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Loyola professor claims organized pantries are rooted in ‘racist and sexist’ social structures
rangerrebew:
Loyola professor claims organized pantries are rooted in ‘racist and sexist’ social structures
The new 'pantry porn' trend is a modern status symbol for White women, the Chicago professor says
Nikolas Lanum By Nikolas Lanum | Fox News
Kathie Lee Gifford is sharing the inside of her kitchen where she will be cooking for her family on Thanksgiving.
The recent TikTok trend of showing off perfectly organized and styled home pantries is rooted in a history of classist, racist and sexist social structures, according to one Chicago professor.
Through her research at Loyola University, Associate Professor of Marketing Jenna Drenten noticed a recent uptick in what she calls "pantry porn," a plethora of social media videos where women show off their fully stocked kitchen and methodically organized home supplies.
While minimalist designs used to represent an anti-consumption mindset of using less and buying less, the "new minimalism," according to Drenten, means "more is more," so long as it is not dirty or cluttered.
Historically, Drenten says that tidiness is intertwined with status and a person’s messiness often breeds assumptions about a person’s capacity to be responsible and respectable.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/loyola-professor-organized-pantries-rooted-racist-sexist-social-structures
Smokin Joe:
While being organized isn't necessarily reflected in some OCD ideation of everything all in neat rows, (to me, it is being able to find what you want/need when you want/need it, despite superficial appearances of chaos), the maintenance of relatively neat and organized supplies for the possibility of adverse events is prudent, and reflects an ability to contingency plan.
Being a slob is just being a slob at some point. I didn't realize being a slob was a racial characteristic.
Good thing we have all these learned folks out there to set us straight. *****rollingeyes*****
Fishrrman:
Oh, brother.
This rates an extra-large sized Fishrrman:
EGADS !!!!
mountaineer:
Does this nitwit assume black women, Asian women, native American women, etc., are incapable of organization and neatness? Sounds kind of stereotypical.
Smokin Joe:
Just because not all pantries contain buried crocks of Kimchi or vats of pickled pig's feet doesn't mean they are racist. Sheesh. *****rollingeyes*****
(I happen to like both, in moderation).
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