Jack Monroe (bootstrapcook)

[PineappleQueen19]

She’s clever. Someone left a one star review of her latest book on amazon. And it was reasonable - explained she’s enjoyed jack’s other books but not this one, and thoughtfully explained why. Jack goes sadfishing on twitter to complain about it. Cue a series of five star reviews appearing on amazon, all specifically having a dig at the one star review.

 

[Yel]

If you called your Dad he could stop it all, yeah.

Ha I wasn't going to post that reference again. But it's almost spot on; Greek family members too.

cause everybody hates a tourist

 

[Yel]

She must be taking the piss by now. So difficult to prop your phone up and hit go live. This woman has an assistant too.

Lazy cow that always has to top people. No one works harder than jack, no one pays themselves as little as Jack, no other cooks use tins apart from jack, no one sleeps as little as Jack, no one's house is as small as Jacks (although she has an office with a sofa) and so it goes on..

 

[OhhBacon]

Am I right in thinking she doesn’t do YouTube? I mean surely if you want to be on TV and get your own TV programme which is what she clearly wants, would you not start filming short recipes for YouTube?

How on earth do you expect her to fit in filming a You Tube channel, she already works 20 hours a day for free!!!!!

*Get off twitter Jack and you'll find you only work 3 hours, you waste the rest on social media.

 

[Mel Donte]

Ah, but of course. Jack can't escape the Corona Virus unscathed. Of course she is immunocompromised so is in the highest risk category with the elderly, disabled and cancer patients.
So now her mental health is greatly suffering.

One of my immediate family is still going into hospital for their radiotherapy in the middle of all this because THEY HAVE TO.
They can't stay at home even though they are immunocompromised and tuck up like a hermit.
Shut the fuck up Jack. You don't have it hard at all.
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Nice Gypsy Rose Blanchard glasses.

 

[TriviaNewtonJohn]

How is it selfless?! Same with Joe Wicks they're just opportunists.

 

[emmer_moans]

I think anyone who lived during WW2 and had to make meals out of very limited ingredients might like to tap Jack on the shoulder and say "actually, WE did cooking on a bootstrap before you came along." I.e. the whole population of Britain. The cooking on a budget with store cupboard goods is a good thing to promote but the way Jack goes about it like she is a martyr is laughable. She clearly has a vendetta against Jamie. She should contact him directly to air her grievance privately rather than bully him online. Petty silly nonsense which I am sad to see the Blue Tickers lap up. Their attention to her just fuels the fire. I think she is becoming more desperate and angry and it does not look professional.

 

[Gentlemensrelish]

I'm watching That Man now. He's undeniably a bit of a twat but an extremely soothing, confident twat. Just watching a calm, reassuring man make pasta is what I need right now.

Also, he's just making food with stuff you probably do have but not that necessarily cost 50p to make.

 

[PartOfMe]

Not only is she saying how fab Mrs hinch is but she's posting affiliate links without ad then has the audacity to claim she's not making money out of it and just wanted to share. She's fame hungry and much of her backstory is invented to target a demographic and make out she's some kind of hero.

This is the link and you can see her affiliate tag in it. Lying cow

ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B07HGXSQM2&linkCode=as2&tag=mxjackmonroe-21&linkId=f7b4272909c875c60684a7534c31e392

Jack Monroe Targets Jamie Oliver and Gets A BBC One Show – Lime Goss

 

[nco88]

First Economy Cook
Do they really have that short memories, I mean Jack's the first one to blog extreme poverty while having too much pride to ask family for help, but every decade has an economy cook.

 

[Nottonightbabe]

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She doesn't give a shit. Absolutely not, no way siree does she give a shit about what's written here. Oh I totally believe her

 

[rosemarina]

She describes the show so temptingly... .

