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Monthly Archive for June, 2011
“Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning.” -Unknown
One of my favorite bloggers, PZ Myers, posted this video today:
The video is in response to the embarrassing responses that actual Miss USA contestants gave regarding whether evolution should be taught in schools.
I love the sentiment of the video. Yes, evolution deniers, this is how incredibly stupid you sound. The suggestions that 7 year olds should be able to decide for themselves if “math” is real or not is ludicrous.
However, I have a complaint. The one reasonable woman in the video, Miss Vermont, is depicted pretty much as a stereotypical geek. All the women in the video have their hair and make up done, they have on dressy outfits and then along comes Miss Vermont in her flannel shirt with her glasses and her messy hair.
In the original Miss USA video, Miss California and Miss Vermont, the two pro-evolution-ists, both look like all the other contestants. They are wearing make up, jewelry, a fancy dress with stylish hair. Why couldn’t the Miss Vermont in this video look like that?
I know that it is a stereotype that smart women are all ugly or, at the very least, unkempt and unconcerned about their appearance. Let’s stop embracing it.
“I like refried beans. I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they’re just as good and we’re just wasting time.” -Mitch Hedburg
The total lack of immigrants from Latin and South America in this country results in a complete void of decent food from those regions. There is one Mexican restaurant in town and it is essentially the Don Pablo’s of the Netherlands. Instead, I make my own. And what I’ve been craving lately is refried beans. This is another great recipe that I adapted from Closet Cooking.
Ingredients
The beans are peeking out from under their fried eggs and blue cheese topping.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon Sirarcha
- 2 cups Cannellini beans, cooked
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 handful cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Directions
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the onion, garlic and cumin and saute until onions are clear.
- Add the beans, broth, salt and pepper, Sirarcha and simmer until the mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat and mix in cilantro and lime juice.
We’re talking about Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential” on Facebook on Friday. Supposedly, @elledubya and @erindoxtater are reviewing it but if they fall through, I’ve already written my review. ‘Cause I’m an overachiever and shit.
Come talk.
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