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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I love performative masculinity, fellas it is gay and cringe and soy and beta to eat cake on your birthday.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

~~sweet tooth~~

MAN TOOTH

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's beta to kill an animal just to use its flesh for a fascist photo op that's for sure

You know he had cake after. Or at least bought himself a single slice at the grocery store later that day

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Tbf RFK is weird enough that he probably doesn't get anything sweet on his birthday. His birthday treat is instead swimming sewage.

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago

Celebrating life by filling yourself with dead bodies.

It's unbelievable how many wrinkles this mf has and he's the czar of health. We live in the worst timeline

[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh yeah nothing really pulls a nice steak together than birthday candle wax!

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

RFK Jr. starts eating the candles without even putting them out - nom-nom-nom-nom - "Beef tallow."

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

I have never understood the obsession with steak its so incredibly boring and mediocre even when cooked perfectly. There are so many better ways to use beef, skewers, hotpot, stir fried, braised etc. and honestly pork and lamb are just better than beef anyway.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I never have either.

I started paying attention to politics in the 1980s. I never liked the republican mindset but the last couple decades have been beyond weird for me. The American rightwing has normalized cult-like thinking. Steak along with meat itself have become insanely rightwing coded. If a couple of rightwing guys go to get dinner not only do they have to choose a manly restaurant to let everybody know they aren't gay - they have to order manly food. If Chud1 orders shrimp is that okay? Is shrimp manly enough? Does Chud2 think to himself " I'm gonna have a slab o' meat. Why didn't he order that like me? Why'd he order that pussy food? Is there something wrong with him?"

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Even outside the chudspace a lot of westerners at least online always seem to have steak on this pedestal as this amazing food when it's not even the best way to prepare beef which itself isn't even the best meat.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I agree that beef isnt the best meat and while steak might be boring I also can see why a lot of people consider it a solid meal. With that said the best steak is not beef. Its tuna. (Coming from someone who does eat steak at solid steakhouses)

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah as I said steak is not bad I just don't really understand why so many people seem to idolize it in the way they do. Maybe my tastebuds are too Chinese pilled for steak.

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

If I'm ever in a situation like this, I'm ordering a salad to let them know I'm the gayest of all of them. That's the true way to assert dominance.

[–] fox@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

Citations Needed did an episode on this. Steak is intertwined with concepts of manifest destiny and toxic masculinity

[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

NGL I enjoy the taste of steak. Idk why, I get it's not super flavorful but I enjoy the texture of it.

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah and that's fine I think steak is far from the worst (chicken breast) but its just put on such a pedestal by western media and social media and I just dont get it.

[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Chicken breast is good as a protein to add to other stuff, like chili and tacos.

Steak is best when you pair it with some hardy sides like a baked potato or asparagus.

Or you get a big glass of water and slop it up!

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Agree to disagree on chicken breast, chicken thigh is what you want for chicken anything basically imo.

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I imagine you could mix the breast and thigh meat so that the breast is getting used for something, but the breast definitely has to be in something. It's too dry to stand on it's own.

[–] CarbonConscious@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Swing by some time and try mine out the Sous Vide. It's downright joosy.

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

I stopped eating meat years ago but when I did steak was still something I'd just avoid. Even if done right it's just bland and boring. So many better options.

[–] agentant@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

It can be good if it's made well but idk why it's considered this holy grail of meat dishes by so many. Also I agree pork is better.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would die for a beef skewer from my fav chinese place right about now.

[–] yunqihao@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

I love beef and pork skewers but to me xinjiang lamb skewers are the king of skewers.

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

geordi-no Not the Onion

geordi-yes Not the Eli Valley cartoon

TIL xcancel is blocked on Türkiye for some reason. Other nitter instances works at least.