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Tom Kerridge everyday sexism - just so unnecessary

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EssenceOfGelfling · 13/10/2014 20:32

BBC2 cooking programme: apparently Cornish tin miners were "big burly blokes, not namby pamby girls".

Dammit I used to like the man and his recipes! A bit of a google and I've been turned right off.

Half of the miners were poor scraggly little children (both girls and boys) anyway so its factually incorrect too as well as unnecessary and sexist, sigh.

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Moln · 20/10/2014 00:55

Ah do wear a fake beard, and also scratch your crotch a lot. It'll please him.

PedantMarina · 19/10/2014 16:32

So and I used to have a drinking game when he was doing his pub food programme: every time he adds butter to something, take a drink. We stopped doing this on "school nights", though. Confused

smellycandles · 19/10/2014 14:24

Maybe I'll go all 'manly' - stick on beard, talk in a gruff voice etc

UptoapointLordCopper · 19/10/2014 14:15

Hopefully he wouldn't come out of the kitchen and berate you for not eating his food in a suitably macho manner!

smellycandles · 19/10/2014 14:03

It's really annoying because I've just got a reservation at his restaurant.

fishdishwish · 19/10/2014 13:39

I really hate all this 'man food' crap (it tends to be very meat-centric, which excludes me anyway). I'm sure there wasn't any of this nonsense 20 years ago, and there were a good few male chefs on telly back then (Ken Hom & Michael Barry, to name but two). I think Jamie bloody Oliver and his laddishness have a lot to answer for!

I haven't realised about the McCoy's website. Might have to boycott them, even though I love the salt and vinegar ones!!

Pepperwitheverything · 18/10/2014 20:31

I am really shocked at this. I used to watch him on Great British Menu and Masterchef and he had me fooled!! I thought he was one of the few nice men around. I remember he championed one female contestant on Masterchef and my heart sang that here was a male chef who saw women in the industry as their equals. BUT......I tuned into his programme on iplayer and yep...he really IS that gross and rubbish!

sigh so many men turn out to be a total letdown.

Moln · 17/10/2014 00:00

Tom Kerridge's is a total wankbadger, I would call him a twatbat but that might be too girly.

When acting like a aggressive bully whilst on twitter it would be more effective to use correct English. The twit.

Labrat72 · 16/10/2014 23:51

It certainly seems like more 'male' phrasing I think. She could have been just typing what he dictated I suppose but wouldn't you say "Are you sure you want to post that dear?"

WerewolfBarMitzvah · 16/10/2014 23:51

Tom Kerridge's wife must be starving. All that food for men in the house and she's a woman.

EmbarrassedPossessed · 16/10/2014 23:50

I don't know his wife, she may well be a foul mouthed aggressive woman who regularly threatens to smash people in, but this:

"Now your just being a c#nt! #notwelcomeinanyrestaurantever! #bellend seeya dickhead [sic]

Smash him in chef Bosi #chefsunite

Who is this guy??? What a loser!!"

seems more likely to be the man himself surely?

Labrat72 · 16/10/2014 23:34

So is it her telling some random bloke "Your a cunt!" then? Nice.

rocket74 · 16/10/2014 23:17

Tom Kerridges wife does all his twittering for him as he got lots of unwanted female followers 'stalkers' on it.

messyisthenewtidy · 16/10/2014 22:36

That is so sad about Patience Kershaw. I hate it that so many people think women and girls were somehow protected and idolized in the past.

Stressing · 16/10/2014 22:30
PuffinsAreFicticious · 16/10/2014 21:19

Just as an aside.

I make yoghurt. It's lovely. My DH eats it and agrees that it is indeed lovely. His penis has not fallen off.

This is a source of happiness to both of us Grin

OfficerVanHelsing · 16/10/2014 20:42

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UptoapointLordCopper · 16/10/2014 20:39

Ok - recipe found. No more at the mercy of potentially sexist savoury snack manufacturers. :)

UptoapointLordCopper · 16/10/2014 20:35

Grin at petula's trophy willies. May have to look up how to make pork scratchings. The ones I bought recently only had pictures of pigs. Unimaginative but truthful and non-sexist.

What were we talking about again?ConfusedConfused

SevenZarkSeven · 16/10/2014 20:23

I used to get really annoyed when I was a teen and they still sold pork scratchings with a woman in a bikini behind (or was she topless?) and if it was getting near to the end I wouldn't buy them on principle.

I clearly have a long history of pointless boycotts of salted savoury snacks on feminist principles!

Mind you they don't do the bikini woman snacks any more do they so maybe my methods are more effective than I realise Grin

TravelinColour · 16/10/2014 20:20

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PetulaGordino · 16/10/2014 20:08

yes i have several now lordc. my gp removes them for me (minor surgery) and i nail them to the mantelpiece as trophies

SevenZarkSeven · 16/10/2014 19:56

God I LOVE crisps.

Weaning myself off McCoys felt like a genuine sacrifice!

YAY to pointless boycotts!

UptoapointLordCopper · 16/10/2014 19:51

Can you make your own pork scratchings?Shock wouldn't that make you grow a willy or something? Grin

Madamecastafiore · 16/10/2014 19:49

Is he the Scottish prick with really bad hair?

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