It is the 21st century and still, our society believes that cooking is only a woman’s job! It is heartbreaking how a basic skill like cooking is tied up with gender. Cooking is a life skill that everyone needs to learn in order to survive. So, it’s not only women who should learn to make ‘gol rotis‘ rather each one of us.
Recently, Twitter witnessed an outrage when a user shamed girls for learning makeup rather than cooking. She made a remark about who would feed their husbands if they spend time learning makeup.
Girls learning more make up than cooking these days, Will your husband eat concealer and contour palette ??
— daniya (@danisleeping_) November 15, 2020
The statement enraged individuals for various reasons. Many netizens came forward to school the user for saying that it’s a personal choice on what anyone wants to do in life.
Im sorry youre planning to slave away your life for a man Daniya. Its very sad that you measure your self worth by how your husband will treat you based on 1 kg of chicken. The rest of us value ourselves
— Khadija Baloch (@khadijaali354) November 15, 2020
Maybe look for a future husband who knows how to take care of himself and doesn’t depend on his woman to cook food for him. Give up this middle age way of thinking.
— De Ara Torres (@dearatorres) November 15, 2020
Lol how bout he cook ?? I’m so confused why y’all women keep accepting gender roles based on when men went to work/war while women didn’t have RIGHTS and stayed home as a housekeeper lol. You both work, you both cook. Period. Tf lol
— Nara V????ᛘ ☥ ???? ☤ ❈ Readings Open✨ (@naravv__) November 15, 2020
No, it’s too expensive for that. Might just starve him if he can’t cook for himself. :’)
— The Pxnther ????️???? (@joannajanhavi) November 15, 2020
and a lot of people love makeup, its catharsis for them, a hobby, often a career. we’ve confined women to the kitchen for so long that it’s hindered their relationship with their personal being. makeup allows a lot of women to reclaim that. so shaming them for it will never work
— Neha (Official phuppii stan account) (@neha_ri) November 15, 2020
My husband is a capable human being who can cook his own food. As for make up it is a passion and an art. I hope you change your mind about this because it’s just ..well stupid of you.
— Collakus (@SaraCollaku) November 16, 2020
It’s 2020 and she still thinks like this?!!! omgsksksjgksll???????????????? pic.twitter.com/hYLGTB52tY
— Apekshaaa (@raaoflllll) November 15, 2020
At IFORHER, we believe that we need to break such a rudimentary thought process. Cooking is a life skill that we all need to know, irrespective of our gender. Do let us know what do you think?