Comments on: Dishwashing Feminism

By: Elle

Elle — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:11:41 +0000

omg i hate this, men think that all the housework is left for the girl and they do nothing.
They come back from work sit down and dont help.
It pisses me off and when i get married i am going to get it straight.
My husband will do just as much housework as me!!!!!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:16:50 +0000

I am a catholic and a femmenist and I think its worng for you to tell people what they can and cannot belive, whist being a femmenist. Just because you dont understand a relationship with God doesnt mean that you know what we can believe in.

By: athena

athena — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:21:10 +0000

i don’t see how a feminist could also be religious because religion was created as a way to control women. also, almost every religious idea is sexist.

By: Marcy Smith

Marcy Smith — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:06:37 +0000

Seriously, you’re so annoying! What are you so angry about? Do you even know what femenism is really about? Why don’t you sit down and write to Dr. Laura Schlessinger. She would enlighten you.

Let me guess…You’re a lesbian too right? Get a life.

By: KS

KS — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:08:24 +0000

I really relate to this because, first I’m 17 and second, I’m Korean too. This is my 6th year in the country and my thoughts on gender roles began only because I moved to the US. Back in Korea, I remember always cleaning the house and never being allowed to play sports in school. I was always a little more aggressive and my mom was secretly (?) feminist so my situation wasn’t as horrible as other girls, but I never realized it was wrong.

When I came to the US, I felt so cheated!!! Girls were kicking soccer balls and boys were doing dishes! Things at home changed too. My mom began having more authority and she would often have my brother do the dishes. But still, the pater still expects the women to do the dishes -but it’s not because he’s a macho-male supremicist. He’s been raised that way for however many year and I can understand why it would be difficult for him. He’s in the process of changing and I really appreciate that.

My point, I guess, is that it’s harder when culture is involved. Because, while you know that gender equality is indisputable, both men and women who have lived in certain cultures for year don’t quite accept that. I don’t think they believe that feminism is wrong. I just think that they are afraid to let it in since feminism is a concept that breaks their worlds apart.

By: Hannah Leigh

Hannah Leigh — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:20:39 +0000

I completely agree with this. I would have been SO offendded too.
Church gets to me because I’m a christian.. And sometimes it seems that Christianity is a religion where women follow men.
And I don’t think anyone should follow anyone.
Why do people automatically expect women to do the dishes..and other tasks like that?
I feel that this is the 21st century and people should start acting like it.
Things have changed for the better.

Too bad some people still seem NOT to know that.
Dumbasses.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:49:37 +0000

I don’t understand, I mean, who would want to marry a man that would only ever marry them for cooking him dinner and washing his dirty clothes and dishes. I don’t mind doing any of those things, but the idea of being forced or even expected to is what’s so wrong about it.

If you plan on being able to stand up to double standards and sterotypes about gender & sex, I hope you plan on being able to stand up to the teachings of your church.

By: amplifyme18

amplifyme18 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:22:18 +0000

Love that you wrote about this! I feel the same way. I have a brother too…he never gets asked to wash the dishes.

By: ikt

ikt — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:19:32 +0000

wait you’re a religious feminist?!

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I await the planet being hit by a massive asteroid, people are fucking dumb.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:00:07 +0000

I think food and feeding is just something women took on. I don’t know maybe there is something to feeding and nurturing people that made it a woman’s job.

During Christmas in my family it is always the men’s job to go tramping out in 2 below zero to find a Christmas tree and to take on the laborious and sometimes dangerous task of hanging the Christmas lights. Not to mention my uncle and I hunt the Turkey for Thanksgiving. I don’t know I mean I never questioned it but maybe the women should want to do these things and next time we will do the cooking.

I think our family is different though and most families buy all these things with money.