Boy cooking



https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/boy-moms-cooking-lessons-sons-b2400726.html

What do you see in the picture? Why did boys cooking with mums make headlines over summer?

Til Tok influencer Laura Elizabeth Graham went viral over summer for posting a video of her teaching her son to cook with the caption, "Making sure my son can cook so he's not impressed by your daughter's Stouffer's Lasagna" (Stouffers is a brand of frozen pizza.)
She went on to say that her son would expect a home cooked meal from his future wife. 

(the photo above is not Laura Elizabeth Graham)

Why do you think this went viral?
What are the assumptions around this statement? 
A debate was sparked across social media - what do you think the arguments were?

Many people commented that they were also teaching their boys to cook because it was a necessary life skill for independence. 

The hashtag #teamdaughterinlaw went viral - why?

"Showing a young boy how to cook just so he's not impressed by someone else's cuisine, only teaches him to expect a higher level of household labour from his future partner." 
- what does this mean? Do you agree?

Tik Tik user Payal Desai posted a series of videos showing how she was teaching her son to take care of themselves. "So your daughter doesn't have to deal with a man who was catered to his whole life."
- what do you think of her argument? How would you respond?

Tik Tik user Amber Wardell posted, "I'm teaching my son to cook so that he will show up for his future wife as thought she's his partner and not his servant."
-What do you think of this point? How would you respond? 

Laura Elizabeth Graham responded to the criticism by saying, "I honestly had no idea that these videos would spark controversy and I'm shocked by some of the comments."

"Of course I'm going to teach my son life skills but 'not to be impressed by someone else's child.' if people took these videos way too seriously, that is on them."
- what do you think of Laura's response? Does she understand the debate? 
What do you think? Are these just funny harmless videos? Does it matter?

What is everyone in these videos assuming about the future of their boys regarding partners? 
What can we learn from this debate? 
Why is this about No Outsiders?

You can see the original tik tok posts and some of the responses in the link above.

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

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