Tuesday, April 28, 2009
We've come a long way in 54 years...
Being and new wife and all, I figured that I would do a little research on how to excel in my new role...this is what I came across today, circa 1955. ENJOY
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my exact reaction was, first, a wide-open jaw-drop. then as i concluded reading the manifesto, i uttered, "oh...my...god." we sure have come a long way in 54 years! and since this was during a time when women were still probably regarded as a man's servant, as this article portrays, it probably was written by a man!!! because what would a woman be doing working, let alone stating her, albeit brainwashed, opinion! i can't believe this was actually printed, and only 1/2 century ago! "do not complain...even if he stays out all night"?!?!?!? "you have no right to question him,"?!?!?! are you kidding me?!?! this was totally written by a man. okay, so at the same time i was reacting this way, i was thinking in the back of my head, you know, some of this stuff maybe makes sense. for example, it's so easy to start going off about your own problems and events of the day right as your mate comes through the door, and that may create a stifling and negative environment. i wonder if adultery and dysfunctional families and divorce and all the complexities of marriage would magically disappear if a spouse were to really follow by this? would you even be willing to test it, you know, for research's sake? and why, when i think about actually doing this list of slave-to-your-man type actions, is it so impossible for me to even conjure an image without feeling completely inferior, upset, and incredulous? do i have too much pride? do you think men would me capable of abiding by this, this...bull?!?! i'd be curious to know. ok, i think you should do the experiment. you do one week of this, then have alex do one week of this. see if your relationship improves at all, your demeanors, the way you interact with each other. then compare and see if alex feels at all emasculated when it's his turn, or not, how you react to him treating you in this way. i don't know, it's almost like, it could work?!?!?! is that crazy?!?! so why is every nerve in my brain saying that it's the biggest pile of s&*^ i've ever heard? nature vs nurture? is this how all of the women in our generation react? man, how did you find this and what made you search for this topic?!
very interesting. thanks for sharing.
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