On Tagging Yourself a 'Foodie'
Sarah of Los Angeles–based foodblog The Delicious Life snapped a great photo of the car at right here and then asked her readers, "What do you think? Yay or nay on 'foodie?'"
The nays have it so far: "I find being called a f--die so offensive that I blank out the oos."
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6 Comments:
Gosh, I was not aware that "foodie" was such and offensive term. Is that the best thing we can get our panties in a bunch about? Can't we all just get along?!?! Yes I love food, I love learning about food, I love cooking food, I have this and several other food websites on my favorites and visit them everyday. Some that have several postings a day (ie Slashfood) I read SERVERAL times a day!
I suppose the idea is that it is "trendy" is the issue , but I was "into" food and cooking before It was "trendy".
Any word or label or title can be twisted to suggest something is less than it really is. Take the word Christian for example.
You are a Christian? - means .. are a Christain?
YOU, are a Christian? means---ha ha ...you?
You are a CHRISTIAN? implys there is something WRONG with being a Christain or that you are not acting like a Christian.
You can take any label and do this Geeze ...let's lighten up. Embrace who you are and enjoy life. I am Sindy and I am a FOODIE! Who is with me ?
Sindy at 11:28AM on 12/30/06
After living in Los Angeles for a decade I realized it wasn't what was on your license plate that defined you, more that even having something there told the story. Conclusion? New Yorkers wouldn't be caught dead identifying themselves as *anything* on a license plate, Angelinos loved it.
fred at 10:05AM on 01/02/07
Nix on the vanity tag, OK on the foodie label. I use "foodie" for someone to whom food is more than nutrition and calories; that being said, I definitely draw a distinction between a "foodie" and an "epicure" - I'm happy being a foodie but definitely don't consider myself an epicure. Maybe it's just a bias, but I see epicures as only going to spendy five-star places, while the foodie would drool over the perfect beer-steamed shrimp served on newspapers at a harbor dive bar.
christine at 7:11PM on 01/07/07
While I generally approve of unreasonable rage over word usage, I can't get worked up over "foodie." On the other hand, I'd lay odds that the person who has it on his or her vanity plate can't make a decent omelet.
anapestic at 2:16PM on 01/09/07
If I encountered a "foodie" plate I would likely chuckle. I don't see anything negative about the term. How else does one differentiate from those who care little about what they eat (they eat because they have to, not because they love to) and those of us who actively seek out local and/or organic foods, support our local farmers, take cooking classes and read cookbooks? There's them that care about their food and them that don't. Nothing wrong with them that don't, but well - how else would you succinctly describe the difference?
funchefchick at 10:56PM on 04/20/09
Oh - and my personalized plate - it addition to donating funds to national parks - is my dog's name. :-\
funchefchick at 11:00PM on 04/20/09