Nigella Lawson says that feminism is to blame for women's lack of cooking skills
10-21-2013, 10:54 PM
Traditionally, women have been "home-makers." They took care of children and cleaned the home, cooked, etc.
Now that women work (or even worse, don't work) it's become easier to blame a lack of time or effort in order to not cook. Home cooked food is almost always healthier (unless you're Paula Deen) and the benefits of eating it pay off. By cooking you save money, have fun, and most importantly know the ingredients in what you're eating. This is a result of feminism and the push for gender equality without a doubt. Looking back in history, men haven't been the ones who cooked. The typical classic household was that the man comes home from a hard day's work at 6pm to his wife cooking and setting the table, with the kids gathered around. Not everyone stuffed into a minivan in the McDonalds drive through.
Now that women work (or even worse, don't work) it's become easier to blame a lack of time or effort in order to not cook. Home cooked food is almost always healthier (unless you're Paula Deen) and the benefits of eating it pay off. By cooking you save money, have fun, and most importantly know the ingredients in what you're eating. This is a result of feminism and the push for gender equality without a doubt. Looking back in history, men haven't been the ones who cooked. The typical classic household was that the man comes home from a hard day's work at 6pm to his wife cooking and setting the table, with the kids gathered around. Not everyone stuffed into a minivan in the McDonalds drive through.