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Post by mrtuesday on Nov 15, 2018 14:03:22 GMT -5
I laugh at how Avocado ($1.10lb right now at my grocery store... not on sale) is seen as a "special privileged expensive breakfast food" by people that probably say Bacon is what normal people eat. And the cheapest bacon i see right now is at $3.65lb and it's the shit that's 95% white fat garbage. I don't see any bacon I'd consider "good" under $5 right now Because bacon is "American" and what real Americans eat.
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Post by Perd on Nov 15, 2018 14:04:05 GMT -5
I can’t even enjoy my morning avocado toast anymore. I just stare at my wingtip shoes in shame.
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Post by Cela on Nov 15, 2018 14:04:15 GMT -5
Ok wait so the joke is that Becky eats avocados but can't afford them? I'm even more confused now that there's been a couple explanations. If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Nov 15, 2018 14:04:56 GMT -5
Ok wait so the joke is that Becky eats avocados but can't afford them? I'm even more confused now that there's been a couple explanations. If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. Holy shit this whole thing finally makes sense.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Nov 15, 2018 14:12:22 GMT -5
If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. Holy shit this whole thing finally makes sense. And it only took 2 days and 10 pages for us to get there!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 14:13:05 GMT -5
I can’t even enjoy my morning avocado toast anymore. I just stare at my wingtip shoes in shame. This news made me so mad I almost threw my almond banana chia seed smoothie across the room while I was updating my biking and beaches blog.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Nov 15, 2018 14:15:49 GMT -5
The avocado toast thing has a specific origin from an Australian businessman who tried to claim the reason millennials weren't buying houses wasn't anything to do with economic factors like wages or employment opportunities or housing costs, but because they were spending all their money on avocado toast. A bunch of people laughed at it for being patently insane and one of those things that reads like a rich person who just has no frame of reference for what living at that kind of financial status is actually like and thinks the only reason people are poor must be that they're wasting all their money on overpriced hipster food. Except then idiots thought "Oh hey you know what? That sounds like a sensible and accurate assessment of the situation" and decided to just accepted it as fact, so the dumbest thing somehow became an actual talking point? ? ? ? ?
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Post by corndog on Nov 15, 2018 14:20:19 GMT -5
Ok wait so the joke is that Becky eats avocados but can't afford them? I'm even more confused now that there's been a couple explanations. If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. This explanation is great and had Ronda followed through more in this direction it would have been great. But she exposed herself with the "dish it out, but can't take it" line and didn't elaborate on the "I am a strong woman" and "you are a weak man" stuff.
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Post by schma on Nov 15, 2018 14:21:02 GMT -5
The avocado toast thing has a specific origin from an Australian businessman who tried to claim the reason millennials weren't buying houses wasn't anything to do with economic factors like wages or employment opportunities or housing costs, but because they were spending all their money on avocado toast. A bunch of people laughed at it for being patently insane and one of those things that reads like a rich person who just has no frame of reference for what living at that kind of financial status is actually like and thinks the only reason people are poor must be that they're wasting all their money on overpriced hipster food. Except then idiots thought "Oh hey you know what? That sounds like a sensible and accurate assessment of the situation" and decided to just accepted it as fact, so the dumbest thing somehow became an actual talking point? ? ? ? ? I think it's two groups of people, one with the natural reaction that it's a nonsensical argument and others who are invested in the status quo and love even the weakest excuse to say it's the poor people's fault they're poor, it has nothing to do with the cost of living vs average wages etc. So for one group it's seen as a valid talking point and for another it's utter nonsense.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Nov 15, 2018 14:26:18 GMT -5
I laugh at how Avocado ($1.10lb right now at my grocery store... not on sale) is seen as a "special privileged expensive breakfast food" by people that probably say Bacon is what normal people eat. And the cheapest bacon i see right now is at $3.65lb and it's the shit that's 95% white fat garbage. I don't see any bacon I'd consider "good" under $5 right now $1? Where do you get them? They’re like $3 here over by West LA.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Nov 15, 2018 14:29:06 GMT -5
