This love affair must continue...
August 4, 2011 8:53 AM Subscribe
Tired of divorced women finding themselves by spending their book advances to have contrived ego trips around the world? Looking for a different kind of foodie website that isn't about the best cupcakes or the best french toast? The guys at Man/Beer Love deliver a decidedly less saccharine version of the foodie blog.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Bury the lede behind weird jokey framing at your own peril. -- cortex
Man, what kind of crappy foodie blogs are you usually reading?
posted by kmz at 8:55 AM on August 4, 2011 [9 favorites]
posted by kmz at 8:55 AM on August 4, 2011 [9 favorites]
I don't think those were foodie blogs, but Lifetime movies.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:59 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by filthy light thief at 8:59 AM on August 4, 2011
ugh
posted by Babblesort at 9:01 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Babblesort at 9:01 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
I hate that I'm not a "man" because I fucking hate beer. Whatever.
posted by Eideteker at 9:01 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Eideteker at 9:01 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
Thanks for painting divorced women in such a nice way.
posted by theora55 at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [6 favorites]
posted by theora55 at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [6 favorites]
Divorced women are the enemy now? Man, I'm behind.
posted by mykescipark at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by mykescipark at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
Tired of divorced women finding themselves by spending their book advances to have contrived ego trips around the world?
Is it that you're afraid of women or that you actively dislike them? And is it all women you feel that way about, or just this class of imaginary straw[wo]men you've created here to rail against for no apparent reason?
posted by dersins at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
Is it that you're afraid of women or that you actively dislike them? And is it all women you feel that way about, or just this class of imaginary straw[wo]men you've created here to rail against for no apparent reason?
posted by dersins at 9:02 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
Tired of divorced women finding themselves by spending their book advances to have contrived ego trips around the world?
I assumed this was a quote pulled directly from the blog, but I can't find it anywhere. So, uh. This is pretty creepy editorializing, then?
posted by elizardbits at 9:05 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
I assumed this was a quote pulled directly from the blog, but I can't find it anywhere. So, uh. This is pretty creepy editorializing, then?
posted by elizardbits at 9:05 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
Geez everyone calm down.. The title of their blog is a play on Eat Pray Love, that puzzlingly popular journey of self-enlightment through spending which had taken the country by storm. That is not in any way my "view of women" so take a chill pill and read about the delicious beer.
posted by ReeMonster at 9:05 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by ReeMonster at 9:05 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
I like beer. I like women. I like beer drinking women. I like women when I am drinking beer. I don't like dark beer. I like women.
posted by AugustWest at 9:06 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by AugustWest at 9:06 AM on August 4, 2011
Proof positive that with post framing, you can get fresh-squeezed GRAR out of the most inoffensive links.
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
posted by Salvor Hardin at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [7 favorites]
Tired of divorced women finding themselves by spending their book advances to have contrived ego trips around the world?
Some framing, sir.
posted by thinkpiece at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Some framing, sir.
posted by thinkpiece at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
ReeMonster: “The title of their blog is a play on Eat Pray Love, that puzzlingly popular journey of self-enlightment through spending which had taken the country by storm.”
As ZenMasterThis pointed out, it is a spectacular failure of a play on Eat Pray Love, because it sounds much more like a play on Man/Boy Love. Which, uh. Yeah.
posted by koeselitz at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [9 favorites]
As ZenMasterThis pointed out, it is a spectacular failure of a play on Eat Pray Love, because it sounds much more like a play on Man/Boy Love. Which, uh. Yeah.
posted by koeselitz at 9:08 AM on August 4, 2011 [9 favorites]
WHY ARE ALL THESE DIVORCED WOMEN FINDING THEMSELVES BY SPENDING THEIR BOOK ADVANCES!!? THEY ARE RUINING EVERYTHING!!! FML
posted by everichon at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by everichon at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [4 favorites]
Chill pills are contraindicated with alcohol, sry.
It's also a pretty douchey way to open the post because surely I am not the only one who will assume that these otherwise totally nice-seeming guys who really dig beer are the ones making shitty statements about women. (I suppose I shall speak in defense of cupcakes and french toast as well.)
posted by elizardbits at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [6 favorites]
It's also a pretty douchey way to open the post because surely I am not the only one who will assume that these otherwise totally nice-seeming guys who really dig beer are the ones making shitty statements about women. (I suppose I shall speak in defense of cupcakes and french toast as well.)
posted by elizardbits at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [6 favorites]
It was kind of enflamitory, ReeMonster.
posted by Blisterlips at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Blisterlips at 9:09 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Who said I'm jealous? I've traveled the world performing music, don't need any advance for that.
posted by ReeMonster at 9:10 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by ReeMonster at 9:10 AM on August 4, 2011
Welcome to MetaFilter, ReeMonster.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:10 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:10 AM on August 4, 2011
The title of their blog is a play on Eat Pray Love
If so, it's a pretty bad "play," all things considered. I'm pretty sure (probably about 99.9% sure) that it's a play on Man/Boy Love.
posted by muddgirl at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011
If so, it's a pretty bad "play," all things considered. I'm pretty sure (probably about 99.9% sure) that it's a play on Man/Boy Love.
posted by muddgirl at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011
My Drunk Kitchen still solves all these problems for me.
posted by Devils Rancher at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by Devils Rancher at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011 [4 favorites]
"Thanks for painting divorced women in such a nice way."
"Some framing, sir."
