The war of the sexes continues to be a hot topic on social media with conversations about gender roles leading many of the discussions. David Cooley from the “No Fugazee Podcast” hosted an episode on relationships featuring five women openly giving their opinions on what they will do in relationships.
He asks the group, “If your man woke you up at 2 a.m. and he said, ‘Baby, can you cook me a meal?’ Would you cook your man a meal?”
While many said it depends on the circumstances surrounding the request, one woman flat out said “no.” Cooley followed up the question, asking, “If an intruder broke inside the house, would you or would you not expect your man to go downstairs and handle that break at the door?”
The women expressed their views on whether they would expect their partners to handle an intruder breaking into their home.
All of the women said they expected their partners to confront a house intruder, with one saying it would be a dealbreaker in their relationship. The discussion highlighted contrasting views on a woman’s responsibilities being tied to emotions while a man’s role in providing protection was seen as obligatory.
Many caught the Twitter clip and said (like one of the guests) that the two scenarios were not comparable.
One person tweeted, “It’s a far extreme…that’s what the ladies are saying.”
“No! Intruders coming into the home isn’t likely to happen. Yo hungry a## waking me up at 2am is more likely to happen… Soft and submissive doesn’t equate slave or doormat,” one person wrote.
Commenters noted a gap between “wifey duties” women perform in dating, saying they are less risky than protecting the home, sparking discussions on gender roles.
“Ridiculous, if he don’t go and handle that he’s going to end up in a grave. It’s not the same sht,” one person wrote. “If she woke him up at 2am to fix the computer, then that would be a comparable…
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