#when in reality being a maid and nanny and having your identity reduced to how you serve others all while being unpaid
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this resurgence of the housewife is concerning
#pls women pls use your heads and stop begging for your rights to be taken away from you#we’ve really idealized the life of the housewife and convinced ourselves that its just sitting at home making a bed cooking here and there#and that its the peak of luxury and femininity#when in reality being a maid and nanny and having your identity reduced to how you serve others all while being unpaid#is not actually an amazing life. and you’d think these women would have understood this from second wave feminism. but no. here we are#see theres a couple reasons why we’re seeing this response#I think women have genuine frustrations with capitalism and rather than wanting to improving working conditions#theyre pointing the finger at feminism and the whole concept of “working" itself#and that neglects the idea that a housewife is the same soulless labor that working in a factory or fast-food or retail is#as well as the fact that women have been working forever whether it be in the form of a housewife or actually in the workforce#like need I remind you WOC in the us never had the opportunity to be the middle class suburban housewives#and im sure some women are housewives and are happy with this lifestyle and good for them!#but I assure you theyre happy with their job because they have a good relationship with their husband and kids#and by good I mean their husband doesn’t just value them for their ability to cook and clean and have sex with them#and the reality is that the majority of men especially the ones who are urging women to be housewives aren’t interested in an equal marriage#because if they were they would let you decide if you want to be a housewife and notlurking on the streets of twitter begging for one#I need you all to know that being financially dependent on someone else is not good for you. because what the fuck are you gonna do#if youre unhappy in the marriage and you wanna leave but you can’t provide for yourself#you’re fucking screwed and this is why women abandoned this lifestyle#also this lifestyle is practically unattainable for most of us cause in the nature of capitalism the middle class will disappear#and more people will have to work so goodbye!
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