Aaron Gouveia, editor of Dads Good, appeared on the BBC World Service’s Newshour today to discuss “The Breadwinner.” With new statistics showing that four in 10 women in the United Kingdom have become the principal earners in their households, they brought Aaron in to discuss how he dealt with earning less than his wife and about the transition he’s currently making into breadwinner status. As he writes about switching jobs:
The first thought that popped into my mind was “THANK GOD I’M MAKING MORE MONEY THAN MY WIFE!”
And while my second thought was what a douchebag I am for thinking the first thing, there was no denying that’s what was in my head. I felt a surge of pride, like FINALLY I was a man. A real man. A real man who supports his wife and child with a paycheck, like all real men are supposed to.
He told Newshour:
I tell everybody that if you’re a stay-at-home dad you’re doing something far more valuable than earning a paycheck. But, like I said, for me personally it really hit home when I started earning more than my wife. I think it hits a lot of guys. They don’t realize how important it is until they’re in the situation.
Listen to the full interview here (Download the early May 31st Newshour, fast forward to the 26:50 mark).
Funny how feminism is always about how women are supposed to be even better at shit than men and the “wage gap” shouldn’t exist, but then spend their time shaming men who don’t make as much as their wives do and spend their time praising men and telling everyone how good it is, that he’s the beast of burden (Uh, breadwinner) for the family.
Clapping at the two-faced bullshit.
Feminism (as I subscribe to it) says that women are as good at shit as men, not better than them, and that the wage gap between full-time workers should not exist. A lot of feminism is also about changing the status of ‘women’s work’, eg child raising, nursing, house keeping, so that it is not seen as a lesser thing.
A true feminist would never shame a person for their job or contribution to their household, as long as they do contribute – if they do that then they are not a feminist, in my book.
“A true feminist”
Like a true scotsman?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman