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I am yogurt, hear me roarHere is the thing: I never realized that yogurt was so girlie. All this time I was just living my life, buying groceries, eating yogurt and never noticing that this was simply not something that men did. No, yogurt is strictly a woman thing – like an “I am woman, hear me roar” thing. At least, that’s what the yogurt companies keep telling me.
I like yogurt, in general. I mean I don’t eat it every day and I’m terrified by the yogurt that, in the immortal words of Tina Fey, “helps you poop.” But it took the perceptive eye of Current TV’s Sarah Haskins to open my eyes to the fact that yogurt really is all about the ladies. First, that video is genius. Sarah is my newest funny lady crush. Raise your hand if you have a friend who belongs to the gray-hoodie, “I have a masters degree but then got married” club. Also, bonus points for the Leisha Hailey product placement. I don’t care if Leisha is selling me faux empowerment with fruit on the bottom, she’s still adorable in those spots. Though, really, who serves yogurt at a wedding? Still, more importantly, when exactly did yogurt become “the official food of women”? I remember my dad used to eat yogurt. But now, as I look at the Yoplait in my fridge, I see that it has a little flower on its logo. So I guess I won’t see my anti-girlie man governator Arnold Schwarzenegger spoon down a cup anytime soon. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, might want to consider launching her own brand, now that she has some time on her hands. Sigh.
Maybe I’m just overreacting, but the feminization or masculinization of food is just weird. A guy can eat some yogurt and not feel his manhood is being shamed. And, conversely, a woman doesn’t have to eat yogurt to be part of the sisterhood of traveling spoons. Food is food. Though, seriously, does anyone have a spoon? I’m hungry now. Submitted by on June 17, 2008 - 1:00pm. |
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wow
I never knew I could laugh so much over yogurt!
Sarah Haskins is pretty funny! and hot
Lusting for Yogurt
Wow! Sarah Haskins, hmmmph.
This is too true! My
This is too true!
My brother does all of our grocery shopping, and I always tell him "Get yogurt! Get yogurt!" but he never does because he thinks it is "too girly" of him to buy it. Along with tampons, chapstick, etc. Ha! =]
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
[Indira Ghandi]
In that case, go with him
Does frozen yogurt count?
I personally think of yogurt as an 'old' person food. When I lived at home, we had lots of yogurt. But that was because my dad really likes yogurt. My mom and I wouldn't touch the stuff though.
But if it's frozen with extra sugar and maybe some chocolate or strawberries or cherries or mint, I'll enjoy it. Otherwise, meh.
does'nt count!
almost anything with chocolate is good.
but frozen yogurt is great. since you can add pretty much anything to it.
i tried to think about the yogurt in israel and though it has some men in it, it is mostly about the girls. which is kinda stupid but then again anything chauvinistic is!
frozen yogurt should count twice, it's that tasty
I get a couple of Israeli women's magazines (Menta and Women's World) and I went through ALL of the copies I still have and I saw one ad for yogurt IN EACH magazine (also for fiber), but those ads just showed the yogurt, no people.
Frozen yogurt?
Eh... sort of!
According to the "actual" definition, frozen yogurt is: a soft
frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt!
5 Possible Yogurt Benefits:
Benefit No. 1: Yogurt May Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Benefit No. 2: Yogurt May Reduce the Risk of High Blood Pressure
Benefit No. 3: Yogurt With Active Cultures Helps the Gut
Benefit No. 4: Yogurt With Active Cultures May Discourage Vaginal Infections
Benefit No. 5: Yogurt May Help You Feel Fuller
Gee, so after all that I guess I could see why yogurt advertising
seems actively geared towards the female population, though
a man who's secure in his "manhood" shouldn't fear having a
healthy serving of yogurt either, so really it's just weird to come
to the realization that there's such a thing as male foods and female foods!
(Self Appointed) "#1 Bridget McManus Fan"
Target: Women
"... underpants!"
Haskins is brilliant. The 'Suffrage' and 'Wedding Shows' editions of Target: Women are just as funny.
yogurt
Oh, I really Loved Yogurt
Yeah, it's weird
Brilliant!
that video was indeed genius. It's funny because for this mass media course at my school, we were asked to critique a commercial. And the commercial i chose was the Activia commericial! I talked about how yogurt commercials target women almost 95% of the time. hahah i sooo could have seen this video for some inspiration.
The Activia spoof on SNL was seriously the funniest parody i've seen in a long time and it's all because of yogurt. Thanks yogurt for being the best food icon for women this century! hahahah
plus....leisha hailey started it all. =]
haha, that snl spoof was
haha
"Yogurt what eles could a women possibly eat".......chocolate maybe!!!!
That
That Yoplait commercial with Leisha makes me smile.
Maybe yogurt has been connected to women due to that it helps fight Vaginal Yeast?
:P
haha
LOL they should put that in the commercial...
'this is not having to worry about a yeast infection good'
Eat it!
That was a great little segment, Sarah Haskins is hilarious. Every time I see a Leisha Yoplait commercial I feel happy, but I actually don't remember the last time I ate yougurt which is pretty funny.
___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't
oh yogurt...
"Who's on first? Yogurt is!"
Heh. Anyone that can work an Abbott and Costello reference into a bit about yogurt is a keeper in my book!
LegallyOut
Speaking of food gender.
Speaking of food and gender...I think it only airs in the south, cause Hardee's is southern and they wouldn't be able to get away with it anywhere else.
Check it out http://youtube.com/watch?v=J73cdISF8wk
It might be a little homophobic, or it might be a lot sexist. The only question I have is do only women work in the Hardee's kitchen?
"Guys don't bake."
Sarah Haskins is
Sarah Haskins is funny!
EAT IT!
Dairy: Women vs. men
It might be true that women eat much more yogurt than men, but men drink way...WAY...more milk.
Or at least, all the straight guys I know do.
So...technically we're still all consuming the same amount of dairy.
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Who doesn't blog these days?
yogart
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fykEdIt0zvk&feature=related
thats an advert they show here in merry old england, theres men in it.
LOL
Sarah Haskins is brilliant ^^
I had to come back and watch
Burn Notice
Michael and Sam (as well as Fiona) seem to eat ALOT of yogurt when they are at Michael's apartment. Has anyone else noticed? Oh and Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona) is so blasted sexy she steals all the scenes...love her!
That is because women are
That is because women are more delicate and carefull with their bodies and health, while men tend to leave themselves in the hand of destiny. Anyway, yogurt is very healthy and recommended for everyone's health, so you should start right now eating some yogurt and I am sure that you will thank us.
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