1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogmelissakzhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/melissakz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Kr3O2XxM5h"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/is-vegetarianism-sexist/">Is Vegetarianism Sexist?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/is-vegetarianism-sexist/embed/#?secret=Kr3O2XxM5h" width="600" height="338" title="“Is Vegetarianism Sexist?” — HappyCow" data-secret="Kr3O2XxM5h" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/veg-sexism.jpg615177Is vegetarianism sexist? I don’t know, but Taco Bell certainly is. I’m sure many of you have seen the absurd new commercial for Taco Bell’s Bacon Club Chalupa, a delectable 490-calorie chicken and bacon snack. In the ad, two girls sit in a bar attempting to get attention from guys, when one shares that she has the bacon treat in her clutch. “Guys love bacon,” she explains, and a swarm of hunky men surround her seconds later. Guys love bacon? It’s no secret that our society puts an emphasis on men loving meat, and Taco Bell is not the only one to blame. In fact, it sprouts from our age-old gender roles. Not only were our male ancestors the “hunters” who killed to provide for the family, but meat is thought to be inherently manly. Meat equals protein, and protein makes muscles. Salads are not manly, and tofu is certainly not going to help you get big muscles, right? Wrong. Sadly, many, many people subscribe to this mentality. In fact, men only constitute about one third of the roughly 12 million vegetarians in the United States. Our society tells men that it is not socially acceptable to be a vegetarian. […]