Really? You're thankful that, for most of the meals you eat, you don't know what goes into your body?

That turkey looks gross. Not only because of the bikini, but you can tell it's all dry and that the skin is unseasoned.

blech.

I just got this image in my inbox. I wondered if maybe the crowded Thanksgiving shopping made me extra grinchy because I was annoyed rather than amused. Glad to know it irritates you guys too!

Turkeys have breasts! Like women! Ew! Get it?!

Ergh.

I'm thankful that I don't cook, because that means that my husband does - and that boy has some culinary genius.

As a feminist vegetarian, I am doubly grossed-out.

On top of being sexist that's just really tacky. Honsetly now, why is it that when it comes to these kind of things everyone goes to the perceived image of women? Why isn't this a "male" turkey in a speedo? Yeah, I get the whole, "breasts" thing but really.

Well, then...tan the area covered by the bikini top, put one wing down to the side, leave the other one up flexing its biceps, and voilà! -- you've got Ahnold. :-)

Ann, that was my reaction, too. My first thought was, "And thank goodness I'm a vegetarian." And also, who would serve that in front of their grandmother? My grandma would have a heart attack!

suissesse, actually that was just a joke...you know, so i don't have to cook a gross bikini turkey. sheesh! :)

I think it's PhotoShopped. I still have to wonder why though. It seems pointless, and I second the whole vegetarian thing...

It's not photoshopped. This was actually in girlistic magazine recently, in their food issue. I don't know why you'd want to do this t your turkey though.

Ugh, the first thing it brought to my mind was Thanksgiving, the Eli Roth fake movie trailer that played between the 2 Grindhouse films. And that adds a whole other layer of extraordinary horror/nausea.

Sorry, Jessica, for the knee-jerk "Hey, feminists can cook, too!" reaction - I guess this time of year, I'm particularly aware of my love of cooking and my identity as a feminist (which some people think are diametrically opposed).

Anyway - turkey's gross. Especially if you think of the environmental impact of turkey farming. Yay, veggies! Horray for winter squash!

God, I love food.

Hey, Suissesse:
I hear you on the "liking to cook makes you less of a good feminist" bs. I love to cook, find it creative as hell and therapeutic also. And my husband cleans up after and is usually happy to do prep work (like peeling and chopping), so that's even better.
As for the naysayers, I tend to retort that, since most of the uberchefs of the world tend to be men, I am merely doing my best to storm the gates of their boys' club.
That turkey photo is disgusting, btw...

Who knew there was such a market of men who want to fuck turkeys?

Oh yeah, and it's sexist too.

This thing's been floating around the internet for years. I think it's fake. I've never seen the accompanying recipe before, but if you knew anything about cooking, hell, science, you'd know you couldn't get that result by just laying foil on it. Whatever. Stupid, gross, sexist...but also, like, 6 years late on this one. Sorry guys.

I really want to think of this as comic fodder, but I can't because I'm better than that. It is totally appalling. Not only is this a raw turkey, it is a half-done sexist turkey. If someone tried to serve that turkey in the picture to me, I would throw it in their faces and call them a disgusting pig.

Oh and yeah, don't even think about serving this man a misandrist turkey either (i.e. a turkey in a Speedo).

I actually thought this was cute. And funny. I think it's a little overly sensitive to be offended by this.

So we've got a 'What about the menz?" and a "Lighten up!". I think that's bingo.

I hardly think there's a "What about the menz' comment there. The dude said, "I really want to think of this as comic fodder, but I can't because I'm better than that. It is totally appalling. Not only is this a raw turkey, it is a half-done sexist turkey. If someone tried to serve that turkey in the picture to me, I would throw it in their faces and call them a disgusting pig."

And then said he wouldn't eat a misandrist one either.

Hardly a "what about the menz?" comment.

I know the link between veganism/animal rights and feminism has been brought up here before and that people have sometimes been skeptical..but I think this is a pretty good example of how women and animals are (mis)treated in similar ways. I've heard good things about The Sexual Politics of Meat on this same topic, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

You know, normally I'd counter the comment following mine since it's an obvious attempt to belittle and invalidate what I said, but a photoshopped turkey really isn't worth fighting over.