I was scrolling down my news feed earlier when I came across this interesting post that a "friend" posted. It shocked me at what she was saying because normally you would hear a different position towards the situation. This is what she said:
"I think it's so gay and emasculating to see a man cleaning. If my boyfriends house was dirty I would clean it. I just don't like to see a man washing dishes, sweeping and mopping. That's so annoying."
Personally, I did not know that mopping, sweeping, and washing dishes was a gender specific duty. I just think the post was offensive on many counts. Especially since she used the terms "gay" and "emasculating" in the same sentence. That means to me that gay men are not masculine?
How do you feel?
gay is thrown around conversations too often and I would like it if a man did the dishes and cleaning! cool post!
ReplyDeleteI think this is really offensive especially since my Dad is a stay at home Dad. He does all the cooking and cleaning and is definitely not gay or any less of a man because of it. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI agree, gay is thrown around inappropriately in conversations too often. and I almost feel bad for whoever posted this because by being so adamant about those gender norms she is just inclosing her life possibilities and putting a larger burden on herself.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that's cool at all. My guy never does the dishes. He only cooks when I play like I can't do it, but his hamburgers taste so much better than mines does. Clothes, he only wash when I missed something he wants to wear. sometimes I just wait to see how long he will go without me doing "my womanly duties". I am not his maid and when I feel my life is the same thing. Cooking, cleaning, washing, correcting my child's homework, oh and don't forget about sex, I stop everything just to sit done and relax for a moment. But when I have late classes he make sure my daughter home work is done but still everything is on me. EVERYBLUE MOON they will have done everything without me. So I don't feel its right to make a man feel less than because he does "womanly" work. Why should I have two full time jobs?
ReplyDeleteShanequah -- well put! Housework IS full time job, one that should be split equally between the two sexes. Brenelle, I hope someone was brave enough to comment on the post and let the poster know how inappropriate it was. I feel bad for the poster too, on another level, because she is going to go through life letting extra work be dumped on her.
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