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Society has normalized a lot of things that are blatantly sexist—that’s what the ‘Power To Her’ channel shared in a viral TikTok video that caught the attention of many women on the platform. According to the ‘Power to Her’ project’s video, one of the most mind-blowingly sexist things that are still prevalent in modern society is the fact that women are pressured to change their last names once they get married.

Meanwhile, other TikTokers pitched in with their own examples of what kinds of sexist behaviors have been normalized. From brides wearing white dresses that symbolize purity, innocence, and virginity, and fathers ‘giving away’ their daughters after they walk them down the aisle to other sexist behaviors that you can find in everyday life. Have a look at some of the most insightful responses to ‘Power To Her’s’ video and upvote the ones that you’ve noticed in society, too, dear Pandas.

More info: TikTok | PowerToHer.org

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist I've tried numerous times and asked numerous doctors if I can have my tubes tied because I don't want to have children, nor does my husband. They want to have a meeting with both me and my husband, they tell me I'll probably change my mind, that I'm too young or that I need to wait until I have at least one child. Even though I don't want any. But my husband can make a phone call and set up an appointment, just like that.

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Eslamala
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS. Even if the laws are on your side, most doctors won't do it and give you all kinds of illegal and irrelevant excuses, and there's nothing you can do about it, except for going from doctor to doctor until you luck out. Had a huge fight with my former OBG/YN because he wouldn't tie my tubes because "I was too young (23) and eventually *my husband* could want kids. I literally kicked him in the nuts while cursing at him. Would do it again.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist School dress codes. This logic about girls needing to "cover up" is so problematic and flawed, because we're teaching girls that they are responsible for how men act when they show any part of their body.

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    #3

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist The prefix for men is Mr. and the prefix for women is Miss, Ms. and Mrs. A prefix for women is directly dependent on if she is single or married. It stays Mr. for men all their lives.

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    The ‘Power To Her’ organization aims to empower women in their communities. “We hope to encourage social change through promoting, educating and providing the necessary tools and services for progress,” the project explains on its website.

    The founder of ‘Power To Her,’ Sachreet Chahal and Shuchi Jain, seek to end gender-based inequalities on a global level. Having met at the Schulich School of Business, the two women eventually grew closer together, shared the things they faced as women, and decided to form the organization.

    #4

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Back in 2017 I bought a house as a single woman, this year I sold it. My and my partner decided to buy a new house together. With the money I made from selling my old house, I put the entire down payment on the new one. The mortgage company, the insurance, home warranty addresses him as the owner of this house and I'm the "co-borrower".

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    #5

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist A woman with boundaries is selfish, rude, mean, harsh. A man with boundaries is confident, powerful, successful, ambitious.

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    Omi bub
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A woman is 'bossy' a man 'has good leadership skills'. In same vein though women are sensitive & men are soft.

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    #6

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When people come up to me and tell me my daughter's really beautiful and that I better watch our for her when she gets older. Like, they're actually expecting our daughters to be sexually assaulted.

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    lunar eclipse
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay. So where I live. We have arranged marriages. I don’t mind. What I do mind is that I’m 17 and our weird neighbour hinted my mom that she thought I was pretty and her son was at marrying age. Ewgh. Creepy old ladies. Edit: Yes my parents shoed her away.

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    “Power To Her means giving the power back to each and every single woman and providing them with the help and resources to live their most authentic life,” they explain.

    Founder Shuchi, a professional dancer and choreographer with a penchant for traveling and content creation, hopes to raise awareness about the issues that women face through the project. Meanwhile, Sachreet, an aspiring writer and a philanthropist, has always had a passion for social activism and always dreamed about starting a non-profit organization.

    #7

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Women are forced to take sole responsibility for contraception, when women are only fertile 3-5 days of the year. Men are fertile every single day of the year. The biggest gimmick of all was that it was sold to us as a way of independence.

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    Celeste Grant
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must mean 3-5 days a month, not a year! Most women have a fertile period every cycle.

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    #8

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist How male actors like Ryan Gosling or Leonardo DiCaprio can play the main character their entire careers but each time their female co-star/love interest gets younger.

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    Amy Dodds
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the actresses for the 'mums' are often only a few years older than the actors playing their 'son'

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    #9

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's not only normalized but viewed as "cute" when a man can't do the basic parts of parenting. "Oh my husband can't even be with the kids for two hours without calling me haha". "That's nothing, mine won't even touch the dirty diapers." What's funny about only women being expected to know how to take care of their children?

