SHE: Sensitive, compassionate, as well as emotional and irrational, in a cute and funny way. No real job, spends time doing yoga and beautifying herself. Is a vegetarian and friend of all cute animals.
HIM: Analytical. Has a boring, but well paid job. Drinks beer, watches sports, eats meat ...
I was going to use the TV show Dharma and Greg as evidence of this stereotype, but it turns out Dharma was no vegetarian, just a "flower child". Phoebe in Friends would perhaps qualify. Well, I can't think of any good examples right now, but I still feel that this is a typical portrayal of veg-omni relationships. I guess the idea is that opposites attract.
While I find this stereotype offensive and more than a little annoying because it makes veg*ism out to be a mainly womanly pursuit, it does seem that these kinds of relationships (female veg*an + male omni) completely outnumber the opposite configuration (male veg*an + female omni). Of course, this probably has a very natural explanation, namely that for cultural reasons, women tend to do most of the cooking, so any male veg*n with an omni female partner will soon be turned omni.
Thoughts?
HIM: Analytical. Has a boring, but well paid job. Drinks beer, watches sports, eats meat ...
I was going to use the TV show Dharma and Greg as evidence of this stereotype, but it turns out Dharma was no vegetarian, just a "flower child". Phoebe in Friends would perhaps qualify. Well, I can't think of any good examples right now, but I still feel that this is a typical portrayal of veg-omni relationships. I guess the idea is that opposites attract.
While I find this stereotype offensive and more than a little annoying because it makes veg*ism out to be a mainly womanly pursuit, it does seem that these kinds of relationships (female veg*an + male omni) completely outnumber the opposite configuration (male veg*an + female omni). Of course, this probably has a very natural explanation, namely that for cultural reasons, women tend to do most of the cooking, so any male veg*n with an omni female partner will soon be turned omni.
Thoughts?