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Emma put a fairly general statement about How the World Is out into the ether, open for commentary my point possibly not well made is that I perceive the comic while entertaining to be compromised by a lack of empathy or acknowledgment of full context. I think this is illustrated by what you, Emma, view as the other side a self absorbed teenager letting her mom do all the work. Certainly there are plenty of men as teenagers walking around other genders, too. My point is that while the comic is well done, think theres stuff you may have missed here. Do I think this comic cleverly presents what is a genuine problem for many hetero couples Yup. Are there a lot of dudes who needed this to get how theyre not pulling their weight in some areas Absolutely. And at the end of the day its just a cartoon, drawn with a light touch, presented with some nuance, not a big deal. But then again, so was my comment and that drew some minor challengeshade, so Ill take a minute to respond to that because I enjoy a good discussion. Three issues 1 Over generalization. Not a lot of many, possibly most. A lotta absolutes, a lot of hyperbole. Words like tend to be and often and many are super useful in this context, woulda greatly strengthened the piece. Youre welcome. Clearly the comic makes a legitimate observation that resonates with lots of people, as attested by the comments section. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN. 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Thats the root of angst for many of the angrysad dudes on MGTOW sites its not just Socialized Misogyny for many of them, their lived experience includes getting genuinely shat on by narcissistic partners. Theyre not wrong about that, theyre just wrong about what that means about the world, and how to react to it. And there are thousands of people for whom this comic does not depict real life at all, for whom this is so one sided or so far from reality that to hear it presented as The Truth About Men and Women just feels annoying to the point that we I will actually drop a comment about it, rather than just reading it and moving on. At worst, would land to some men as This is just another way in which women do all the heavy lifting in life while men are lazy and useless. Of course thats exaggerated but its not that far outside of reality given that the broader conversation about some of these issues includes the hashtags Men. Watch Naruto The Cartoon: Guardians Of The Crescent Moon Kingdom Cartoon Online there. Are. Trash. and Kill. All. Men. Theres a context into which the comic falls, and it includes that nonsense. And I get that privileged people are wont to hear a story about someone else and jump in with Well, what about me How come were not talking about me all the timeBut I think this is different 9. I believe, want to make their lives and relationships better. The focus of the comic is traditional cishet relationships both present and potential relationships and men are half of that equation. Im not sure how leaving out the perspective of half the participants makes for effective relationship building. My second problem with the comic is that I feel nowhere near enough thoughtempathy went into guessing why men might view women as manager of household chores. Some people have touched on the issue of how big a space we give our partners to contribute in certain ways. My experience, and that of many men I know, was that of being shut down fairly consistently and emphatically in terms of howwhen contributing to household stuff, especially in a traditional division of labor scenario. This isnt just Perhaps I might need to think about how I react to my husbands help, this is huge its a really big part of why many men I know wait to be askedtold what to do. Passive, non aggressive men and I were one get tired of getting told were doing it wrong, and we dont like displeasing our partners, so we end up waiting for them to let us know what would make them happy. If your husband acts like an underling when it comes to household management, maybe you could self reflect more about how that space got created for him to step into. As to if I dont do it, my family suffers maybe, maybe not. I think some ownership could be taken about suffering if you dont have mustard, thats not suffering, thats just a cost. For non critical stuff, if youre the only one bothered by something, then its your issue. If your dude doesnt have a shirt, maybe next time hell iron it assuming theres been a conversation about whose responsibility it is to dress themselves for work. I imagine this wont resonate for the many women whod oveit if their dude would loadunload the dishwasher, even if he might sometimes put the serving spoon in with the regular spoons. But I guarantee a lot of guys would hear me on this. Additionally, people even men can learn and evolve. A lot of guys think its a gesture of respect and an enlightened sharing of power to view their wives as the manager of the house. We get told we fix too much instead of listening. We are told we try to manage things too much, that we have too many opinions, that women are tired of us interrupting, trying to boss everything, that we need to defer more to women who know what theyre doing. Is there a more logical way to happily share power than to concede household decision making to the person whos closer to the issues if they are and has strong opinions about the way things ought to be done Both of these things are likely IMO to be huge factors in this dynamic, and they got short shrift in this comic. Men are not infants, or mentally deficient when living alone, we manage to keep ourselves fed and not light ourselves on fire. Usually. The question of why men might defer to their wives in these areas deserves a deeper look than it got. The emotional load issue. There are two pieces to this the first is just the Burden Olympics feel it has to it. Of course women carry a lot s men often dont know about. Why wouldnt the converse be true Yes, the manager of the house will carry the mental load of managing the house. And if you both have fulltime jobs, that load should absolutely be shared. But in the context of all of life, its unseemly to present one gender over another as doing all the heavy emotional lifting. Its fine to call out peoples actions, but you dont get to use your limited perspective to decide how they feel, then tell them that based on your calculations they have less to worry about than you do. The second piece is about emotional maturity, intelligence, and continence. Just because we feel something relating to an issue doesnt mean other people are responsible for that. If were worried about X, its no one elses responsibility to try to read our minds about it and make it their primary concern. No one has ESP, and we all read a different textbook growing up, so be wary of grading your partner on a rubric thats in ourmind. Target Expect More.