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    If I could I would live under water
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to say where I come from, that's not true (anymore). When I go on a 3 day trip with my girlfriends, the dads stay with the kids and it's perfectly normal. No problems whatsoever.

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    ‘Power To Her’ bases its activities on three main pillars in order to empower “a large network of women from different backgrounds and ethnicities.”

    The first pillar that the project is founded on is all about mutual support and growth. The second is about educating society about women’s issues, gender stereotypes, toxic beauty standards, access to education, inequality in the workplace, and the lack of women in positions of power. The final pillar is providing people with the necessary tools and services to empower them to give back to marginalized communities.

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    #10

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Whenever a girl has an attitude or is in a bad mood, she gets asked if it's her "time of the month".

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    #11

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's so normalized for women to change their last name after getting married. This is the name you got your degree with, the name associated with all your accomplishments. Yet society just expects you to pack it up and change it the second you get married.
    The fact that so many men expect their S/O to change their last name for them is a red flag.
    I understand all the arguments for why you would want to change your last name. To be part of the family and it's easier for the kids and all that. BUT the fact is that the pressure is solely put on women.

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    Mooncat83
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never changed my name. I love my husband, but I'm his wife/partner, not his sister. And I'm quite pissed that my children MUST have my husbands name, why not both surnames?

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    #12

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When anything happens to a woman, be a crime or an accident, they're almost always referred to as a wife/mother first on a news broadcast. The fact that she's not reffered by her name first but by her relationship to others is messed up. There's always a difference when men are mentioned. It's always "local man", and then they later mention that he's a husband or a father.

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    Liset Vossen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the netherlands they recently referred to the royal couple as "The queen and her husband" in a newspaper, fun fact: in this case the husband is actually the monarch of the country i.e. he is the king

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    #13

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Literally everything about traditional weddings. Your dad gives you away so that you can be passed from one man to another man. You have to wear a white dress, because if you're not a virgin, you're [useless]. It's bad luck for the man to see the bride on the day of the wedding because back when marriages were all arranged, if the guy saw the bride before, sometimes he would want to call it off because he didn't fancy her, and that would bring shame on...the bride. That's also why the veil is a thing. Traditionally, the bride's family pays for the wedding.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This depends on where you live, most of these don't apply to my culture. In my country the bride and groom make their entrance together for both the civil and church marriage ceremonies. There is no giving away of the bride as part of the marriage ceremony itself.

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    #14

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Shaving. If a woman doesn't shave, it's considered "manly" and "nasty". Makeup is targeted specifically towards women, and when a man uses it, he's considered less of a man.

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    Kelli from Fitness Blender
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I personally like how my legs look when I shave them, which is why I shave them. If someone doesn't like that on themselves or just doesn't want to, they shouldn't be forced to. Same thing for makeup.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Giving the mothers the custody on Monday-Friday, and giving the dads the weekends where they get to be the fun parent, no school, no pickups, no homework.

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    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could be avoided if parents behaved like grown ups when splitting up and work things out fairly for them and their children, though... But it seems a lot of people forget their children come first, not their mutual hatred.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist The way society expects girls to be polite vs the way women expect men to be polite. Women are raised to be overly polite from childhood. This is a huge disservice to women — their conditioning to be polite can be so strong that it can lead to situations that put their safety in danger.

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    If I could I would live under water
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw a experiment on TV, where the girl stopped saying "thank you" for a whole day. She wasn't being rude at all, was smiling when she felt like it and talking in a normal tone. Whenever her boyfriend gave her a compliment or something, or did something normal like passing the remote control or just normal relationship stuff, she answered him but didn't thank him. and by the end of the day he was absolutely mad at her, for no "real" reason. I think about this sometimes, because I say "thank you"all the time, even when it's not "my turn" to say it but men don't say "thank you" half as much, and it's totally okay.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist I carried my baby for 9 months and birthed her, and yet she has my husband's last name.

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    #18

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Why do we say "grow a pair" or "get some balls" when referring to a situation where someone needs to be strong or tough?

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist If you're a woman and you're walking anywhere, and there's a man coming at you, they'll expect you to move to accommodate them, they won't do it for you. I started playing a little game where I don't move for the man, and the amount of times they've run into me, because they expected me to move, is actually insane.

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    troufaki13
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call bs. I'm a woman and I've noticed that it's usually the women who won't move

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's normalized to ask a woman "when are you expecting to have kids?". Would you ask that if I was a man? When corportations hire women, they usually anticipate that they're going to take a maternity leave and this is considered a due cost for them, and this is something that people use to justify the pay gap.

