Women Laughing Alone With Salad

http://thehairpin.com/2011/01/women-laughing-alone-with-salad/

In my Adolescent Literature class, we were doing a mini lesson on media literacy and began discussing the blog "women laughing alone with salad," and how this particular advertising trend is hilarious. I'm pretty sure that most women do not break down laughing every time they take a bite of their salad, but apparently that's what we should be doing. Us women should be so happy about consuming this green, leafy salad.

Don't get me wrong- I can definitely have a great time eating salad. Eating a salad can be a great experience for me, especially when it has ripe tomatoes and good Italian dressing. But it's just another marketing ploy geared towards telling women that being healthy, and by extension skinny, is what will make you happy.

Why can't women eat some baby back ribs and laugh about it? Or a bacon cheeseburger? And why can't men laugh about eating salad? In my Adolescent Lit class, we decided to take pictures of our guy friends laughing alone with salad to counteract this advertising trend. If any of you or your guy friends want to take part in it, let me know!