Jack Monroe #301 Jack Monroe Cheap and Cheerless

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Strange that a literal food expert, author, recipe creator, poverty campaigner, etc, etc, would neglect to mention using only unwaxed fruit if you intend to use the peel. Forensic. Cannot lie. Doesn't make mistakes. Righto.
I think the waxes are safe to eat, but probably not great to eat for either taste or nutrition.

Transfat loaded artificial colored donuts are "safe" to eat in terms of food regulation.
 
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Sorry I must have missed it but what did she say about Nadiya?
I don't think she's said anything about her - she is just complaining that because she doesn't have classical training, isn't posh etc is why she's not got a TV slot (specifically with the beeb). With fraus pointing out that Nadiya isn't classically trained/posh etc. and she's done alright! Plus she has the additional barrier of the hatred she receives for being Muslim and as hard as jack tries to identify as Greek I don't think even she could claim to be discriminated against on grounds of race
 
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Absolutely x

Although as I understand it, Romesh Ranganathan is
1) not white or especially posh
2) tattooed
and
3) on the telly lots

Must be just cookery shows the beeb doesn’t want common and coarse mavericks for.
He's 100% vegan. The BBC reserve their ire for 90% vegans.
 
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Monica Galette has tattoos, a strong accent and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, I wonder why the beeb let her on but not Jack? 🤔
 
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this reply made me 🦉🍾. i wonder how Jackie has so many - multiple puddles?

i don't understand why you need multiples of something like a denim jacket. Obviously there's different colours and different fits, but if you're happy with the one you have why buy another? I can understand for tops you'd want multiple as you'd be wearing a clean one every day/other day, but you rarely need to wash denim unless it's stained or it smells. This whole obsession with fast fashion and having a lot of clothes is insane to me (partially due to my mother who got herself into debt buying clothes and me overcorrecting, partially due to human welfare/environmental issues). What's wrong with having one jacket that you love? If you need multiple because your weight fluctuates that much there's a problem, weight fluctuation is worse than just being overweight while eating relatively healthy and exercising.

I think the embroidery she done on her denim shirt is really cute and I might do something similar on a jeans pocket
I have a very particular style of clothes and shoes that I wear - mostly 60s/nod to mod. Shoes in the style I like are hard to come by; I’ve found a company that makes new shoes to very vintage style and I have 10 pairs of them in different colours. They brought out boots in a similar style/shape and I have three pairs of them too. The shoes are expensive- around 180, and the boots are about 260 but I wear them all the time, I’ll wear them for years and I think they’re worth every penny.
i don’t know enough about denim shirts to know if these are a really specific fit that she wears.
if I was going somewhere I wouldn’t take 10 pairs of the same shoes though, that’s just pointless. A denim shirt is so neutral I’m not sure why she would need to take more than one. I can only think her publisher has asked her to bring a variety and she only wants to wear a denim shirt so has basically brought multiple to ensure she gets what she wants.
 
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She’s too coarse for the BBC so they put her on their flagship daytime show in the middle of the pandemic…okay.
Hey Miss Munroe we can’t have you on the BBC, except those 2 weeks you were. Oh and everyone else who appeared on the programme we will invite back.

also everyone took doggy bags home (has anyone ever done that from someone’s house) so she cooked pork for 20 then? So very very poor isn’t she.

It’s okay, I know the answer.
Yes, we all saw Jack on DKL and thought the other guests and presenters were full of tit. She can't actually expect people to buy this nonsense, surely.
 
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Apologies for what may be a longer post. But I really am struggling with Jack's continued assertions that she works 100hours a week, and it's giving me some 'bad mentals.'

As I mentioned previously when Jack talked about her episode in the bathtub, I was once suicidal during my 20's due to work-related depression.

At the time I had a (more than) full time role; complicated further by having 2 people overseeing me who disagreed on the outcomes for my role. I also had another voluntary role at a social project, and was studying alongside it. At one point I sat down with a mentor and worked out I was doing 80+ hours a week, not including things like travel time between stuff.

By doing this I had no time to cook for myself, and was living off lunch at work & dinner from the takeaway (often eating enough to tide me over till lunch the next day). My social life was almost 0 because I had no time, or energy, to see friends or family. And despite some interest I found it impossible to maintain any kind of romantic relationship. This lasted for 2 years, at which point I had to take 6 weeks of sick leave, before ultimately changing roles.

I find it genuinely hurtful that Jack's pretending to do a further 20hours a week than that, and still having time for time away, huge social media sessions, romantic/family meals and even stuff like hobbies (e.g. local election stuff). I was a husk of a person during that period, and lived in a state of constant tension. I fully burned out in the end, and even now I still have some overhanging effects from it.

