Things I am tired of hearing

[curgoth]

[On seeing me washing my lunch dishes at work]
"You're going to make someone a good wife some day!" (from a male executive. my ex-uncle once made the same comment on seeing me cook.)

[On a guy knowing what colour his shirt is]
"Oh, your wife has you really well trained!"

Because washing dishes, cooking, and fashion sense are all "women's work". What century is this again?

Comments

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

Well, you know how it goes. One day a guy washes his own dishes in the kitchen, the next day he's sucking cock in the company bathroom, and then the entire place turns into a corporate version of Church & Wellesley. ;) Seriously though, I think anyone who makes comments like that is probably terrified of anything they see as feminine, because feminine = gay, and we can't have Teh Gay around here! And so they make snarky comments to try to scare the male back into his societal-gender-appropriate role.

[kettunainen.livejournal.com]

yes, oh so very yes.

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

If it is about teh gay then I think curgoth should wear chaps and shiney leather to work and behave as if nothing's different. That would be so completely awesome.

That would be my vote.

[curgoth]

See also.

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

Lawl. :D

[olletho.livejournal.com]

so being hygenic is feminine now? *raises eyebrow*

I think this might explain teen-aged boys.