Equal in everything
In “Lost in the Kitchen” Barry discusses all the reasons behind the fact that men are not allowed in the kitchen. To me it seems as though he is making a generalization that does not seem to hold true in today’s society.
He plays into stereotypical roles of men and women but I believe that those are not necessarily true. It all depends on the type of family and the values that were taught to be important to the individual. In today’s society we try to make things as equal as possible for men and women, including in the workplace. This is why we see male chefs such as Emeril and his famous “bam” on national television.
Therefore Barry’s idea of men not being allowed in the kitchen is completely mistaken. This might have shown to be true in past decades but not in today’s modern society. Or maybe Barry’s inability to be able to cook and desire to do so causes him to make an excuse about men that may be only applicable to him.
4 comments:
I agree with you Amanda, everything in Barry's essay does not apply to today's society. I belevie that Barry is not necessarly saying that's how all men act, just some and it is placed in a way to make fun of thoes men that act that way; not to condon their sexist behavior.
It's interesting that you bring up the example of a famous chef. In fact, I bet that most people, if you asked them to picture a "chef," would picture a man (Monica from Friends notwithstanding).
What do you think this says about our stereotypical gender roles?
I think that when we think about chef's we think of men because chefs have more prestige than just a regular everyday woman cooking in the kitchen. So in a sense we stereotype men as having more successful careers than women in general, even in toady's 'more open minded' society.
I think it is different in today's society. In my family and in alot of other families mostly that i know of men are the cooks for the family.
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