Male Privilege

[seabeyond]

124. yes... lets call all that out. i know i do often. did the other day with three teens sittin at

dining room table. i agree.

lets knock the shit off. but, we have to be aware in order to do just that.

standing in an isle in the grocery store with my son when he was about 15. telling him about different spaghetti sauces and the ounces in the container for one reason or another. a woman standing there laughs about how important to teach the boys cause men do not know how to shop.

my mouth dropped open. how dare she say something like that in front of my son for a couple different reasons. firstly, i did not want him to buy into that bullshit. second, it is an insult. third, not true. and more....

i told her that is ridiculous, that my hubby kicks my ass in the kitchen.

son and i discussed it and i told him why i thought it so offensive. more toward male. he came back to tell me why it was offensive toward women.

people like to suggest i am a man hating meany. i am all on your side here.

i would tell that woman, the girl could get it, not the mans job. but then i have made sure i always pull my weight in carrying my own stuff.

i do not see it as the mans job.

now.... kids. how often do you hear people say, he babysat his kids. no, he took care of them. he is a parent. it is ingrained that a father "babysits".

but i dont know this is exactly what we are talking about.