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I find these "believe it or not, women used to do stuff" articles weird. Women still do stuff. Why is it surprising that they used to do stuff too? The article
by globular-toast 3y ago
I find these "believe it or not, women used to do stuff" articles weird. Women still do stuff. Why is it surprising that they used to do stuff too?
The article starts with "As the old sexist saw goes, “Beer is a man’s drink.”" Who even says that? I honestly have never met a single person who would say that. I even got laid at a beer festival once. Is the author perhaps betraying their own preconceptions?
- havblue 3y agoThe mindset seems to result from careerism: that people define themselves according to the interesting and publicly recognized work that they do. In reality I suspect that people simply had no choice but to work according to their status and ability. It's just labor and there was plenty of it to go around. Why do we have to romanticize it?