It's acceptible to write two posts right in a row right?
While enjoying myself at my boys housemates party (the housemate being a friend I've known longer than the boy) I noticed copious amounts of jello shooters dead lifeless shells scattered amongst the bottles and cups in the kitchen while most people were in the living room or outside. So, feeling that if I got a handle on the situation now they might have less to clean in the morning, I decided to get a trash bag and start throwing said mess away.
A lady who was probably only a few years older than me comes into the kitchen (where I was originally all by my lonesome) and asks if I live there. My reply is no- mostly because I do not. She then asked if I always cleaned up after the boys. TO which my reply was no, not really- mostly because they can do it on there own and I was just being premptive.
So then she asks me how old I am in a rather condesending tone (19/20?) which left her surprised when my answer was 26. She apologized and started to walk away, but then came back and said sorry it's just... It really upsets me when I see a girl take on the "female" role of cleaning up after her man.
1- The sexism that statement is littered in simply contradicts her attempt at being...whatever she was attempting to be.
2- I also went to university and learned about gender roles and conformity etc ...and in conclusion...GIVE ME A BREAK! (not with university, just with this situation) I was being nice and throwing some trash away. Don't get me wrong, I don't ENJOY cleaning (though I do enjoy a clean house) and it's not impossible that I would kick someone who tried to tell my it was my job to do so (unless, of course, it was cleaning my own mess) HOWEVER if someone is fully aware of the choices they have in this life and found that they were most happy cooking meals, being a stay-at-home mom (or parent)and holding down the fort- who am I to judge them?! It's called equal rights/choices people...not revenge and rise up against the man.
To conclude: I should have the right to choose what I do with my time. Try to tell me I need to be a certain way (whether it be to be a "good woman" or to not follow those roles) and you will just piss me off.
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