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A week ago, my sister was moving to a new apartment, so she asked for my help, and I gladly obliged. My brother was doing some home renovations this holiday weekend, so he asked if I would help him, and my dad and other brother were also recruited. Recently, a new friend of mine was asked by her husband to prepare lunch for him and his buddies for their upcoming fishing trip.

She was asked by a friend of hers if the whole idea wasn't absolutely archaic. "Is there any reason they can't make their own lunch?" I only saw a small portion of the response to her request, but she was confronted with accusations of sexism.

I was asked to help move, mostly because I am a guy and am thus more capable of and more likely to enjoy, heavy lifting. I was asked to help with home renovations while my sisters and mother were not. Nobody asked if I was a victim of sexism. No girls offered to help in my stead. Nobody suggested he should have asked his wife, or that she should have asked her friends. Not only did she not help on the roof, but she prepared supper for the male workers that were gathered. I wonder then, am I the one stuck in an archaic worldview? It seems to me, that if she is the one facing resistance, than she is that one that is stuck.

She was not opposed to the task, she just did not know what to prepare for such an outing. I, of course, loved the opportunity for physical labour. Not only is it fun (to a point), it's also a tremendous compliment to be asked for that kind of help. "You are strong. I need your muscles for an upcoming task." My sister may have just needed someone with a car and a free afternoon, but I heard, "I have a task which requires strength and the ability to maximize storage space. Can you help?"

   [ posted by William @ 9:53 AM ]