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Someone Noticed These Cookbooks Have Very Weird Covers, And Now The Whole Twitter Is Shook
Have you ever taken a look at the cover of a cookbook rather than the recipes within? Don’t get me wrong, not all of them deserve to be hidden from the public, but Brooklyn-based sound artist Mike Rugnetta has noticed a ridiculously funny trend, and everyone on Twitter just couldn’t ignore it.
“My wife (who is a very capable slicer of bell peppers) and I were thinking about getting an instant pot,” Mike told Bored Panda. “I was searching through Amazon, trying to find which was the right one, googling around for advice. My guess is that since my history was lousy with instant pot searches, everywhere I went I got served ads and product recommendations related to it. Over a couple days, I started to realize that the cookbooks I was being shown had something in common.”
Turns out, many cooking-focused publishers believe women can’t operate without the help of a man. In the photos, however, neither the women nor men look pleased with how scrupulously the photographers have arranged their bodies.
“It seems worth noting that people (understandably) react with frustration to depictions of dudes getting handsy while women only ever cook dinner,” Mike said. “[They] also react with surprise to the homogeneity of the cover models; certainly many different kinds of people cook for two, maybe put a few more of them on these covers?”
But why are these covers so consistently terrible? Heated debates on the social network have the whole internet looking for a logical explanation. “If a strong man does not stabilize a woman while she cooks, the recoil of a knife will lift her off the ground,” one person guessed.
Scroll down to read perfectly reasonable explanations why a man is a necessary ingredient to a well-cooked meal and write your own versions in the comments below!
More info: Twitter
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A guy accidentally found these cookbook covers and thought something was not quite right
After further investigation, Twitter users have decided this trend is a lot more popular than it should be
And by ‘a lot ‘we mean A LOT
Everyone quickly expressed their confusion
Some even tried improving the covers
And others simply focused on the bright side
What do you think ?
Misterscooter 7 years ago
Unfortunately, my wife and I are close to killing each other if we cook together. There's no way I'd get that close to her when she's cutting something. My survivial insticts won't let me.
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
I think the one who order those cover is a little too obsesed with the clay scene from ghost... XD
Hari Onago 7 years ago
Those poor women in these kind of ads. They are always creepy-smiling but you know deep down, they are dying on the inside. Like Melania Trump.
JillVille Child Care 7 years ago
If you really wanted a "real" photo of couples cooking, you'd have them both chopping or stirring while also simultaneously pinching each other's behinds. Well, that's how it works in our house anyway...
Catpoker 7 years ago
The last time my husband harassed me in the kitchen like that, he ended up with shredded cheese poured into his underwear 🤣
Mont 7 years ago
They are weird, but so are all stock photos. Trying to make a political statement out of it is weirder.
jacluckycat 7 years ago
I think a lot of the reactions are to the absurd impracticality of the poses rather than a latent political statement. Slicing a vegetable is not a two-person job, and it would be annoying and nerve-wracking to have someone - male or female - clinging onto the person cutting. I agree with you that all stock photos are weird.
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Shari H 7 years ago
My hubs and I cook together every day. He has only ever put his arms around me during cooking if he needed to reach past me to grab something, or occasionally to hug me, which I like. Tonight I think we'll try the joint chopping to see if it improves the flavor of our meal. Who knows, maybe we're missing something.
Ashley Cusanelli 7 years ago
haha! only if the blood from the eventual cut is considered adding to the flavor...lol... I could not chop anything while someone had their hand over mine like that!
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MacacoMonkey 7 years ago
Not only interchangeable couples, but it is also always the same pot!
Ben Smith 7 years ago
Yep... because Instant Pot is the brand publishing the books...
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Cube Silvers 7 years ago
Times change: When Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze did it the same way in Ghost everyone was enthusiastic...
Judy Semmens 7 years ago
I did some pottery lessons a long time ago and I could really have used some extra help from Patrick Swayze when trying to throw pots! :-D
Load More Replies... Misterscooter 7 years ago
Unfortunately, my wife and I are close to killing each other if we cook together. There's no way I'd get that close to her when she's cutting something. My survivial insticts won't let me.
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
I think the one who order those cover is a little too obsesed with the clay scene from ghost... XD
Hari Onago 7 years ago
Those poor women in these kind of ads. They are always creepy-smiling but you know deep down, they are dying on the inside. Like Melania Trump.
JillVille Child Care 7 years ago
If you really wanted a "real" photo of couples cooking, you'd have them both chopping or stirring while also simultaneously pinching each other's behinds. Well, that's how it works in our house anyway...
Catpoker 7 years ago
The last time my husband harassed me in the kitchen like that, he ended up with shredded cheese poured into his underwear 🤣
Mont 7 years ago
They are weird, but so are all stock photos. Trying to make a political statement out of it is weirder.
jacluckycat 7 years ago
I think a lot of the reactions are to the absurd impracticality of the poses rather than a latent political statement. Slicing a vegetable is not a two-person job, and it would be annoying and nerve-wracking to have someone - male or female - clinging onto the person cutting. I agree with you that all stock photos are weird.
Load More Replies... Shari H 7 years ago
My hubs and I cook together every day. He has only ever put his arms around me during cooking if he needed to reach past me to grab something, or occasionally to hug me, which I like. Tonight I think we'll try the joint chopping to see if it improves the flavor of our meal. Who knows, maybe we're missing something.
Ashley Cusanelli 7 years ago
haha! only if the blood from the eventual cut is considered adding to the flavor...lol... I could not chop anything while someone had their hand over mine like that!
Load More Replies... MacacoMonkey 7 years ago
Not only interchangeable couples, but it is also always the same pot!
Ben Smith 7 years ago
Yep... because Instant Pot is the brand publishing the books...
Load More Replies... Cube Silvers 7 years ago
Times change: When Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze did it the same way in Ghost everyone was enthusiastic...
Judy Semmens 7 years ago
I did some pottery lessons a long time ago and I could really have used some extra help from Patrick Swayze when trying to throw pots! :-D
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