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I had a partner who could not do laundry or clean. He approached the washing machine like a boomer to a laptop.
When we visited his mom I found out it was straight up heresy in her house for men to do house work. One lively dinner fight started when she accused him of secretly using the washing macine while she was away, because something was off. His family paid for everything and used their considerable political momentum to carve out his career.
I had another partner who cleaned fucking everything, all the time, the oldest of a huge family where everyone had to step up. He did a disproportionate amount of labor in our relationship, physically and emotionally, because my only-child ass just couldn't keep up with his skills. He couldn't afford post-secondary, but went on to build his own company where he continues to put in twelve hour days.
All that anecdote to say: I don't agree. Everyone deserves recognition for their contributions. bringing women into the foreground shouldn't undermine what a man has accomplished, we can make the spotlight bigger.
But men who minimize women, looking at you James Watson, can suck my tampon.
As a boomer with a laptop, I love that analogy! And your point of “we can make the spotlight bigger” is . . spot-on.