Article: Women should stay out of workforce

[SJ]

Is this an editorial/letter to the paper? Or an actual article?

Either way, it is ridiculous and gets my blood boiling.

[raangoli]

Wow. How ridiculous is this guy?

[expatpumpkin]

Well, okay then.

[honeybee]

He must hang out with the lovely want to be senator...

[Deleted]

He sounds like he is 95 years old.

[Deleted]

Wow, he's a gem

[Awkward]

I don't even think I can form words to accurately express my seething anger at this opinion. And yet, his 'reasoning' behind it is part of why we don't have any kind of maternity leave laws in this country. Some people do still think like him.

[Deleted]

If R's an editorial, it's fair game for letters to the editor in response. And I'm writing one.

This dude is ridiculous. Mom mom has out-earned my dad for all 37 years of their marriage. And she's happy and thriving and kicking major ass as a hospital administrator.

[Deleted]

I need a SomeCards saying something to the effect of, sorry for being smarter than the man whose job I stole.

[miesl]

I want to know how I missed out on this paid maternity leave thing.

[anna7602]

I'm much less riled up about it now that I realize it's an editorial and not meant to be taken as a serious piece of journalism. There are a billion wackadoos out there who have every right to express their opinion and I am sure newspapers print them because they know it will sell more papers/increase web traffic/generate more responses/etc.

I'm surprised this guy didn't point out that immigrants are "taking away" whatever jobs women aren't taking away from able-bodied American-born men...

[aspentosh]

What the what?

[315bride]

I love the underlying message regarding the superiority of the two-parent households here. Hold on to your hats, this election season is going to bring out all the crazies.

[bliss]

What about single women in the workforce? Are we allowed? How will we ever provide for our single selves without a man? The horror.

[honeybee]

Aug 20, 2012 11:04:35 GMT -5 bliss said:

What about single women in the workforce? Are we allowed? How will we ever provide for our single selves without a man? The horror.

Well you obviously weren't suppose to leave your father's house until you were wed. Or moved in with your great maiden aunt Tilly.

[greekypie]

Ohhhhh, so I am the reason men dont make more money? So sorry. Let me go alter my life's plans so men can make more money and feel more important.

That is, after all, what really matters.

[vanillacourage]

Aug 20, 2012 10:44:56 GMT -5 jillbot5000 said:

Women by nature are not designed to be competitors in the workforce. This added stress and energy-drain often leads to serious health and marital problems which translate to excessive benefits costs.

The most fierce, take-no-prisoners power employees I have ever seen in the workforce have all been women. Now, is it because those women share a competitive personality trait, or is it because they have to work that much harder to counteract opinions like this moron's? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

[heygrey]

people are weird and have weird ideas, but i'm most irritated by this... "I am guessing most young wives today, if given the choice, would opt to stay at home."

um, what makes you think that?

i don't work because i need the money (although the money is a lovely benefit). i work because i was depressed and bored out of my ever loving mind as a sahw. i would not choose to stay at home especially without a kid.

[tardyfortheparty]

The whole premise of the article is historically incorrect. While most middle and upper class women did not have paid employment outside the home, the vast majority of working class women have always needed to have paid employment. And the middle class didn't really grow until post WWII & was based upon the expansion of the economy during and following the war that was dependent upon the female workforce of WWII...so you can't have American economic prosperity without female paid employment. And there are other examples of this throughout American history (Ind. Revolution & female textile workers).

[explorer2001]

Aug 20, 2012 10:56:23 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

I need a SomeCards saying something to the effect of, sorry for being smarter than the man whose job I stole.

So true. By the way his understanding of the laws of supply and demand is faulty. It completely ignores international competition. He assumes that women would be happier staying at home. Um guess what for those who are they can. It's still a valid and viable choice. For the rest of us who prefer to contribute to the economy through our employment and choose the self determination that is only possible when we are not dependent on a man, ex having a career was what allowed me to escape an abusive marriage, he obviously did talk to us or want us to have those options.

Oh and I can't find the articles right now but there are a plethora that talk about women being better managers, team leaders, etc. And the nature if the change to most employment being intellectually based while house work and child care is still largely physical, making men better suited to stay home and women better suited to work.

[dr.girlfriend]

Seriously, is it my imagination or is the U.S. going all "The Handmaid's Tale" in the last few months?

[Deleted]

Aug 20, 2012 11:40:25 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Seriously, is it my imagination or is the U.S. going all "The Handmaid's Tale" in the last few months?

I really hope its just a few crazies getting lots of attention because they are so crazy.

[315bride]

Aug 20, 2012 11:40:25 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Seriously, is it my imagination or is the U.S. going all "The Handmaid's Tale" in the last few months?

It's been highly disturbing. I just had a conversation with my mom about how we're reverting on women's issues. I may need to break out this button:

[smock]

An experiment in absurdity:

Tomorrow's editorial:

Blacks should stay out of the workforce.

Prior to the War of Northern Aggression, most black people in this country worked as slaves. Then during the 1860s, radical abolitionists encouraged young black people to set aside their traditional roles as slaves for something trumpted as much more rewarding.

Blacks were told that being slaves was nothing more than enslavement perpetrated by their racist male owners. Forget slavery. Blacks could be happy and achieve fulfillment by capably competing with whites in the workplace for equal jobs with equal pay.

What would happen today if most blacks remained in slavery? Think about how salaries and wages for whites would move upward if a shortage of labor prevailed in this country. It’s the law of supply and demand again. Today’s eight percent unemployment figure would be reduced. I am guessing most young blacks today, if given the choice, would opt to stay as slaves.

I can't believe any newspaper would print such crap.

[rubytue]

I use to work with a guy who blamed to skyrocketing cost of housing (DC area circa 2005) on the two income household and how we should all stay home do ppl could buy a house on one salary. WTF?! This editorial takes it 15 steps further!

[explorer2001]

Another purely feminist comment, but don't you all find it interesting that while well to do, white men make up a huge portion of government, CEOs, etc. That they like to try to blame women/minorities/immigrants for the state of the economy and results of their own behavior and public policies that they controlled?

[ejpint]

I really do believe we're in the midst of a war on women. It's scary how little women our age are talking about it.

[explorer2001]

Aug 20, 2012 12:57:03 GMT -5 ejpint said:

I really do believe we're in the midst of a war on women. It's scary how little women our age are talking about it.

What I find scary is how many women are buying into it and actively participating in the war on their fellow women. If you don't want an abortion don't have one, don't try to repeal Roe v. Wade.

Also to the original article, if you really believe that go visit Haiti and see the post earthquake baby boom of rape babies from the tragic camp conditions.

[dexteroni]

This is a letter to the editor, not an editorial. Right? The link includes the word "letter" and it's signed with a name and city.

The content of the letter is too ridiculous to warrant comment. But shame on the paper for printing such garbage.

[papie]

I agree with you, there are no words. :-| +o( :@ 8-D