What is the humour behind the 'women in the kitchen' jokes?

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I am interested in the relationship between a persons behaviour and character with the way one thinks and believes. One good way is through understanding what humours them!
I'd like to know why people (or in this case, more geared to the men) find the 'women should be in the kitchen' jokes are humorous. E.g. it appeals to ones dominance? / a relic joke (something of the past) ?
So guys, why do you think this is funny? Of course I want to hear the ladies' response to this too. Honest replies please!
 
I don't think it's supposed to be funny. It's supposed to antagonize. There's a big difference.
 
Ok, it is all bollocks isn't it? I love women that are strong, I hate men that are weak, I am a qualifyed chef and am doing just fine thank you SISTERxxxxx
 
Just watch this video and see the humour http://youtu.be/HeHUQAnzpF0 You can't tell me you didn't even laugh a little bit after seeing that.
 
It's one way that's almost guaranteed to rile up some people, in this case women. People say it because it will generate a reaction. That tends to make it funnier than it really is. It wouldn't get used nearly as often if it wasn't effective. That said, most people don't really take these kinds of jokes seriously. It's a way to make a sexist joke without being truly offensive.
 
I totally agree with another poster, 'women in the kitchen' jokes are meant to get people angry and upset, they aren't suppose to be funny, at all. I find them boring, they're so old, they're moldy.
 
Meh, just men making fun of old-fashioned ideas, and attempting to practice them with jokes.

In my opinion, I'm not at all bothered my Kitchen jokes. I'm not an up-tight you know what about it, but I'm a strong believer that there should be roles in the house. The Provider and the Home-maker. Usually It's men as the provider, go to work and bring in the cash, while women take care of cleaning, cooking, kids, or anything else along that line. I know which role I'm good at. Not saying the women should take on the home-maker role though, just whoever is best fit for it.
Unfortunately the modern situation though in some cases is that the man expects the woman to do EVERYTHING, including bringing in cash, which I've seen a lot, where I can see the joke originating from.
 
Its funny when used right. Its basically what most women wanted to be back in the day. A great house wife and mother and they always fixed dinner. Basically its men wanting for the back in the day type of women who cooked and clean and women take offense even tho its not a big deal really just all fun in games if used right
 
Some can be funny - but it is more about how you say it and your intent behind the joke.

@ To ask or not to ask - I liked this kitchen joke so much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQnIJ-ljctk
 
I'm a woman and I make those jokes all the time. It's the reaction from women that's the funniest part. The joke itself doesn't even have to be funny at all in order to get a rise out of certain women.
 
No idea, I think that they're just there to wind us up. I don't really take offence to it.
 
This is a question I've wondered a lot myself, and it's interesting seeing these responses. It kind of confirms my impression of anti-feminists' sense of humour as deriving from the pleasure they obtain in annoying, angering, upsetting or hurting other people.

Really, it speaks volumes about how anti-feminists feel about people, and women specifically ... because why would you try to upset a whole group of people if you didn't dislike them?
 
Mommy always made them 'sammiches' and they apparently never quite cut the apron strings.
 
I don't think the joke itself is funny but HOW pissed other women get by 'em and how they ALWAYS get somebody all offended.
 
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