Posted on 02/23/2020 2:02:14 PM PST by karpov
The last thing Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford expected when they published their cookbook “Rage Baking” was that the rage would be directed at them.
“We started hearing from a lot of women we didn’t know saying, ‘You stole, you plagiarized,’” Ms. Alford said. “We were quite caught off guard.”
The book — which is subtitled “The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women’s Voices” — was meant to celebrate anger and activism in the kitchen. While it may do that, it also ignited a conversation on social media about race, appropriation, feminism and marketing.
Shortly after “Rage Baking” was published on Feb. 4, the Brooklyn performance artist Tangerine Jones wrote a pointed post on Medium, taking Ms. Gunst and Ms. Alford to task. In 2015, Ms. Jones had started a blog and Instagram account that she called Rage Baking — but she wasn’t included in the book, or credited in any way.
In an interview on Friday, Ms. Jones said: “This exploitation keeps happening. No one should be surprised that people feel completely OK not even pretending to be respectful co-opting things from black folks.”
In her Medium post, she had shared screenshots of messages sent to her by Ms. Gunst and Ms. Alford, in which the authors explained, “We have seen a range of people using ‘rage bake’ and ‘rage baking’ independently to describe their efforts for the past several years.”
“If all of this research around Rage Baking had been done prior to the book’s publication and the intention was to be a celebration of feminist women’s voices, why wasn’t I acknowledged for my efforts or contacted?” Ms. Jones wrote.
She added, “Why did they choose Rage Baking as the title of the book when it was clear Rage Baking was taken on all social media"
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I love to bake. It should be done with love. More pointless people looking for attention.
So glad my parents raised me to not be an embarrassing dolt.
I love watching Leftists eat their own...wonder if there is a recipe in their vapid book for that...
Wait. I’m confused.
2 women wrote a recipe book?
They want women to try their recipes?
They want women to enter the forbidden kitchen zone and pick up an egg beater?
What ever happened to the feminist movement?
Wasn’t it all about getting out of the kitchen?
As a female, these females confuse me.
Can I borrow a cup of bile and some bitters?
...“Rage baking” makes a sort of intuitive sense. Rage is the dominant feeling in response to most politics nowadays, with the the failure of impeachment and the presidential primaries providing endless new things to be furious about
No bias here...
“HERE’S YOUR ****ING MEATLOAF!!!”
Well, someone better put some (C)s, and register for their TMs and (R)s, around their chit if they want to chase off claim-jumpers!
I love to bake. It should be done with love. More pointless people looking for attention.
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Indeed. I can’t imagine cooking in a rage. What good would come of it? Rage meatloaf? Resentment casserole? Fight the patriarchy cupcakes? Pretty sure I wouldn’t want to try any of that.
Recently, two women aboard the ISS baked the very first space-cookies.
Well, sure, why not. All that barrier-breaking to bake cookies in space. You go. You ARE ‘go’, ladies...to bake in space.
Anywhoo, I understand Nashville Hot Chicken was the result of “rage baking.”
The book — which is subtitled “The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women’s Voices” — was meant to celebrate anger and activism in the kitchen.
did they do any market research?
I would expect everything to be quite bitter!
I have never before heard of rage baking. I think it’s absurd.
I decided to check it out on Amazon. Almost all the negative reviews were based on “stolen” name/idea. I won’t be buying it, myself.
This is silly at its core. Everyone knows you don’t bake sammiches......
Ha! I love your “rage meatloaf.” Must make one soon ; )
Shortly after “Rage Baking” was published on Feb. 4, the Brooklyn performance artist Tangerine Jones wrote a pointed post on Medium, taking Ms. Gunst and Ms. Alford to task. In 2015, Ms. Jones had started a blog and Instagram account that she called Rage Baking — but she wasn’t included in the book, or credited in any way.
https://www.flickr.com/people/tangerinejones/
47 followers..........................
I guess they can use their pussy hats as bread warmers.
Women love to bake stuff because they love us. Baking is one way they express their love.
I am angry at feminism because it robs women of their precious natural kindness.
From San Francisco Chronicle Sunday book review section:
“Alford, a culinary instructor; Greenmarket manager and former Food Network executive - and Gunst, a journalist, cookbook author, and resident chef on NPR’s “Here and Now” - present the stories of hurt, disbelief and anger in the era of Trump with recipes to connect, comfort and delight.”
LOL! I’m soooo sick of “rage.” It’s always directed against sanity.
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