*takes theora55 and thinkpiece out for a lovely dinner*
bwa ha ha, if only*. Dude-bros can stick to their swill. I got my priorities straight!
* Hey, I can dream! ;)
posted by Eideteker at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
"Some framing, sir."
*takes theora55 and thinkpiece out for a lovely dinner*
bwa ha ha, if only*. Dude-bros can stick to their swill. I got my priorities straight!
* Hey, I can dream! ;)
posted by Eideteker at 9:11 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
OK then, official apology for the framing. I didn't think MeFi loved that insipid book!
posted by ReeMonster at 9:12 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by ReeMonster at 9:12 AM on August 4, 2011
I just want the word "foodie" catapulted into the sun.
posted by louche mustachio at 9:12 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by louche mustachio at 9:12 AM on August 4, 2011
For example, their About page mentions nothing about privileged divorcees or foodie blogs.
I didn't think MeFi loved that insipid book!
Strawman.
posted by muddgirl at 9:13 AM on August 4, 2011 [3 favorites]
I didn't think MeFi loved that insipid book!
Strawman.
posted by muddgirl at 9:13 AM on August 4, 2011 [3 favorites]
Dude. No one gives a shit about the book. The book is not the issue, the weird and unnecessary misogyny is.
posted by elizardbits at 9:13 AM on August 4, 2011 [17 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 9:13 AM on August 4, 2011 [17 favorites]
The title of their blog is a play on Eat Pray Love
Says you.
posted by kmz at 9:14 AM on August 4, 2011
Says you.
posted by kmz at 9:14 AM on August 4, 2011
uh, we don't have to love the book to call you out for sounding like a Lady-Hater.
posted by Blisterlips at 9:14 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Blisterlips at 9:14 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
muddgirl: “I'm pretty sure (probably about 99.9% sure) that it's a play on Man/Boy Love.”
Ugh. Really? That's... excruciatingly tasteless.
Which is a shame, because the blog seems all right.
posted by koeselitz at 9:15 AM on August 4, 2011
Ugh. Really? That's... excruciatingly tasteless.
Which is a shame, because the blog seems all right.
posted by koeselitz at 9:15 AM on August 4, 2011
These women and their blogging and their eating!
I disliked EPL, though I do wish that a book company had given me money to go and get over a relationship/career faliure instead of me having to eat pies and watch re-runs of Cybill. Another forum I visit refers to such food blogs as 'bunting cupcake'. I like both, and I also like, um, 'man food'. It's not really a different kind of food blog, though - there are many many drink blogs out there, some of which are written by women, and some of which don't see imbibing as making one the spiritual successor of Hemingway's mantle of manliness.
posted by mippy at 9:16 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
I disliked EPL, though I do wish that a book company had given me money to go and get over a relationship/career faliure instead of me having to eat pies and watch re-runs of Cybill. Another forum I visit refers to such food blogs as 'bunting cupcake'. I like both, and I also like, um, 'man food'. It's not really a different kind of food blog, though - there are many many drink blogs out there, some of which are written by women, and some of which don't see imbibing as making one the spiritual successor of Hemingway's mantle of manliness.
posted by mippy at 9:16 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
The only thing more boring than beer is people that think beer is fascinating and if they could just teach us we'd find beer just as fascinating too.
Oh, and generic craft small batch microbrewery suds all pretty much taste the same. Bubblegum and bananas if you'd like a generalization.
posted by Keith Talent at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oh, and generic craft small batch microbrewery suds all pretty much taste the same. Bubblegum and bananas if you'd like a generalization.
posted by Keith Talent at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Actually, why am I posting on this thread when there is both CIDER and MEATS available on the roof of my office building? Beer for some, minature cupcakes for others!
posted by mippy at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by mippy at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011
If any of you ever encountered a real misogynist, you'd shit your panties.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:17 AM on August 4, 2011
Annnnd there goes the thread.
posted by Think_Long at 9:18 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Think_Long at 9:18 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
I didn't think MeFi loved that insipid book!
The best assumption to go by is that for everything you hate, someone MeFi has a creepy shrine made to it in their closet.
posted by griphus at 9:18 AM on August 4, 2011 [5 favorites]
The best assumption to go by is that for everything you hate, someone MeFi has a creepy shrine made to it in their closet.
posted by griphus at 9:18 AM on August 4, 2011 [5 favorites]
I thought Crabby Appleton never commented on these kinds of issues, ever!
posted by muddgirl at 9:19 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by muddgirl at 9:19 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
Hey Reemonster, let me give an earnest piece of advice before this thread gets deleted. Metafilter is best when it's about what you love, not what you hate.
posted by roll truck roll at 9:20 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by roll truck roll at 9:20 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
Co-incidentally I have been amused by this.
And now away for meat and ale.
posted by mippy at 9:20 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
And now away for meat and ale.
posted by mippy at 9:20 AM on August 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
You're right, I would probably cry into my ice cream and then go change my tampon. Thank you for thinking for me so I don't have to!
posted by elizardbits at 9:21 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 9:21 AM on August 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
I thought Crabby Appleton never commented on these kinds of issues, ever!
I thought you knew I was notorious.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:21 AM on August 4, 2011
I thought you knew I was notorious.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 9:21 AM on August 4, 2011
« Older The pain is the ad. The toxicity is the truth. | "But I didn't do it!" Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:55 AM on August 4, 2011 [16 favorites]