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Monday, March 10, 2008 12:00 AM

The sexual politics of household chores

One writer reenacts a day in the life of a 1950s housewife. Meanwhile, will doing the dishes get men laid?
Sarah Hepola

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  • Monday, March 10, 2008 09:06 AM

    Let me get this straight

    When women do housework, dressed in high heels and garters, no less, men don't find it sexy. Men don't like their partners to be subservient.

    BUT when men do housework, women find that sexy. Women must like their partners to be subservient.

    Jeez, guys, what is this, a custom made post for Brightstar, or what?

    The contradictions are glaring, and I think the base assertion is stupid. I start to believe in a femi-nazi agenda when I read this stuff.

    Women: housework is not sexy, relax on the couch. Men: housework makes you sexy, get to work.

    Fucking dumb.

    —TinaS1 Read TinaS1's other letters

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