Why is it unacceptable for a girl not to know how to cook? *DT Note P6

One thing I have noticed in this season of Nach Baliye is how Shivangi is picked on because she doesn't know how to cook. I know the teasing done by the judges is all in good humor, but it made me wonder whether society's expectations for the role of women has anything to do with it. Ripu and Shivangi are your perfect example of an atypical Indian couple, where the man is a good chef and the woman has never stepped into a kitchen. In fact, male chefs are becoming more common nowadays so someone like Ripu is not completely rare.

We all like to think we live in a modern society where the expectations of men and women are far different from how they were in previous generations, and in some ways they are, but how different are we? Perhaps in the previous generations, these gender roles were more explicit, but today, many prejudices and stereotypes are not completely gone. They are implicitly carried out, sometimes unknowingly by doers. My point is, the way Ripu is consistently called "Master Chef" by the judges, as if it's shocking that the title should be given to a male, and Shivangi is jokingly belittled for not knowing how to cook or make tea, implicitly portrays the mentality of our society that expects all women to be brilliant cooks and all males to be ignorant about the ABCs of cooking.

Am I the only one who is a bit annoyed by this, or am I thinking too far? I felt a bit bad for Shivangi today because she looked genuinely upset with the judges' comments, though she tried to hide it.

i get ur point.. but in shivangi's case... i mean the least any girl should know is how to make tea. c'mon. she called chai ki patti.. color!! but she's so cute and innocent.

Aww Janaki you said what I wanted to say! 👏 I agree with everything you said! She did look a bit upset with the comments! 😳

Great post Janaki and a well-needed one.. I dont know why people on NB r behaving as if not knwoing how to cook is a crime..And Hello!!Its not like Shivangi cant learn how to cook..She is a 22 years old girl,not some 40 years old aunty,that people are so shocked..I'm sure,there are many girls who didn't know how to cook at the age of 22,but then with time,they learnt the art of cooking,a perfect example being my mom..According to my naani,my mom never stepped inside the kitchen before she got married,but she learnt cooking after she got married,n today she's my masterchef 😳

Originally posted by: summikhan

i get ur point.. but in shivangi's case... i mean the least any girl should know is how to make tea. c'mon. she called chai ki patti.. color!! but she's so cute and innocent.

I don't know how to make tea :/ I get paranoid when it comes to cooking n I'm going to be 20 I don't know anything about cooking except choping onions or slicing n stuff but cooking I don't know a shit about n I don't even know what goes in the tea except milk n the chai I don't know much sugar to put neither do I know how much of tea bag to put for people. It's just somtimes people don't want to know anything of cook like me I don't I get scared if my mom stauted anything front of me with noise so I rather stay in my room then see my mom cooking or learn i

not all the ladies know how to cook and its not something to be ashamed about..m one of them. i tried a couple of times to prepare food but its either tasteless or there is too much salt. its never perfect..i have given up trying now. thank god my mom is a great cook but i didnt inherit any cooking skills from her sadly

Shivangi belongs to upper class family. She is a pampered daughter and even ripu treats her like princess. So obviously she never need to cook. What' s the big deal.
Nach Baliye has proved to be a disgusting show by insulting shivangi again and again.. Once is ok. It' s for fun and I can understand. But as if they dont know how to how to keep RiShi in limelight they are targeting her cooking skills. She indeed felt bad and she is not an actress. So she failed to cover up. I' m 22. Shivangi' s age. I' m an awesome cook andcan make aall types of indian and international cuisines. But 80% of my friends dont even know how to make a tea. Only thing they know is how to make a maggi. That's ok. That is how many people are. They are career oriented. Study for 16 hrs a day. Dont have time for cooking. Eat in mess if staying in hostels. And later they get busy with jobs working for 18 hrs and hire cooks. So what if a girl cant cook. It' s not a crime.

A good life-partner is one who supports his/her partner through thick n thin n not who is a good cook..And Ripu always says how Shivangi supported him when he was nobody..Thats what is important..So,I think Ripu - Shivangi r just perfect together..