It's genuinely infuriating that she pretends this is her reality, as well as cosplaying poverty.

I'm sorry for losing my temper about this, but I really don't think she comprehends the damage she causes to so many people online by pretending to cope with what is actually a reality for many people.
 
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I have one denim jacket. 3 quid second hand. A couple of denim waistcoats and some jeans that I’ve kept but haven’t worn for years. She’s in denim shirts in two of the other book covers.

I think her fashion sense is terrible as in she doesn’t have any. She either looks bland or like an explosion in a paint factory. There’s no middle.
 
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Not only that, but Jack seems to be doing all the cooking? I thought most recipe book shoots involved home economists and food stylists doing all the work, only for the author to turn up and smile next to some dishes?
Jack has recipes which are tested 50 times with 38 nutritionists and doctors and nurses looking on, with mental health specialists on speed dial. Jack is an author, post office worker, furloughed administrator, BBC television star and COOK. Jack is ON IT, don't worry
 
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Also, how the duck was it not the OH ankle she was rubbing her nasty foot against? Unless you're some kind of contortionist with looooong legs, how is it even possible to rub someone else's ankle under the table if your intended victim is next to you?
Jackie gal has NO boundaries, everyone is up for some Jackie action IF they can support her need for attention or help her perpetrate a condition she hasn’t had 😵💫
 
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I wear dark blue jeans most of the time with various t-shirts/ tops. I don't get the excitement?! Am I missing something?!
 
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Jackie gal has NO boundaries, everyone is up for some Jackie action IF they can support her need for attention or help her perpetrate a condition she hasn’t had 😵💫
Speaking of OH and their ankle, did y'all catch this earlier?
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Apologies for what may be a longer post. But I really am struggling with Jack's continued assertions that she works 100hours a week, and it's giving me some 'bad mentals.'

As I mentioned previously when Jack talked about her episode in the bathtub, I was once suicidal during my 20's due to work-related depression.

At the time I had a (more than) full time role; complicated further by having 2 people overseeing me who disagreed on the outcomes for my role. I also had another voluntary role at a social project, and was studying alongside it. At one point I sat down with a mentor and worked out I was doing 80+ hours a week, not including things like travel time between stuff.

By doing this I had no time to cook for myself, and was living off lunch at work & dinner from the takeaway (often eating enough to tide me over till lunch the next day). My social life was almost 0 because I had no time, or energy, to see friends or family. And despite some interest I found it impossible to maintain any kind of romantic relationship. This lasted for 2 years, at which point I had to take 6 weeks of sick leave, before ultimately changing roles.

I find it genuinely hurtful that Jack's pretending to do a further 20hours a week than that, and still having time for time away, huge social media sessions, romantic/family meals and even stuff like hobbies (e.g. local election stuff). I was a husk of a person during that period, and lived in a state of constant tension. I fully burned out in the end, and even now I still have some overhanging effects from it.

It's genuinely infuriating that she pretends this is her reality, as well as cosplaying poverty.

I'm sorry for losing my temper about this, but I really don't think she comprehends the damage she causes to so many people online by pretending to cope with what is actually a reality for many people.
Her constant stating as fact she works 100 hrs + per week FOR FREE is indeed damaging and just plain lies.
We now have OH gently softly swooping in to kidnap her, give her lunch and watch afternoon films. We know she doesn't usually get up until about midday anyway. Poor SB has to poke her forehead repeatedly to get her out of her scratcher anytime before that.
She will never acknowledge her life is fairly cushy. She has a good steady income courtesy of Patreon. The fuss she makes about any actual work (like today's photo shoot) indicates it is not the norm. Writing a useless dangerous meal planner took 4 hours and required bedrest and a trip to Venice to get over it.
100 hours a week? I think 10 would be extremely generous.
 
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I have one denim jacket. 3 quid second hand. A couple of denim waistcoats and some jeans that I’ve kept but haven’t worn for years. She’s in denim shirts in two of the other book covers.

I think her fashion sense is terrible as in she doesn’t have any. She either looks bland or like an explosion in a paint factory. There’s no middle.
Please can no one repost those steam punk leggings, I couldn't cope the first time

ETA: great op shopping for the £3 jacket!
 
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It just reminds me of the way she talks about SB - like, every story is to show how wacky and quirky *she* is, as seen through someone else's eyes. She never tells a story where she is not the main character, she never tells a story which is about how great and interesting SB is, it's always to highlight her own character.
She is the star of this Hollywood movie which she deigns to share with the povs, the mere supporting roles are just an echo chamber for her sparkling charmed life 🙄
 
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