 

[Satisfying Click]

She's only a couple of Twitter tantrums away from wearing a neck brace and tinted glasses

 

[PoorPatrol]

I really liked Jack in the beginning. Now I just can’t make sense of her living with an executive but still claiming poverty. I mean I understand living with someone wealthy doesn’t make you entitled to just have what they’ve got, but don’t have someone on a huge salary cone to live with you if you can barely scratch together a meal? It doesn’t ring true anymore even without the ‘wife’, because we know how much these people make from ADs and affiliate links etc, that’s without book sales, speaking engagements and guardian articles etc etc etc. The pleading poverty thing doesn’t work anymore. She needs to come at it from a more authentic angle. She could easily say that because she had had very difficult experiences/food poverty, she knows how to manage and make XYZ. She doesn’t have to pretend to still be poor!

Also re: Jamie. Ok so Jamie is a bit much sometimes, it does feel like he’s just always everywhere. But. Channel 4 is a business. Channel 4 has a long standing relationship with Jamie. Lots of people are put at ease with the familiarity of Jamie. What part of any of that does Jack not understand? He’s as ‘authentically’ poor as she is right now, plus there’s no chance of him flaking off or having an embarrassing hissy fit on Twitter.

 

[SqualorVictoria]

That "pesto" looks absolutely gross

 

[Nottonightbabe]

I never used to mind her, even got a couple of her books. That started to change when I followed her more on social media. I find her attitude and snappy manner of communicating with people - even those who are supporting her and being nice, very unpleasant. I don't know where she gets off thinking that she can speak to people that way.

And her tantrums make her look like a surly, entitled brat. Especially this latest one. How dare she get uppety and spit her dummy out, as someone else was offered a job instead of her.
She is in no way professional, and I certainly wouldn't want to collaborate on anything with her with her bitching and complaining.

Certainly wouldn't to watch her on TV either, with that negativity she radiates. Nope, opinion changed.

 

[HarderFaster]

This grift has seriously enraged me. I unfollowed Jack a couple of years back after the grinding, woke martyrdom became unbearable (and I am very far left) but I still see some of her tweets via various friends.

Leaving aside perceived historic family wealth and the fact that she voluntarily left a well-paid job and her decently paid live-in partner and I don't believe the sex worker stuff for a second, I really wonder what kind of family with not only a decent income but CONSIDERABLE extra cash flow from fostering (https://www.gov.uk/foster-carers/help-with-the-cost-of-fostering - over £200 weekly per child plus tax breaks) would let their own child and grandchild live on the breadline. Especially in Greek Cypriot culture which is super family orientated.

The very best benefit of the doubt I can give Jack is that she did experience some financial struggle at some point, and I know from personal experience that poverty is a trauma that echoes throughout your life. However, even if Jack did experience this, she needs to understand that she should be seeking help with the effects of that trauma, rather than begging for money from people who have considerably less.

 

[Thistles]

#bekind didn't last long then!
This all comes off very entitled and arrogant. In 2020 there are numerous online ways to share your advice, like setting up a youtube channel or posting recipes on instagram. Jamie has a track record of making good TV, he also is known for his work in various social causes and creates appealing food. Advertisers and the TV production company know that he is a well known figure that has a big chance of people viewing, and the public has the comfort of a familiar, positive face.

Rather than recipes being about meeting pounds or pence requirements, it should be about teaching substitutions, pantry meals and making use of limited ingredients be they both fresh and store cupboard etc. Also, every decade has had some form of home/budget cook "face" or author, and you could argue traditional UK fayre based on oats, barley, potatoes etc has always been frugal.

Think Nigel Slater would have been good for this role, he's very soothing and creates good simple recipes, but he isn't, and it doesn't mean Jamie isn't appropriate just based on personal bias. Sending hate to a guy because of a missed job, when anyone can literally start filming in their own kitchen and monetise it today..... really.

 

[PineappleQueen19]

Not to mention when kids at his school read her media interviews where she goes on about her seven strap ons/dildos. Can you imagine putting your child through that for the sake of nothing but your own ego? Get in the bin Jack.

 

[TriviaNewtonJohn]

She’s just tweeted that she’s got her own BBC one show
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Even the way she announced it is irritating.