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Are Meat-Eaters More Manly?

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A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that meat-eating men are typically considered more "manly" than vegetarians and vegans. It also found that metaphors associated with meat are more likely to be associated with men, no matter what the language. For instance, the Japanese term for "grass-eater" is used to describe men who are more submissive and feminine.

The study claims, "To the strong, traditional, macho, bicep-flexing, All-American male, red meat is a strong, traditional, macho, bicep-flexing, All-American food. Soy is not. To eat it, they would have to give up a food they saw as strong and powerful like themselves for a food they saw as weak and wimpy." But does the association actually hold any weight? Are meat eaters more manly?

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  • Doc Fra... CAPISCE 2012/05/27 04:26:32
    Doc Frank stein
    +1
    I don't get too much wrong when it comes to the ladiesROFL!!
  • CAPISCE Doc Fra... 2012/05/27 04:38:28
    CAPISCE
    +1
    Go get em
  • Doc Fra... CAPISCE 2012/05/27 04:46:47
    Doc Frank stein
    +1
    I do, I DO! rofl! ;)
  • Gangste... Doc Fra... 2012/05/26 16:27:23
    Gangstersteve1993
    +1
    Great looking girls :D
  • Doc Fra... Gangste... 2012/05/26 18:34:01
    Doc Frank stein
    Just Delicioua! ;)
  • Gangste... Doc Fra... 2012/05/26 20:16:22
    Gangstersteve1993
    +1
    They are :)
  • Robbb Doc Fra... 2012/05/26 22:04:52
    Robbb
    I know what she will look like in an other 11 years. A nlitle much meat for my taste.
  • Doc Fra... Robbb 2012/05/27 04:28:28 (edited)
    Doc Frank stein
    +1
    No chic her age will look perfect in another 11 yrsROFL!!
    If they looked like her, they wouldbe all eaten up! :)
  • Cedric 2012/05/26 13:18:53
    No
    Cedric
    That doesn't have to do with anything ... it's stupid , a man is a person that is honorable and a person that earned respect from others , not necessarily physically strong.
  • Valerie© 2012/05/26 13:08:15
    No
    Valerie©
    +1
    I have vegetarian friends who are both men and manly.
  • Vieuphoria 2012/05/26 12:54:35
    No
    Vieuphoria
    +1
    I don't understand how this works? No, not at all?
  • Resp 2012/05/26 12:44:12
    No
    Resp
    +1
    If a bear eats me am I less manly?
  • Holmes Resp 2012/05/26 21:32:48
    Holmes
    You are still a girly man.
  • Resp Holmes 2012/05/27 04:08:23 (edited)
    Resp
    Oh no. I'm a girly man? Don't tell me I should like show tunes and learn to Ice Skate!? Oh noooooo.....
  • Dyonus Resp 2012/05/27 06:48:13
    Dyonus
    Yes, because there will be less of you.
  • Bob DiN Resp 2012/05/30 00:33:17
    Bob DiN
    No just dead.
  • Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥ 2012/05/26 12:36:35
    No
    Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥
    +1
    Once again, another stupid question.
  • Eva (: 2012/05/26 12:22:06
    No
    Eva (:
    +2
    Girls love meat to
  • Resp Eva (: 2012/05/27 04:07:55
    Resp
    +1
    Let's not discuss that right now. But call me....
  • Syl 2012/05/26 11:30:08
    Yes
    Syl
    +3
    Back in the days men were hunters and women were gatherers, so men brought home the meat. I think that is why meat is associated with men more.
  • Swan Eshdeh 2012/05/26 10:40:55
    No
    Swan Eshdeh
    as i think
  • Daniel Claeys 2012/05/26 09:11:43
    No
    Daniel Claeys
    wat met all die hormonen in ons eten dan en de rest
  • Syl Daniel ... 2012/05/26 11:30:53
    Syl
    Wees eens sociaal, niet veel mensen spreken Nederlands hier ;-)
  • Ian 2012/05/26 08:37:38
  • Andrew 2012/05/26 08:10:27
    No
    Andrew
    +1
    Meat eaters like meat! We are not more macho than the next guy! My wife likes meat and she would be very offended if you called her manly!
  • freespire 2012/05/26 07:46:32
    No
    freespire
    they say you are what you eat, and this also apples to eating dead flesh which is riddled with blood related infections. ever heard of mad cow or cancer? .... while some white meats do carry desease as well they are no where near as poluted as the red meat or pig meat ( any part of the pig )

    ao what is mainly in your own eyes?..... is it a type of food a man eats or the man himself?
  • Big Dave 2012/05/26 06:17:25
    No
    Big Dave
    No , but they are more likely to get cancer
  • Ian Big Dave 2012/05/26 08:48:17
    Ian
    You have a point, on the other hand the bush men of the Kalahari eat 1lb of red meat and drink 1 litre of milk a day, cancer were very,very low.They were expecting high rates of bowel cancer but were shocked at the very low cases of it happening.
    What they foud out was that when these people went to Nairobi, were there was a lot of sugar, salt and processed food they did develop cancer.
    Mind you i do not know anymore, they are saying now to much cabage will cause cancer!
  • Big Dave Ian 2012/05/26 18:26:19
    Big Dave
    I am speaking more about Americans than any other group. There are other cultures that eat that would seem to be harmful to us, like the Eskimos in Alaska eat whale blubber and if you feed them a vegetable rich diet they will get sick, but over all Americans could eat less meat and more vegies for better health. I love a good steak myself and need to improve on that.
  • Ian Big Dave 2012/05/26 18:46:10 (edited)
    Ian
    Yes i love a steak, medium rare with all the extras, washed down with a good red wine, everything in moderation.
  • mklprc 2012/05/26 05:20:20
    No
    mklprc
    Total myth. There are other kinds of meat besides dead cow anyway. Try buffalo, rabbit, bird, sheep, pig and anything else that can look you in the face and say "Yo quiero Taco Bell."

    The main advantage soy has is it helps teenage boys grow breasts. Some people like that.

    Of course it's a stretch to call that antibiotic-injected, GMO-cornfed cow-shaped object meat at all.
  • Ian mklprc 2012/05/26 18:58:31
    Ian
    Ate swan, lovely, ate snake in Laos, horse in France, crickets in Yemen,ate donkey in Shanghai.All were beautiful.
    People eat with their eyes, when i go over the pond i want to try Bear steaks and i will try buffalo.
    I love food, will give a go to anything,
  • Holmes mklprc 2012/05/26 21:50:05 (edited)
  • *Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/05/26 05:13:52
    No
    *Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T
    +1
    I guess a lot of men on here love the feel and taste of meat in their mouths lol.
  • addie 2012/05/26 05:11:27
    No
    addie
    Well, yes, I suppose, to those of a primitive mindset, or if one, actually is a cave person.
  • Redneck 2012/05/26 04:58:35
    Yes
    Redneck
    +3
    Yes, we are.
  • Wolfman 2012/05/26 04:15:39
    Yes
    Wolfman
    +3
    Meat is protein. Humans need protein.
  • Anonymous Wolfman 2012/05/26 04:29:35
    Anonymous
    +3
    Theres other ways to get protein...
  • Wolfman Anonymous 2012/05/26 04:37:17
    Wolfman
    +2
    But they are not nearly as effective or delicious. I raise grass-fed beef. I work hard to make sure it is natural and safe.





    ribeye steak medium rare
  • Anonymous Wolfman 2012/05/26 04:40:50
    Anonymous
    +2
    Yeah well Humans are omnivores, and meat is scrumshus

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