There's also a factor of people hating on popular things because they're popular. Sometimes a particular food becomes associated with a specific stereotype, and people avoid the food because they don't want to be associated with said stereotype. Sexism is definitely a factor, but there are also just curmudgeons who hate it when people enjoy things. That said, it definitely took a while for the "Bacon as an identity" thing to pass whereas the reaction against pumpkin spice lattes was pretty much immediate, I think first heard about them in the context of people hating on them.
In any case, pumpkin spice lattes are delicious and many popular or "basic" things are popular because they're good. Enjoying basic stuff is good and often goes hand in hand with touching grass. Your food doesn't need to contain seven layers of irony for you to eat it.
There's also a factor of people hating on popular things because they're popular. Sometimes a particular food becomes associated with a specific stereotype, and people avoid the food because they don't want to be associated with said stereotype. Sexism is definitely a factor, but there are also just curmudgeons who hate it when people enjoy things. That said, it definitely took a while for the "Bacon as an identity" thing to pass whereas the reaction against pumpkin spice lattes was pretty much immediate, I think first heard about them in the context of people hating on them.
In any case, pumpkin spice lattes are delicious and many popular or "basic" things are popular because they're good. Enjoying basic stuff is good and often goes hand in hand with touching grass. Your food doesn't need to contain seven layers of irony for you to eat it.