Sure plenty of foods out there are unhealthy, but you should be wary of these foods because of your health, not the size of your clothing.
This is a dangerous line of thinking because it places too much emphasis on being thin and what you look like. Doonan’s fear of fatty foods isn’t so much about health as it is about looks. Sadly his fashion industry mentality shows itself in his humor when he repeatedly remarks that “heterosexual foods” are the cause for the hefty nature of many of his heterosexual friends. Doonan’s humorous play on stereotypes about sexual orientation included remarking that a baby arugula salad is a gay dish, while the meatloaf on the menu is “the Burt Reynolds of foods.” Doonan enjoys poking fun at both the heterosexual and gay and says that “ bisexual eating” is the best way to “stay svelte” or thin. This idea made his interview over lunch with a New York Times writer very funny.ĭoonan was critical of his interviewer for getting a panini loaded with meat and cheese, because this kind of food is typical of the way Doonan says heterosexual men eat. In Doonan’s world, there are two clear categories of food: straight and gay. In the book, Doonan, a gay man, uses humor to talk about sexual orientation and food. Recently The New York Times interviewed Simon Doonan, a major player in the fashion industry, about his new book Gay Men Don’t Get Fat.
