Why I think housework is a feminist issue

Mar 20, 2007 17:33

The Politics of Housework.
Would that this were as dated as it should be.

Gamer Guys and Gals, these are still red-hot-red-button statements, no matter who does the housework in your house:
  • "We have different standards, and why should I have to work to your standards? That's unfair ( Read more... )

feminism, politics, housework

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tattycat March 20 2007, 22:24:41 UTC
Amen. I've heard "I just don't care so much about the housework" so many times over the last six months that I *may* have an insanity defense, should I snap and kill someone.

The other thing I hate is when someone agrees to do something, and then has to be nagged for days to actually do it, and then gets all surly about having to do the thing they already agreed to do. WTF is *that*? Just wash the damn dishes. It's not that hard.

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kyleri March 20 2007, 23:52:29 UTC
What you said, sister. What. You. Said.

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cbpotts March 21 2007, 12:13:09 UTC
These are all really good points. Have you any advice on how I could deliver them without screaming at the top of my lungs and throwing things?

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thatpotteryguy March 21 2007, 13:36:37 UTC
Word. If I've been spending my day working in the studio, vacuuming, doing laundry, doing spring cleaning, renting a f***ing carpet steamer to clean up the mess your f***ing cat made, feeding the child, taking out the trash, cleaning the stove, and getting two meals on the table, and you come home, plop down in front of the TV or computer, then after dinner whine "Im too tired to do the dishes...can I do them tomorrow?" you'd better expect that my FIRST volley will take your head clean off, and by the time I'm done, you'll be nothing but a greasy spot on the floor.

I'm just sayin'...

The Domestic God

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pedropadrao March 22 2007, 09:30:57 UTC
"No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes"-I'm not exactly sure where it comes from, but it's been a mantra of mine for years. I figure that sister_devora is a far better cook than I am, so it stands to reason that I ought to take care of the dishes &c..

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