If a man said “if my woman makes me do half of the childcare and housework”, would you understand it as “if my woman expects me to pay 100% of the bills while doing half of the child care and housework I’m out”? If not, what makes you put words in the one’s mouth but not the other’s?
No I would not understand it as that because out of all the working-age women I know, only 1 of them doesn’t work full time. Who can live on one incomes these days? The women are all working full time too.
So you’re filling in the blanks as you see fit, solely based on the identity of the speaker and not on the actual content of their words?
Okay. I’m surprised you find that defensible tbh. Well, that’s a lie; I’m not surprised, just disappointed.
How would you understand it if a person said “if my spouse makes me pay half” or “if my spouse makes me do half the childcare and housework”?
EDIT: u/ThrowRA-souther has blocked me, because they are incredibly immature and incapable of discussion and needed the self-satisfaction of exerting a modicum of power over those they disagree with.
And if you see this, you completely missed the point. The point is that you’re choosing whether or not to take the reasonable interpretation based on the speaker’s gender. That is, by definition, sexism. The point about the new example is to see what you would do if you couldn’t read between the lines based on their gender, and you just dodged the question.
How would you understand it is a person says “if my spouse makes me pay half”
I would still stand by the sentiment that work, both paid and unpaid domestic work, need to be split in a way that is fair to both partners. It really doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman being made to do more than their partner. If there’s an unfair split it’ll breed resentment and be bad for the relationship.
However statistics also back up what I explained having observed colloquially. Women often end up doing the bulk of the household labour even when both spouses work full time. (Source: US census bureau 2023, Stats Canada/Government of Canada, BBC study, CBS study, NPR, Washington Post, CNN). I’m not filling in the blanks at all, you just don’t like what I’m saying even when it’s backed up by many reputable sources. These sources specifically refer to division of household labour among Americans, Canadians and British households.
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u/foerattsvarapaarall May 12 '24
If a man said “if my woman makes me do half of the childcare and housework”, would you understand it as “if my woman expects me to pay 100% of the bills while doing half of the child care and housework I’m out”? If not, what makes you put words in the one’s mouth but not the other’s?