If you interpret the father’s statement as “all else being equal, being a better cook is good” and you completely divorce it from a historical and cultural context, it is indeed not really problematic. But given that we are, in fact, talking culture here, I do not think that this is the interpretation most likely to increase your insight.
If you interpret the father’s statement as “all else being equal, being a better cook is good” and you completely divorce it from a historical and cultural context, it is indeed not really problematic. But given that we are, in fact, talking culture here, I do not think that this is the interpretation most likely to increase your insight.
(not disagreeing, but note that I’m not saying the statement isn’t problematic, merely saying that some objections are better than others)