Comments on: WhiteEyebrows vs. Women’s Liberation

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:42:50 +0000

Is there really a man’s side of the bed?

By: A2

A2 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:52:54 +0000

Ashley has a point.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:09:50 +0000

Who exactly do you think is clogging the toilets. No men? No clogged toilets. Simple.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:32:16 +0000

I liked this post! You really do have a point. I’m coming from the perspective of a single mother and someone who was married to one of those kind of guys that was a really great example of the stereotype that you have described. Those kind of men give the good ones such a struggle.

It really is hard doing it ALL alone. You feel so deficient because you can’t really accomplish everything. You also can’t pick and choose which tasks it is you want to try and achieve perfection on. When you have to do everything alone, everything suffers. Gender stereotype roles are getting rather silly. In a perfect world, there would be no need for stereotypes. Well I don’t feel there is a need now but obviously some people do otherwise there wouldn’t be any. Men and women are different! Everyone is unique actually. Do what you are good at, practice what you aren’t, and then share the duties!

By: Big Bro

Big Bro — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:38:19 +0000

All I have to say is men and women are DIFFERENT, there is no getting around it. Just imagine what would happen to our society if all the men disappeared… then imagine what it would be like if all the women disappeared…

By: Annike

Annike — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:29:58 +0000

I’ll just wade into this here minefield…

I married a man who only recently quit dragging his knuckles on the ground while searching for dinner amongst the herds. But then, he married a woman who just stepped out of a Jane Austen novel and is only barely resisting the urge to make him sleep under a fluffy flowery bedspread that smells of lavender. Between us, we balance things out nicely.

I think the women’s movement has gone too far. Whereas before it was understood but not openly acknowledged that we were the superior sex (BAM!) now that we’ve forced men to admit it, it’s causing all kinds of headaches. And I’ll agree 100% that TV and movies do everything in their power to make women look like nagging shrews and men look like complete idiots, which is garbage. (And toxic to a relationship.)

We don’t devalue your contribution to our family, and we hope you don’t devalue ours. A bit of encouragement and appreciation on both sides would go a long way, I think.

(Oh, and she wasn’t ‘suddenly uncomfortable’ with getting up and doing the lock-up. She just wanted you to. And you did. BAM!)

By: Mrs. Braun

Mrs. Braun — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:08:40 +0000

Well played, W.E.

By: A2

A2 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:06:35 +0000

I hereby declare that sticking said hand down clogged kitchen sink disposal is the Man’s job and I’ll let him do it every single time in support of this here movement

By: Benny Boy

Benny Boy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:30:01 +0000

Next thing you know all you women will be able to vote. Ugh

By: Erin Traverso

Erin Traverso — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:02:05 +0000

Honestly, I love this post – and that means something since I did go to a liberal women’s college. I especially love the disclaimer at the end! You are already learning and you haven’t even been married that long! Your wife is good!
Here is my take: I kill spiders and mow the lawn and unclog toilets and all of those “guy things” as well as the typical “women’s duties”. However, I would not for a moment downplay the contributions my husband makes in our household. He often makes dinner and takes care of the kids as well as all of the typical “guy things”. As much as he jokes about the amount of X chromosomes he has or doesn’t have, he is willing to step in and do what we need him to. I think a lot of the feminists out there have missed the point of the women’s lib movement. We wanted to be equals. Now it seems like some ladies won’t stop until they are “better”. Working and living as equals is really the way to go. We are supposed to be partners.
Good luck with all of the other comments… I don’t think all women will be as calm/rational/supportive as I am.

By: The Lovely Sister

The Lovely Sister — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:24:00 +0000

You my friend are brave. Let the debate begin.