History PlayingWith / RealMenEatMeat

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** Bob is a lion.

** [[TheLadette Alice]] ''loves'' to eat steak.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': [[TheLadette Alice]] ''loves'' to eat steak.

* '''Inverted''': Badass WarriorMonk Bob is vegetarian whose diet keeps him in peak condition, and his knowledge of edible plants and mushrooms means he can survive anywhere.

* '''Defied''':
** Bob believes that a meat-based diet is morally wrong and/or unhealthy, so he makes himself a veggie burger with veggie bacon and soy cheese.
** "Real men don't give themselves scurvy."

** Every time we see Bob eating, it's from a large slab of meat.

** Bob is ''exclusively'' carnivore.

* Bob's diet is "normal" and he has no clear favorite food.
* Bob is a vegetarian.

* '''Justified''': Bob became such a badass in the first place by [[ManlyMenCanHunt hunting for his food]].

* '''Averted''': Bob's diet is "normal" and he has no clear favorite food.

* '''Justified''': Bob became such a badass in the first place by ''hunting'' for his food.

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] has steak as his TrademarkFavoriteFood.

* '''Justified''':
** When Bob was young, his mother made remarkably exquisite steak and that turned him on to meat for life.
** Bob's parents were strict vegans, and meat was a rare treat when they were absent. Now that he's on his own, he can stuff himself with flesh any time he wants.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is vegetarian/vegan, while CampGay Charles loves meat.

* '''Subverted''':
** Bob announces how hungry he is, and then eats a salad at lunch.
** Bob and his fellow bikers walk into a diner and order salads.
* '''Double Subverted''': But the salad has bacon and chicken in it.

* '''Invoked''': Bob orders a bacon double cheeseburger.

* '''Implied''': Bob is often shown eating various meats, but never mentions his particular love of them.

* '''Played for Drama''': Bob, who had been ready to eat a lot of meat, is kept from doing so by some means and he angsts about what he'll eat and when.

** Bob's parents were strict vegans, and meat was a rare treat when his family wasn't present. Now that he's on his own, he can stuff himself with flesh any time he wants.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob eats a lot of meat some days, none on others, and varying non-zero amounts of meat on the remaining days.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob almost ''never'' consumes anything vegetarian or vegan, and as a result gets little of the beneficial nutrients provided by fruits, vegetables, and grains. His health declines dramatically as a result.

** Upon noting the risk of not having a balanced diet, Bob decides to eat more salad...[[BrokenAesop but never without bacon bits]], of course.
** Bob improves his diet and regains his health.

* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's TrademarkFavoriteFood is [[ImAHumanitarian human meat]], and [[FridgeHorror his means of obtaining it]] are never mentioned.

* '''Exaggerated''': Every time we see Bob eating, it's from a large slab of meat.

* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice ''loves'' to eat steak.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

** Bob believes that a meat-based diet is morally wrong and/or unhealthy, so he makes it a veggie burger with veggie bacon and soy cheese.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob almost ''never'' consumes anything vegetarian or vegan, and as a result gets little of the beneficial nutrients provided by fruits and vegetables. His health declines dramatically as a result.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob orders [[WebVideo/EpicMealTime a 12-decker bacon-and-grilled-cheese sandwich, battered and fried]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's TrademarkFavoriteFood is [[ImAHumanitarian human meat]], and [[FridgeHorror his means of obtaining it]] are never mentioned.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Parodied''': Bob eats nothing but meat, subscribes to a meat-lover's magazine, is on a first-name basis with the local butcher, worships a T-bone steak, and lives in a house made of meat. Oh, and [[{{Squick}} his wife wears]] [[Music/LadyGaga a dress made of such.]]

* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that our character is [[TestosteronePoisoning manly.]] [[UnfortunateImplications Real men don't eat salad]]."

** When Bob was young, his mother made remarkably exquisite steak and that turned him on to eating a large amount of meat.

* '''Inverted''':
** Bob and his fellow bikers walk into a diner and order salads.
** Alternatively, Bob is vegetarian/vegan.

* '''Subverted''': Bob announces how hungry he is, and then eats a salad at lunch.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Ooh, I'm eating steak, I'm so manly!"

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':

* '''Reconstructed''': Upon noting the risk of not having a balanced diet, Bob decides to eat more salad...[[BrokenAesop but never without bacon bits]], of course.

* '''Justified''': When Bob was young, his mother made remarkably exquisite steak and that turned him on to eating a large amount of meat.

* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's TrademarkFavoriteFood is [[ImAHumanitarian ''human'' meat]].

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] has as his TrademarkFavoriteFood, steak.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every time we see Bob eating it's from a large slab of meat.
* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Averted''': Bob regularly eats fruits and vegetables as well as meat.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that our character is [[TestosteronePoisoning manly.]] [[UnfortunateImplications Real men don't eat salad."]]
* '''Lampshaded''': 'Ooh, I'm eating steak, I'm so manly!'

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob likes meat... [[ImAHumanitarian Human meat]].

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Justified''': When Bob was young his mother made remarkably exquisite steak.

** Alternatively, Alice ''loves'' to eat steak.

* '''Basic Trope''': A truly manly character has a taste for meat.
* '''Played Straight''': [[TheHero Bob]] has as his TrademarkFavoriteFood, steak.

* '''Inverted''': Bob and his fellow bikers walk into a diner and order salads.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob almost ''never'' consumes anything vegetarian or vegan, and as a result gets little of the beneficial nutrients provided by fruits and vegetables. His health declines dramatically as a result.
* '''Reconstructed''': Upon noting the risk of not having a balanced diet, Bob decides to eat more salad...[[BrokenAesop but never without bacon bits]], of course.
* '''Parodied''': Bob eats nothing but meat, subscribes to a meat-lover's magazine, is on a first-name basis with the local butcher, worships a T-bone steak, and lives in a house made of meat. Oh, and [[{{Squick}} his wife wears]] [[LadyGaga a dress made of such.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': 'Ooh, I'm eating steak, I'm so manly!'

* '''Defied''': Bob believes that a meat-based diet is morally wrong and/or unhealthy, so he makes it a veggie burger with veggie bacon and soy cheese.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob likes meat...[[ImAHumanitarian human meat]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob orders [[EpicMealTime a 12-decker bacon-and-grilled-cheese sandwich, battered and fried]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob does not eat vegetables, except maybe a potato (which technically counts as a starch, not a true veggie).

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a vegetarian or vegan.

* '''Subverted''': Bob eats a salad at lunch.

** Bob is a vegetarian or vegan.
** Bob is not shown eating in series, as it is not relevant to the story.