Does cooking and cleaning and basically being a slave give you self-confidence, lady? Because it sounds like all your self-esteem stems from what a man tells you.
Ya know’, there ARE submissive women that DO, indeed, find self-confidence in just that. And it’s not because of what they are being told; it goes far deeper then that.
For that matter, I have nothing but respect towards a willing slave. Not a victim, but a slave. Important differentiation.
Of course, it’s not for everyone. But for some – yes, yes it does provide self-confidence.
I do realize you weren’t thinking of a actual DS slave when you threw that comment to the wind. But perhaps, let this point out that different people find happiness in different ways – many of which would be torture for another.
It sounds to me like Stay-At-Home Mommy may be torn by a her desires opposing her nature. On one hand she longs for the man to save her, care for her, and take the burden choice from her. But on the other hand she is too smart and demanding to ever really be a sub.
Not really. I had someone throw the same argument at me recently and I just told her “wow, you’ve been stuck in the 70’s for too long”. The reality is that Feminism has moved on from Third Wave and into Fourth Wave. Gone are the Mary Dalys of that era and now we have new Feminists who are more about how women should be given the choice of staying and home and raising children or going out into the work force.
The real issue is not what Stay At Home Mom thinks it is. In truth, it’s the fact that corporate greed has made it so that women have no choice in the matter as their spouses cannot make enough money in order to actually support a family on one job.
For the record, I was being sarcastic. I guess there are people who seriously don’t get it. Although the decision to rename the Happy Homemaker to Stay-at-Home-Mommy (which the creator’s sometimes slid back on) does get to how not all feminists take a declaration that some decision that produces inequality is those women’s choice at face value, because it’s all about giving women choices.
I’d also say men right now need the option to stay home, and they don’t really have it. Good example of how men need feminism, too?
Well, in all honesty, men are as much hurt by what I call the “Procrustean Society” as women are. I have an uncle who is a stay at home father. He’s actually never been happier. I’ve had a sense that my parents would have loved to have it where my father would have stayed at home and my mother gone out to work.
I’m transsexual. I’ve seen both sides of it. Honestly, the way this society treats men and women is sickening.
It’s not that common, but I too would love the stay at home father role when/if a child came about.
I’m just better suited to it then the women I’m attracted to. I could do the standard breadwinner as well, but it would be swimming upstream emotionally rather then with the flow.
Blame my need to educate and hug small fluffy objects.
I LOVE small fluffy objects!! 😀
On the other hand, my wife and I do not like kids, so it works out well that we avoid reproducing. 🙂
We once considered having her be the breadwinner and me be the homemaker, and I would love that, but it works out better financially for us both to work.
After work, though, there is sooo much cuteness and hugging small fluffy things!! 😀
About twenty-odd years ago I became the stay-at -home father. We realized one of us needed to be at home, and my wife out-earned me two to one. She’s a doctor; I’m a computer scientist, and we agreed that saving lives was more important than fixing bugs. It’s been a challenging few decades raising three children,
Actually, because our brain knows where and how we’ll press with our fingers, it diminishes the sensation greatly. It’s why you can’t tickle yourself properly.
Sure you can do it, but it will NEVER feel as good as when someone else does it for you. Because science.
Does cooking and cleaning and basically being a slave give you self-confidence, lady? Because it sounds like all your self-esteem stems from what a man tells you.
Brilliant comic, as always.
THIS.
A retort like that would take SAHM down…
Ya know’, there ARE submissive women that DO, indeed, find self-confidence in just that. And it’s not because of what they are being told; it goes far deeper then that.
For that matter, I have nothing but respect towards a willing slave. Not a victim, but a slave. Important differentiation.
Of course, it’s not for everyone. But for some – yes, yes it does provide self-confidence.
I do realize you weren’t thinking of a actual DS slave when you threw that comment to the wind. But perhaps, let this point out that different people find happiness in different ways – many of which would be torture for another.
DAYM,GURL
It sounds to me like Stay-At-Home Mommy may be torn by a her desires opposing her nature. On one hand she longs for the man to save her, care for her, and take the burden choice from her. But on the other hand she is too smart and demanding to ever really be a sub.
After this comic, Stay-At-Home-Mommie reminds of the sub in this webcomic: http://www.oglaf.com/submission
Like Gynostar’s expression in the last panel. Those are toughies.
Not really. I had someone throw the same argument at me recently and I just told her “wow, you’ve been stuck in the 70’s for too long”. The reality is that Feminism has moved on from Third Wave and into Fourth Wave. Gone are the Mary Dalys of that era and now we have new Feminists who are more about how women should be given the choice of staying and home and raising children or going out into the work force.
The real issue is not what Stay At Home Mom thinks it is. In truth, it’s the fact that corporate greed has made it so that women have no choice in the matter as their spouses cannot make enough money in order to actually support a family on one job.
For the record, I was being sarcastic. I guess there are people who seriously don’t get it. Although the decision to rename the Happy Homemaker to Stay-at-Home-Mommy (which the creator’s sometimes slid back on) does get to how not all feminists take a declaration that some decision that produces inequality is those women’s choice at face value, because it’s all about giving women choices.
I’d also say men right now need the option to stay home, and they don’t really have it. Good example of how men need feminism, too?
Well, in all honesty, men are as much hurt by what I call the “Procrustean Society” as women are. I have an uncle who is a stay at home father. He’s actually never been happier. I’ve had a sense that my parents would have loved to have it where my father would have stayed at home and my mother gone out to work.
I’m transsexual. I’ve seen both sides of it. Honestly, the way this society treats men and women is sickening.
Procrustean is a good name for it.
It’s not that common, but I too would love the stay at home father role when/if a child came about.
I’m just better suited to it then the women I’m attracted to. I could do the standard breadwinner as well, but it would be swimming upstream emotionally rather then with the flow.
Blame my need to educate and hug small fluffy objects.
I LOVE small fluffy objects!! 😀
On the other hand, my wife and I do not like kids, so it works out well that we avoid reproducing. 🙂
We once considered having her be the breadwinner and me be the homemaker, and I would love that, but it works out better financially for us both to work.
After work, though, there is sooo much cuteness and hugging small fluffy things!! 😀
About twenty-odd years ago I became the stay-at -home father. We realized one of us needed to be at home, and my wife out-earned me two to one. She’s a doctor; I’m a computer scientist, and we agreed that saving lives was more important than fixing bugs. It’s been a challenging few decades raising three children,
Does accessible birth control give you children?
Well, yes, owning property would help you land a husband. If you bring vast tracts of land to a marriage, it does make you more attractive
Why am I having flashes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
HUGE tracts of land!
The vote doesn’t rub my feet… but I can do that myself – I have knees.
Actually, because our brain knows where and how we’ll press with our fingers, it diminishes the sensation greatly. It’s why you can’t tickle yourself properly.
Sure you can do it, but it will NEVER feel as good as when someone else does it for you. Because science.