Competitive eating called “male food porn”
Double XX has a column about Man vs. Food which describes the program as male food porn:
As cultural taboos against ungoverned appetites intensify, porn inevitably follows. And thus we have the phenomenon of expert gluttony. One manifestation of this phenomenon is the professional eating contests that take place under the banner of organizations like the International Federation of Competitive Eating and the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters. Another is that brand of television that showcases promiscuous mastication, with Man vs. Food being the current darling of that genre.
New York Magazine’s Grub Street blog has a response to the column which attributes the popularity of competitive eating to the “distaster factor”.
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"Tiny" said (Registered March 5, 2008)
December 29, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
The response to the column shows me that the writer is NOT a fan of CE.
I dont watch a car race to see if someone is gonna wreck their car, therefore I am a race fan.
I dont watch an eating challenge/contest to see someone reverse, therefore I am a CE fan.
To me “food porn” involves a slutty blonde and a banana or cucumber, not Adam Richman eating a steak.
The show “MVF” is fun to watch. But I would hardly call it pornographic by any means.
nunonabun said
December 29, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
What about bacon molded into the shape of a penis and then tossed into crowds at the mall?
Paul Porkslap said (Registered June 16, 2008)
December 30, 2009 @ 10:17 am
Hey Tiny, I guess in a strange, wierd, roundabout way, you starred in a porno or two. Even if you didn’t want to. I no longer wonder why there is so many Aisan cometitive eaters out there.
"Tiny" said (Registered March 5, 2008)
December 30, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Thanks Paul. I now feel like I accomplished a lifetime goal.
The next would be to be in a food porno with Gal Sone.