Originally posted by: spnfan
I guess the problem is not about women cooking in general but saying in his house it's a tradition for women to cook. He might be open minded or liberal for all we know but it comes off as it's the job of the women in his family to cook in the name of tradition and not men. I don't know what exactly he said or in what tone he said it but if we read this statement like this then it does come off as problematic to some people. It's like saying my family gives 'enough freedom' to women which means i am an open minded person.
A women cooking for her family out of her own will and happiness is different from saying women will be/should be cooking food in my house as it's a tradition. It might be both in his case as his wife is happy to feed her family with her own cooked food and it's all fine but generally saying it's a tradition for women to cook isn't politically correct. It can be interpreted differently.
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