Nigella Lawson Says Baking Is A Feminist Act

"Baking is the less applauded of the cooking arts, whereas restaurants are a male province to be celebrated. There's something intrinsically misogynistic about decrying a tradition because it has always been female. I'm not being entirely facetious when I say [her book How To Be A Domestic Goddess] is a feminist tract."

—Nigella Lawson makes a good point that women's work in the domestic realm, especially the kitchen, is often devalued, even though baking takes a lot of skill. That's the same point Debbie Stoller, author of the Stitch 'n Bitch knitting guides, made when I interviewed her earlier this year. Stoller said, "I was thinking, 'Why does knitting get this bad wrap?' The only conclusion I could come to is that it's been traditionally done by women. Unfortunately a lot of the things that women do, our culture tends to devalue." I wholeheartedly agree with both these ladies. [Guardian UK]

Source: http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-nigella-lawson-says-baking-is-a-feminist-issue/?eref=RSS

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