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Maru Kitteh

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12. It's more misogynist to assume washing dishes is "for women"

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 07:33 PM

Sep 1

than it is male-bashing to assert males are resistant to doing the task, even if both are odious. So rest easy. Men still come out ahead, even in “jokes” like this.

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Men [View all] dcmfox Sep 1 OP

I hit the the jackpot with my hubby Lifeafter70 Sep 1 #1

Mine does the laundry Mossfern Sep 1 #7

Nice Lifeafter70 Sep 1 #8

He won't let anyone else- including me Mossfern Sep 1 #11

That's great we hope to retire in a couple of years Lifeafter70 Sep 1 #17

Really... TheProle Sep 1 #2

Maybe most men. I cook, vacuum, make the bed, do laundry, clean NewHendoLib Sep 1 #3

My hubby and I share the work too Tree Lady Sep 1 #18

More misandry BeerBarrelPolka Sep 1 #4

Joke dcmfox Sep 1 #5

Not little, none. Male basjing no better than female bashing. Even in a "joke" NoRethugFriends Sep 1 #9

Lighten up Francis dcmfox Sep 1 #10

.. Oeditpus Rex Tuesday #20

It's more misogynist to assume washing dishes is "for women" Maru Kitteh Sep 1 #12

Yeah, just like Oeditpus Rex Tuesday #23

Every joke has a victim JoseBalow Tuesday #24

No, they don't Oeditpus Rex Tuesday #28

I've been reading DU for two and a half decades. BluesRunTheGame Sep 1 #13

hmmmm Kali Sep 1 #15

It's so oppressive iemanja Tuesday #22

We could be working on all of that... BluesRunTheGame Tuesday #25

Tell me which politician expressed misandry in any public speech? iemanja Tuesday #29

Did you even read my post? BluesRunTheGame Tuesday #30

I see. So your point wasn't that the party was misandrist iemanja Tuesday #35

"Outrage over virtually nothing" ? BluesRunTheGame Tuesday #36

This OP is about none of that iemanja Tuesday #37

I'm sorry this exchange didn't work out for you. BluesRunTheGame Tuesday #39

Thank you for deleting that. BluesRunTheGame Wednesday #42

What the fuck? Brenda Tuesday #32

I'm a white man. BluesRunTheGame Tuesday #33

And we wonder why we're lost the male vote pcdb Tuesday #34

Thank you for deleting that sentence. BluesRunTheGame Wednesday #40

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This message was self-deleted by its author iemanja Tuesday #21

My wife of 45 years has Parkinson's. I do all the housework amd all the cooking, driving, and shopping. Ping Tung Sep 1 #6

NOBODY in my house wants to do those things Kali Sep 1 #16

Which is why doG created.. Abolishinist Tuesday #19

I vacuum every Tuesday and do dishes all the time. underpants Tuesday #26

Interesting phenomenon in our home. Hope22 Tuesday #27

Trashed. maxsolomon Tuesday #31

Thank whatever entities that were responsible, but I am so glad I am gay. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #38

Women GusBob Wednesday #41

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