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    J. F.
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Illegal to ask in Germany - but from a natural perspective logical. Men can work while their partners are pregnant, a woman needs time before birth for savety reasons and recovery time after giving birth.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Drinking. Everytime I order a whiskey on the rocks, men look at me like "really, you like whiskey?" Where does it say that girls are only allowed to drink wine or sangrias, and if she likes stronger drinks, she's trying to be something that she's not. And even with roles reversed, why are guys not allowed to order fruity drinks, how does that make him less of a man?

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    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the fck gives this much thought to other people's opinions, anyway? I drink whisky and the one time someone pointed it out, I replied "are we making a list of all the drinks we orderdered?' and that was it.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist I'd have to say gift giving. Presents from "mom and dad", but the dad has no idea what's in them because mom bought them.

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    Monika Rhodes
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not sexist- your partner is lazy ass if they can't be bothered to shop for their own kids.

    El muerto
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    one think is being sexist and the other is being lazy, although men gat away with lazy when it comes to kids...so a bit of both

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    John C
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what a sexist comment, that is certainly not as ubiquitously true as you claim

    Brooke
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wellllll....women are often the ones who are forced to carry the "mental load", which includes this scenario right here. Being the one to have to remember to buy the gift and pick it out. They have to do most of or all the thinking. So it is a gender thing.

    Adriaan Verhelle
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this reply. My father actually knows me much better than my mother and always came up with much better gifts.

    Rissie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who says dad is lazy? First of all giving material gifts in 2021 in such an abundant world and time is nothing to be proud of. But the need for most social behavior, of which gift giving is a prime example, is actually biologically engrained in our species as a typically feminine part. Good thing that's not as black and white anymore. But dividing jobs in a really stressful time to live according to stereotypical gene expression is also just practical. So get the f off your forking high horse. She gets the gifts, he hangs up the decorations. Also have a busy family before you judge. See what I did there?

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    Or, if they are lower income, Dad simply could not have the time if he is the main income source.

    Crochet lady
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's doesn't mean he can't be involved in choosing the gift or even showing some interest in what the gift is.

    Stille20
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People often have roles in a relationship. My dad always did the dishes and mowed the lawn. My mom kept the finances and picked out gifts... so what. that's not sexist

    M O'Connell
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a relationship it's about leveraging what you're good at. I am absolutely terrible at picking out gifts. I would happily give that responsibility to my partner if they happen to be good at it. I have strong mechanical aptitude, so I'll take care of that stuff.

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    Two_rolling_black_eyes
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both are skills that are learned. Your partner can learn how to stop a sewer leak when you aren't home and you can learn how to pay attention to what people like. Anything expected from you when single can be done if you are in a relationship. Mowing the lawn so its perfect, tinkering with the car, and taking cooking classes are hobbies, not relationship goals.

    J. F.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who says the dad isn't involved? We don't exactly know if he just trust his wife's judgement more than his own. When it comes to presents for anybody I let my GF hande it because I'm pretty dumb when it comes to such things

    Calypso poet
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! When I first started dating my husband I had never dated anyone with kids. At Xmas I picked out the gifts. He told me the boys were into but I made the suggestion. His tween daughter I picked out. I won't let him buy me gifts. He's awful! Lol! My ex boyfriend was good at gifts. Some people just don't have it.

    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoy gift shopping and love to take my time, whilst my hubby hates shopping and would rather get something quick and get out. I would rather do the shopping by myself. I even do my brothers Christmas shopping, not because I can't say no, but because I love doing it. Don't care whose money I spend lol. I also don't care that my hubby doesn't know what I bought everyone, he still contributed, he works for the money.

    Wouldn't You Like to Know
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's called good delegation because he doesn't want to put up with her bitching that he got the 'wrong' thing...

    ThePracticalSarcastic
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not sexist...lazy, lack of planning, lack of communication/discussion. "What should we get X for Christmas?" problem solved.

    CowboyHank
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you assume the husband didn't buy it? Sounds kinda sexist.

    FABULOUS1
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry this is not just a man and woman thing, this is a relationship thing. I buy all my wifes families gifts and the gifts for everyone else. She has no clue what they are but it has my name on it and she makes it clear they were from me.

    im.bored.person
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont agree with this sh*t. I cant remember the last time my mom let my dad buy a gift for me or anyone else

    Lulu Lemons
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's same in my house but that's more because my mum forgets to tell dad than he's lazy. Dad buys stuff as well tho just less

    CPooh
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always the opposite in my family. But my dad is unusual for his generation. And awesome.

    Essex Eagle
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And ...... if it offends you so much how about doing something about it ?

