{"id":818737,"date":"2025-01-10T09:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/american-women-express-their-displeasure-at-being-expected-to-cook-and-serve-during-festivities-while-men-relax\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T09:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:11:56","slug":"american-women-express-their-displeasure-at-being-expected-to-cook-and-serve-during-festivities-while-men-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/american-women-express-their-displeasure-at-being-expected-to-cook-and-serve-during-festivities-while-men-relax\/","title":{"rendered":"American Women Express Their Displeasure At Being Expected To Cook And Serve During Festivities While Men Relax"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It appears the tradition of women being expected to labour -cook, serve and clean- for everyone else, during festive periods and family gatherings is not limited to African women alone.<\/p>\n

A number of American women have started a conversation on X<\/strong> about women being expected to cook and serve when they visit family and friends on holidays (festivities) while the men are expected to only relax and eat.<\/p>\n

An author and contributor to the Washington Post, Gabrielle A. Perry<\/strong> started the conversation on X when she wrote:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe thing I always hate about going to any family\u2019s house is that women don\u2019t get to be guests. Men do. We have to immediately offer to help cook, serve, clean, etc. If not, it\u2019s not \u201cpolite.\u201d You\u2019re looked down upon for resting as a guest. I\u2019ve never had guests in my home do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A number of women reacted, stating that they can relate too and that it is what they hate about the holidays.<\/p>\n

A few men who commented explained that they wouldn\u2019t mind joining in the kitchen if they were invited.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Nigerian Man Comes Under Fire After He Called Out His \u2018Gen Z\u2019 Partner For Her Inability To Cook For 70 Of His Family Members<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the conversation below\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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READ ALSO: Lady Narrates How She Practically Communicated To Her Family That Being A First Daughter Doesn\u2019t Mean She Is A Cook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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One @Noniiman <\/strong>wrote: Why can\u2019t all these new age women find some fun doing traditional stuff. Always fighting and complaining about everything. Na wa o.<\/p>\n

Another, one @Abigal<\/strong> replied him: \u201cBecause when these \u2018traditional stuffs\u2019 were created, women didn\u2019t work to earn. They only took care of the home\/children and hosted parties for their husbands. Nowadays, a woman works equally and sometimes twice as much and is still expected not to rest and enjoy the festivities like others. If tables were turned, men cannot handle everything a working family woman does.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another man, @Aminu<\/strong> added: \u201cCooking and cleaning can be stressful but the men do a lot too, and they don\u2019t complain. They ensure the car is in good condition for the trip, they drive the family to the destination, while the woman sleeps or is on her phone, the men arrange the drinks, music, and other forms of entertainment, they ensure there\u2019s power and gas, and then they mostly pay for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Jumoke Simi
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It appears the tradition of women being expected to labour -cook, serve and clean- for everyone else, during festive periods and family gatherings is not limited to African women alone. A number of American women have started a conversation on X about women being expected to cook and serve when they visit family and friends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1963,999],"tags":[5637,5659],"class_list":["post-818737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-american","category-women","tag-american","tag-women"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}