Make me a sandwich

Make me a sandwich is a misogynistic 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]

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

(19 April 2010). Make Me a Sandwich? Not on My Watch, StateCollege.com
Elsworth, Catherine (25 July 2008). Katie Couric is right to criticise sexist US, The Telegraph
Shipman, Claire (30 May 2008). Hey Hill: Love Your Hair, Now Iron My Shirt, ABC News
Fortini, Amanda (13 April 2008). The Feminist Reawakening, New York Magazine
Michele., White (2015). Producing women : the Internet, traditional femininity, queerness, and creativity. New York. ISBN 9781138776784. OCLC 889666420.
Johnson, Allan (10 September 1995). No Gender Is Off Limits for Schmidt, Chicago Tribune
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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[noton-1] (19 April 2010). Make Me a Sandwich? Not on My Watch, StateCollege.com

[couric-2] Elsworth, Catherine (25 July 2008). Katie Couric is right to criticise sexist US, The Telegraph

[abc-3] Shipman, Claire (30 May 2008). Hey Hill: Love Your Hair, Now Iron My Shirt, ABC News

[fem1-4] 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.

[gendder1-6] Johnson, Allan (10 September 1995). No Gender Is Off Limits for Schmidt, Chicago Tribune

[:1-7] transcripts, 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.