    Robert Thompson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just time management. If he is working supporting the household (Cough,... sexist) and she is not, then it makes sense for her to carry her weight in the relationship. Same if he was a SAHD and she was the bread winner.

    Michael Fish
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not sexist.. That goes both ways. I (the dad) buy all our kids gifts and put "From Mom and Dad" on them. My wife wants me to do the shopping for the gifts because I know our kids wants better.

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    PineappleQueen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually my mom and dad buy separate presents for us. There just a little smaller.

    Melvin Dragvelk
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe tell Dad what you bought? Simple solution. But I bought almost all presents, so this isn't the norm.

    Ivy la Sangrienta
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a different experience. All my presents were "from Santa", and I could tell who bought it by how it was wrapped, lol. Dad was (and is) quite creative.

    Nikki
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents put both their names on our gifts, but when something is just from my mom is puts only her name.

    Rus Kus
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom had to remind my dad about birthdays, mine in particular. I dunno if it's sexism but definitely is considered more of a female chore in my country so...

    Chloe *Leah* Pheonix
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's why when my parents give a gift to to family that I had no part in, I always try to get them to cross out my name in the tag.

    Penny Kemper
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just depends on your family. If want a guy to be part of it then tell him too.

    Vicky Zar
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband and I, we decide together what to get our children for every occasion

    frangee
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with this, but it only applies to some families, in my family, you can tell that my Mum picked out some gifts and my Dad picked out others but they all say "Mum and Dad".

    Dillon Hughes
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mom picked it out, dad dosent care because he trusted that the wife got something the kid would like. So? It's then also a surprise for the kid and him. I like it. Not sexist

    Helenium
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats not sexist i have no idea what my husband gets his fam and i have my name on it

    Heather Pobicki
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We both earn, I buy, my husband and I wrap. Works well. Team effort.

    Bobert Robertson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree this is just laziness.... My wife and I make a point to either pick out the gifts together, or split the buying duties so we each get something for our kids.

    Iggy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just refuse to do it. He'll soon snap out of it if he knows no one is going to do it for him. He's a grown man not a child.

    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, women enforcing and putting up with that kind of behavior....

    Omi bub
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. I had to really resist buying presents for my husband's family & put energy into nagging him. Now it's automatic in him but all my friends are run ragged at xmas buying a million gifts

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    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know it's not a woman's "job" to basically re-educate her male partner, but it's a lot easier than putting up witj a slob and complaining about it...

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    #23

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Our fathers walking us down the aisle whenever we get married, because that comes from a time when women were considered property. The father is giving his property away to a new man, because now the woman is supposed to be the husband's property. I feel like that should've been done with when women got rights, it's not cute. I'm not doing that.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no issue with the idea of my dad walking down the aisle with me. However, I would not include the line "who gives this woman to this man".

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    #24

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Organizing parties. Not only do women take care of the food, they also clean everything up afterwards. Men are just standing there unbothered.

    jessisquatcher , Nicole Michalou Report

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    witchling
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta say I never cooked a damn thing for thanksgiving dinner. Group of 30. Husband did all of it. I did clean up. We had a house rule. One cooks the other cleans.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Men playing video games all day. If I were to play video games all day then I'd be neglecting my kid, but when a man does it, it's a good thing that he's home and not out there cheating.

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    Jonathan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because female gamers are non-existant? How sheltered are these people?

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Girls are raised to be wives and told what they can or can't do in their present for what their future husband might like. You have to keep your "purity" because your future husband might like that, you can't wear that, you can't look this way, you can't post those videos, you have to know how to cook and clean as if those aren't human traits that we all need to know how to do as adults to stay alive. But "boys will be boys" and are allowed to do whatever they want.

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    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In what century were you raised?? This hasn't been the norm for a lot of women in a lot of different countries for at least a few decades...

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    #27

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Engagement rings. We have a "symbol" on our hand saying we belong to someone else, while men get to go around and do whatever they want, no one knows if they're taken.

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    #28

    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When a woman decides to propose to a man, she is looked down by society. It's so normalized for only men to propose.

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's unusual for sure, but are women who do this actually looked down on? I've never met anyone who'd think that.

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    29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Why are ships and cars referred to with the pronouns she/her? The English language doesn't really refer to things as "masculine" or "feminine". The fact that we personify these inanimate objects as women and give them female names, doesn't sit right with me. Research says that this has a variety of reasons, ranging from viewing a vessel as a motherly, womb-like, life sustaining figure, to jokingly likening a ship to a woman who is "expensive" to keep and needs a man to guide her, and a lick of paint to look good.

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