-01-06 04:17 pm (UTC)

"Well, I'm sure he loved me too but the food helped a lot," she says. "He's got a tough job, stressful, with long hours, so for him to come home to a home-cooked meal, he just loved it. And I happen to think leftovers are one of the best presents a girl can give a guy . . . it's a lovely way to show you care."



It's a lovely way for a guy to show his busy professional girlfriend he cares, too. Or a guy to show his busy professional boyfriend he cares. Or a woman to show her busy professional girlfriend she cares. Nurturing with food and consideration should not be gender-specific. *face-palm*

From: violentcheena

2010-01-06 05:57 pm (UTC)

True, and I couldn't agree with you more, but then how would they market it?

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From: sylvan_dweller

2010-01-06 06:07 pm (UTC)

I don't know about anybody else, but the first thought that came to my head involved whether or not there was a scientific process in finding out which recipes appealed to men most.

From: angelascats

2010-01-07 01:15 am (UTC)

haha I kind of thought of that too.

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From: saciel

2010-01-06 06:26 pm (UTC)

How... how did this even function I mean wouldn't it be hard to IDONTGETITIDGI

From: sabrext

2010-01-06 06:49 pm (UTC)

Since no one else has mentioned it. There was an episode of Home Improvement back in the day where one of kids has a girlfriend who keeps making him sandwichs.

From: akai_senshi

2010-01-06 09:51 pm (UTC)

Stepford called. It wants its wives back.

From: soiamme

2010-01-06 10:05 pm (UTC)

thank god I'm vegan



burgerking has taught me what 'eating like a man' is (thanks, MANcadamy!)





maybe I should turn lesbian, after all all the guys I would date aren't actually men (vegan? nope, woman. men eat meat meat meat and more meat)

From: mochalatt3

2010-01-06 10:32 pm (UTC)

This would be so much better if they just marketed it to both sexes. I might be a girl but I love cooking for the people I care about because it feels good to make them happy and it makes me happy. I'm sure there are plenty of guys who feel the exact same way. Heck, I learned to cook from my Dad- he made dinner every day! It's a sweet idea "cook for the one you love" but they should nix the whole food = way to a man's heart idea, and suggest that it's for men and women.

From: eqfe

2010-01-06 11:05 pm (UTC)

Damn, I do everything wrong...I married a woman 29 years ago who still rarely cooks.

From: arabwel

2010-01-06 11:32 pm (UTC)

*sigh* I hate it when things I enjoy are supposedly due to ny vagina. Newsflash: Unless it involes stuff inside my vagina, shit I find pleasurable has NOTHING to do with my plumbing dammit!

From: boundbyash

2010-01-06 11:51 pm (UTC)

The idea that a woman needs to "catch a man" is so incredibly sexist and insulting. It also reminds me of a TV ad that ran quite a while ago. The gist of it was a woman (wife) trying repeatedly to get out the stains on the collar of her husband's shirts but alas, all to no avail. Then along comes "Whisk" and voila - happy homemaker! It used to make my so angry every time I saw it - as if said stains were a huge issue for her (and thus for every woman). I used to think "If it bothers him, let him get his own damn stains out". It's a sad state of affairs when this ad shows not much has changed.

From: zofia

2010-01-07 12:22 am (UTC)

Completely unsurprised that the author is Australian. Our induction into female servitude is pretty hardcore over there.

From: marajolie

2010-01-07 09:15 pm (UTC)

Meals Men Love - How to Catch a Man in 3 Courses larger image Meals Men Love - How to Catch a Man i I'm American. Over here I have read novels about Aussie women who were very indepentent due partially to having to"survive the outback." just like there are tales of women and men sharing roles and working together in the American westward expansion.



Are those novels complete fiction? Are women poorly treated in oz and nz? I met some girls from Melbourne while I was in the UK and they were very confident and tough...

From: premium_shaday

2010-01-07 03:58 am (UTC)

I remember the last time I used flimsy glass ware. They flopped in half right in the middle of dinner. Now all my dinnerware is made of rock.



I have made nothing but good life choices.

From: cmeistergeneral

2010-01-07 08:48 am (UTC)

Way to a man's heart isn't through his stomach, it's going up between the 4th and 5th ribs I was always told.