(November 12, 2016 at 1:25 am)Alex K Wrote:(November 12, 2016 at 1:15 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm an equalist. Of necessity, that requires a clear-eyed view of the inequalities in our society, and that includes issues where women get the short end of the stick too.
Case in point: I stayed home for a year to take care of the kid, because my wife just got a great job and I happened to be between jobs because I had a limited contract before. I immeditately realized that this raised eyebrows in some parts of sociefy , as in - ok, so since the man doesn't have a regular income right now, you guys obviously don't have much money, can you even afford the rent for this apartment? No, dumbass, my wife has a highly qualified job and we could pay for your stupid apartment if it cost double. I guarantee you, if the roles had been reversed, noone would have said, oh your wife stays home with the kid, do you even have a family income? Voilà, gender stereotypes against women which hurt both men and women.
Okay, your wife has a good job. You guys have a good income.
How does this stereotype that you don't have as much money hurt anyone?
You guys still have that money.
And stereotypes are generalizations for a reason. You can't get rid of generalizations.
There are more house wives than house men.
