it's another post about food...sort of.

[kitcloudkicker]

Ok, I was talking to James last night and I mentioned how fucking stupid it is when food is labeled or described as "GUILT FREE." Like, it's maybe so commonplace we've forgotten how messed-up that sounds, but think about it for a second. GUILT FREE.

"Guilt" used here must mean "a sense of shame." That's implying there is food you should feel

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[nietzscheansmut]

"I'm going to wager that none of the guys on my flist have ever felt ashamed of eating something less than healthy."

I'll take that bet. It's certainly more common for women, but I've felt guilty about what I ate, and I know other guys who have as well.

Aside from that, agreed on pretty much all counts.

[countofangels]

Yeah, I get the feeling a lot of guys, myself included, feel guilty about eating junk food all the time. The mantra is "I am not a garbage disposal, I am not a garbage disposal."

[kitcloudkicker]

HA! Sometimes I am just totally wrong :D

If you don't mind me asking, why does it make you feel guilty? Because you know you could be eating better food that would make you feel better, or is it the weight-gain factor that makes you feel rotten?

[rapatoff]

I think the implication of "guilt free" is that food that tastes good is bad for you in one way or another (calories, cholesterol/fat, sugar, sodium). So when something is labeled as "guilt free," they're trying to imply that it tastes good but won't wreak havoc on your health/ weight

[kestrelct]

Fuck, tell me about it! Women aren't supposed to have appetites in this culture (I'm thinking specifically of food and sex here) and it's so fucked up. People are animals and we have bodies and denying them doesn't make anything better, no matter what the Church says.

[kitcloudkicker]

I'm going to point the blame at the diet industry for this one, but like everything else in our country, it certainly has Puritan roots.

There's actually a book called "Appetites: Why Women Want" that discusses this in detail...I found it at the Woodstock library, so you should check it out (har, har) if you're interested.

http://www.amazon.com/Appetites-Women-Want-Caroline-Knapp/dp/1582432260/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218312534&sr=8-1

[teapotdome]

wow never do a google image search for 'sinful'

[kitcloudkicker]

Wow, what was it about this post that made you do THAT?

(PS I searched, I fapped, I conquered.)

[paper_tzipporah]

I'd feel guilty about NOT enjoying a nice slice of cake pie once in a while, since then I wouldn't be really enjoying life. God wouldn't have given us taste buds if he didn't want us to eat pie! Or something.

On that note, I spent a LONG time drinking lattes with skim milk in an attempt to cut down my liquid calorie consumption. And now I drink soy milk, which has tons of calories but tastes amazing, and I am very, very grateful for my metabolism. Because the way I eat, I should probably weigh a LOT more than I do.

Anyway, yay food. Also, did you know it's practically impossible to find kumquats where I am? I WENT TO THREE SUPERMARKETS. WHY CAN I NOT FIND KUMQUATS?

[snazzysnaffy]

Kumquats aren't in season. Their season tends to run, depending on where they are, of course, from December through April.

[paper_tzipporah]

Well, that explains it.

I think when I grow up I will move somewhere and grow my own kumquats.

[kitcloudkicker]

God wouldn't have given us taste buds if he didn't want us to eat pie!

I'm going with this from now on!

[maiden_rising]

RIGHT-FUCKING-ON.

LET'S WRITE THAT BLOG. WE CAN SLAM PEOPLE WHO LABEL THEIR FOOD "SINFUL"/"GUILT-FREE" AND BULLSHIT CELEBRITY PSYCHICS WHO CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN HEATH LEDGER'S FACE IN THE MIRROR WHILE BRUSHING THEIR TEETH.

DOWN WITH BULLSHIT, SRSLY.

[kitcloudkicker]

I WAS THINKING OF THE NAME "VAPID CITY"

"VAPIDITY" IS ACTUALLY A WORD TOO, SO THAT IS STILL ON THE TABLE. IN FACT, I MIGHT LIKE IT BETTER. ANY OTHER IDEAS?

[maiden_rising]

Hmm...I kind of like Vapid City. But let's think about it...neither of us is going to have much time/energy to post until after we move, anyway. But once we're all settled...FULL SPEED AHEAD, Y/Y?