Men Are Not Scum!!!
According to Dave Barry, men do not help out when it comes to doing anything in the kitchen. Not so fast my friend. The way I’ve been raised is completely different. In my household and my relatives’ household, the men do pretty much all of the cooking and the women help out a little bit when it comes to cleaning up, and the men still help out with that.
I know that all families are different, but Barry should not stereotype all men in families like the way he did. I’m sure that there are many families where the men go to work and come home and expect a well cooked meal by their wife, and then expect their wife to do the cleaning as well.
Barry’s main example is about Thanksgiving. I believe that Thanksgiving should be about everyone helping out with something. Again in my family, I, my dad, my mom, and my brothers all take part in cooking the dinner.
“Men are still basically scum when it comes to helping out in the kitchen.” This one quote pissed me off. I believe that men and women do at least an equal share in the kitchen.
11 comments:
While Barry uses a stereotype, I don't think it's at all bad in this essay. I don't think it was written in a serious context; it was written more to humorously point out the inadequacy he felt in his friend's kitchen.
True, there are households where the men cook and clean or at least help out; mine sure isn't one of them. My father's idea of cleaning up the kitchen is putting the dish into the sink. The only other time he's in there is if it's to prepare meat to go on the grill.
The quote you mentioned wasn't meant to be taken seriously I believe. Like the rest of the essay, I think it was made in humor.
I agree with you Ryan because I also beleive that men do share in th ework that goes on in the kitchen.
I also think that most men at some point in time that they would enjoy being in the kitche on a special occasion for their wives or partners.
I do agree that the quote that men are scum might be a little harsh but that also it is used in humor. My dad cooks more than my mom because he actually likes cooking and my mom does not.
Yes some men know nothing about the kitchen and hardly ever step in there but it is a lil harsh to sterotype the whole male population as not helping out in the kitchen.
Ryan, I have to disagree with you. Dave Barry writes about every-day life in American society. Of course he uses stereotypes. His audience can relate to the stereotypical man. I actually agree with Barry; our culture has been for ages that cooking in the kitchen is a "woman's job".
Of course "manly" men do cook from time to time, but not in the kitchen, they fire up the grill baby!
Afterall Ryan, Dave Barry is discussing the typical AMERICAN culture, and you're ITALIAN! I'm just trowing that out there.
Well Matt, I may be Italian, but I was born and raised here in the US. And I know that Barry's essay is supposed to be humerous, but I didn't find it that funny. I think that he could have written about something else to be funny.
I also believe with you, Ryan. While women are the main ones in the kitchen, men help to contribute as well whether it is lifting a heavy pot, taste-tasting the food, or cooking in general. Men and women both share the responsibilities of the kitchen, not just the women.
I guess everybody is going to comment according to how they were raised. Every family differs with the kitchen issue. However we have to see it by majority, maybe many men now cook but doesn't mean they all do. In the majority of homes women are still "kitchen queens".
For those who argue that men are not scum and that they have seen men cook as well or better than women, it means that men are changing and being better and more complete persons because they don't just work but also cook.
For those who say that women still have the kitchen job, it means that everything is still the same. Tradition goes on as taught by past generations.
It all depends on how you were raised and the experiences you are having now days. In my case, I live with my older sister, her husband and their baby son. My sister is the queen of the kitchen, ha.
There's a quote that says "too many hands spoil the soap". You present a good argument but Dave Barry presented his argument to be funny. The fact that he included his wife reactions should prove his humor.
Who am I to override our beliefs? You are entitled to your own opinions.
I agree with you Ryan, on the fact that this is an over generalized statement. But look through Barry's eyes he is trying to sell papers and be funny.
I agree with you Ryan, but not to the point where it makes me mad. Everyones' family is different and has different beliefs. In my family mom does most of the cooking and cleaning and when we would come home from practice and work she would have it ready for us. But my dad also does alot of cooking himself and i have cooked alot for my family too. I have cooked for my family alot of times and i dont mind it, I actually kind of like cooking. So yes i do agree that every family is different, like Barry's, and its up to that familly to work the way they see best.
Matt i agree with you. Men in america More often than not probally dont help in the kitchen. Men werent raised to help in the kitchen they were raised to do all other chores like clean your room and help dad in the garage. So i do think that men are garbage when it comes to helping in the kitchen
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