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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:00 AM

I do not eat rice cakes and salad

An ode to the joys of not enjoying "chick food"
Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009 02:27 PM

    Please, no.

    It's 2009, why are we still gendering food?

    Furthermore, does this make those of us who may enjoy noshing on rice cakes or yogurt unwitting pawns of the patriarchy?

    —m.m. Read m.m.'s other letters

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