Bloghungry On: Chocoholics

I hate the term "Chocoholic". It's the kind of label that must have been created either as a marketing ploy by a chocolate manufacturer or a quirky slogan by a housewife with too much puffy paint on her hands. It's true, Chocolate is good, but it's not good enough to carry the only food addiction status. Nor is it good enough to excuse the production of its corny merchandise covered in zany fonts.

Even more than the term, I hate the people who self-identify as Chocoholics. Chocolate is likely the most overrated of all foods and Chocoholics are people who have fully bought into the hype. Typically, they claim disinterest in any other foods, but will fake an orgasam at anything called "Death by Chocolate". It's a lot like people who buy Thomas Kinkade calendars. To buy a Thomas Kinkade calendar is to say "I like coffee table books, but hate art". To identify as a Chocoholic is to say "I like to read the dessert menu, but hate food".

Comments

[henry]

Chocoholics are pretty terrible, but I think chocolate is justly rated

[kitty]

You are right. People really lose their minds for chocolate. What's the big deal?

[nilblogette]

You've really gotten down to the essence of the issue, bloghungry. Chocoholics are people who think they can get away with secretly not eating by claiming to LOOOOOOVE what they've heard is the most decadent, forbidden food. I don't trust 'em.

[Christy]

I am a proud Chocoholic

[Angela Daniels]

Hear hear! I couldn't agree more. In my opinion, chocolate is an ingredient. I like butter too but I wouldn't eat sticks of it at a time (well, maybe once but I was very young). Love the blog. Why can't I find some witty, gay man to cook for me and be my friend here in stay-at-home suburbia? It's so sad.