The avocado toast thing has a specific origin from an Australian businessman who tried to claim the reason millennials weren't buying houses wasn't anything to do with economic factors like wages or employment opportunities or housing costs, but because they were spending all their money on avocado toast. A bunch of people laughed at it for being patently insane and one of those things that reads like a rich person who just has no frame of reference for what living at that kind of financial status is actually like and thinks the only reason people are poor must be that they're wasting all their money on overpriced hipster food. Except then idiots thought "Oh hey you know what? That sounds like a sensible and accurate assessment of the situation" and decided to just accepted it as fact, so the dumbest thing somehow became an actual talking point? ? ? ? ? I think it's two groups of people, one with the natural reaction that it's a nonsensical argument and others who are invested in the status quo and love even the weakest excuse to say it's the poor people's fault they're poor, it has nothing to do with the cost of living vs average wages etc. So for one group it's seen as a valid talking point and for another it's utter nonsense. Oh no absolutely; so many societal trends can be pinned down to people deciding they will demonize the system and buy into the most ludicrous possible reasons for things than to for a moment consider the system might have some flaws or that something needs to change.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Nov 15, 2018 14:31:16 GMT -5
If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. This explanation is great and had Ronda followed through more in this direction it would have been great. But she exposed herself with the "dish it out, but can't take it" line and didn't elaborate on the "I am a strong woman" and "you are a weak man" stuff. "I'm a strong woman, you're just a weak man" woulda been a hell of a line. She needs work on focusing these down a bit and she'll be on to something.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Nov 15, 2018 14:32:10 GMT -5
Ok wait so the joke is that Becky eats avocados but can't afford them? I'm even more confused now that there's been a couple explanations. If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. Ronda is Ron Swanson and Becky is Tom Hatherford
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Nov 15, 2018 14:36:58 GMT -5
I laugh at how Avocado ($1.10lb right now at my grocery store... not on sale) is seen as a "special privileged expensive breakfast food" by people that probably say Bacon is what normal people eat. And the cheapest bacon i see right now is at $3.65lb and it's the shit that's 95% white fat garbage. I don't see any bacon I'd consider "good" under $5 right now $1? Where do you get them? They’re like $3 here over by West LA. Here in NorCal they're only .50 to a dollar.
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Post by FinalGwen on Nov 15, 2018 14:50:25 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey is a dumb, out of touch transphobe. Among other things.
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Post by karl100589 on Nov 15, 2018 15:07:32 GMT -5
If I were to guess. The joke is the Becky is calling herself The Man. But instead of the typical Lumberjack Manly Man who drinks beer and makes furniture in his spare time before heading out to punch commies and collect panties, Ronda is calling her the skinny jean wearing/purse holding/fancy food eating/sunset crying/jar struggling type of guy, who is fine with their girlfriend cheating on them because they want them to be happy, guy. Ronda is not a part of this stereotype, due to the recent zeitgeist of women being strong and independent types, while men have been struggling to find themselves in a world where martial strength and the ability to grill are no longer as valued as they once were. Ronda is Ron Swanson and Becky is Tom Hatherford Quickly, to the Photoshop cave.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Nov 15, 2018 15:15:27 GMT -5
Ronda's off the mark with the avocado thing anyway.
Everyone knows Becky's millennial food weakness is quinoa.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 15, 2018 16:30:59 GMT -5
$1? Where do you get them? They’re like $3 here over by West LA. Here in NorCal they're only .50 to a dollar. Yeah, avacados in New York are only about a buck. And we can't grow them here unlike California and Mexico.
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Post by Chainsaw on Nov 15, 2018 16:43:49 GMT -5
The avocado toast thing has a specific origin from an Australian businessman who tried to claim the reason millennials weren't buying houses wasn't anything to do with economic factors like wages or employment opportunities or housing costs, but because they were spending all their money on avocado toast. A bunch of people laughed at it for being patently insane and one of those things that reads like a rich person who just has no frame of reference for what living at that kind of financial status is actually like and thinks the only reason people are poor must be that they're wasting all their money on overpriced hipster food. Except then idiots thought "Oh hey you know what? That sounds like a sensible and accurate assessment of the situation" and decided to just accepted it as fact, so the dumbest thing somehow became an actual talking point? ? ? ? ? It's funny, Rhonda doesn't seem like the type who would fall for a narrative that sounds ridiculous but gets championed by idiots.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 16:49:39 GMT -5
I don't even like avacados so I don't have to tell you how thrilled I am about my standing in the world.
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