Monday, March 7, 2011

BEEF

This is BEEF. Bloody, bloody beef. In the United States, Beef is universally accepted as a heterosexual male food. It is also associated with the mid-west. When one hears the phrase "meat and potatoes man" this always means beef. "Meat" never ever refers to mutton, rabbit, or goat. On rare occations it may refer to pork, but this is non-standard usage.


The form the beef takes correlates to its gayness, yet be cautious of unexpected associations. A steak for example is heterosexual, especially when prepared rare or medium-rare. A well-cooked steak becomes associated with women, either heterosexual or homosexual. This is counter-intuitive because of women's need of iron.


A curious paradox is carpaccio, an Italian dish of thinly sliced raw beef. Despite the rawness of the flesh and the Italian origin, carpaccio is an effeminate preparation of beef.

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