Make me a sandwich

Make me a sandwich is a catchphrase used in popular culture, often on the internet, to mock or discredit women in a satirical manner. It is a stereotype based on women belonging in the kitchen.[1][2] This phrase endorsed the belief of women being inherently inferior to men.

For example, during Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination for United States President, it was noted in the news that a Facebook group had been created titled "Hillary Clinton: Stop Running for President and Make Me a Sandwich."[3][4] This implies that as a woman, Hillary Clinton had no business getting into a predominantly male profession. Another example is a Slashdot poster that aims to discredit militant feminists that reads "GET YOUR ASS BACK IN THE KITCHEN AND MAKE ME A SANDWICH".[5]

Origin

The phrase, as used in an intended humorous context, dates to at least 1995.[6] It was first introduced in a Saturday Night Live skit, by actor Tim Meadows, who appears as a weatherman trying too hard to be cool/hip and uses controversial language to deliver his forecast.[7] He predicts an incoming storm, and calls it "bitch" and tells it to make him a sandwich.[7]


References
  1. (19 April 2010). Make Me a Sandwich? Not on My Watch, StateCollege.com
  2. Elsworth, Catherine (25 July 2008). Katie Couric is right to criticise sexist US, The Telegraph
  3. Shipman, Claire (30 May 2008). Hey Hill: Love Your Hair, Now Iron My Shirt, ABC News
  4. Fortini, Amanda (13 April 2008). The Feminist Reawakening, New York Magazine
  5. Michele., White (2015). Producing women : the Internet, traditional femininity, queerness, and creativity. New York. ISBN 9781138776784. OCLC 889666420.
  6. Johnson, Allan (10 September 1995). No Gender Is Off Limits for Schmidt, Chicago Tribune
  7. jtranscripts, Author (2018-10-08). "SNL Transcripts: Madeline Kahn: 12/16/95: John-John Mackey Storm Tracker Accu-Cast". SNL Transcripts Tonight. Retrieved 2018-12-08.


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