Are Meat-Eating Men More Masculine?

[TBoneTX 45,288]

13 minutes ago, laylalex said:

he said, "because it's [#######] delicious, that's why."

You're marrying well, si LL ma'am.

13 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I'm not a vegetarian

Good for you, LL ma'am.  If you were also a lawyer, you then probably wouldn't indict a ham sandwich, either.

[laylalex 7,284]

8 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

You're marrying well, si LL ma'am.

Good for you, LL ma'am.  If you were also a lawyer, you then probably wouldn't indict a ham sandwich, either.

I think I am marrying well! At least that's what he tells me all the time.  

 

Personally I have nothing against a ham sandwich if properly made. Alex made me one once when we were still up in the Bay Area. He was very proud of it but it was absolutely foul.  It was literally a watery slice of ham from a pack he'd bought at a corner market (and not one of the posh ones) stuck between two slices of Home Pride white bread. That was it. No condiments. I choked it down because I am very polite and I was touched by the effort but I refused a second. I am proud to say he is much more accomplished at making all sorts of things these days and in general is getting more confident in the kitchen. 

[Dashinka 24,497]

3 hours ago, laylalex said:

The guy is the author of the article, not the author of the study.  

 

Author of the article: Kevin Bennett Ph.D.

Authors of the study: Charlotte De Backer, Sara Erreygers, Charlotte De Cort, Frederic Vandermoere, Alexander Dhoest, Jules Vrinten, Sofie Van Bauwel

 

Psychology Today is meant for a general readership, and it can be quite chatty in tone to make it accessible to that readership. When it came to the study (which is behind a paywall for $35), the authors started with the proposition that it is an age-old truism that "real men eat meat," and they wanted to see if that is still the case in a world of evolving ways of being masculine. That's all.

 

I'm not a vegetarian, though I tend to favor a plant-based diet. I live with someone who eats meat more frequently than I do, but still loves greens and veggies. I did ask him if he thought it was true that real men eat meat, and he said, of course. I asked why, and he said, "because it's [#######] delicious, that's why."

That’s the point, their initial truism is just an unproven myth.  No real science here at all.

[laylalex 7,284]

23 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

That’s the point, their initial truism is just an unproven myth.  No real science here at all.

It's not science though. Not a hard science at least. It's social science. 

 

Also I suspect neither of us have read the underlying study -- while I may pay for my own Netflix these days, I'm not paying $35 for a study on the intersection of masculinity and the carnivore instinct!!!

[Dashinka 24,497]

55 minutes ago, laylalex said:

It's not science though. Not a hard science at least. It's social science. 

 

Also I suspect neither of us have read the underlying study -- while I may pay for my own Netflix these days, I'm not paying $35 for a study on the intersection of masculinity and the carnivore instinct!!!

If you did pay for that study, I would certainly question your ability to handle money.

[laylalex 7,284]

20 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

If you did pay for that study, I would certainly question your ability to handle money.

Hmmmmm, have you been comparing notes with my ex???  

 

Spaghetti bolognese tonight, so we will be eating pork AND beef tonight. We have had a tradition throughout lockdown that every Friday night we get spaghetti bolognese from the same restaurant. Sometimes we go and pick it up curbside but since we're self-isolating it's delivery tonight. It always comes with the most amazing garlic knots and we stuff our faces and watch a series on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime/etc. We finished The Witcher the other week, and now we're onto The Great. Both are fantastic! The Great is absolutely hysterical while not being completely historial.  

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

 I'm not paying $35 for a study on the intersection of masculinity and the carnivore instinct!!!

why not?  it might help you understand your future husband   LO

[NikLR 13,227]

24 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Hmmmmm, have you been comparing notes with my ex???  

 

Spaghetti bolognese tonight, so we will be eating pork AND beef tonight. We have had a tradition throughout lockdown that every Friday night we get spaghetti bolognese from the same restaurant. Sometimes we go and pick it up curbside but since we're self-isolating it's delivery tonight. It always comes with the most amazing garlic knots and we stuff our faces and watch a series on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime/etc. We finished The Witcher the other week, and now we're onto The Great. Both are fantastic! The Great is absolutely hysterical while not being completely historial.  

I very much enjoyed both of those as well. Have you seen harlots? You'd like it. 

[laylalex 7,284]

42 minutes ago, NikLR said:

I very much enjoyed both of those as well. Have you seen harlots? You'd like it. 

OMG HARLOTS!!! I love that show so much. When my fiance's sister was last here visiting we binge-watched the third season together.

 

Have you seen The Favourite? One of the main reasons why I wanted to see The Great was because it had the same writer. 

[NikLR 13,227]

No I haven't.  I will look it up

[TBoneTX 45,288]

9 hours ago, laylalex said:

I have nothing against a ham sandwich

Glad to hear that you aren't hammist... er, porkist... er, swinist... er...

6 hours ago, laylalex said:

I'm not paying $35 for a study

Journals that put studies behind paywalls can take a long walk off a short pier.

4 hours ago, laylalex said:

Spaghetti bolognese tonight, so we will be eating pork AND beef tonight.

You sound like you're feeling better, glad to hear it LL ma'am.

3 hours ago, laylalex said:

HARLOTS!!!

STRUMPETS!!!