I'm a feminist and I don't want to work anymore | A misandrist thinks it's very unfair that her income is reduced simply because she's chosen to stay at home with her child instead of going back to work.

EricAllonde · 2018-05-30T13:53:05+00:00

Note: this entitled feminist brat is Polly Dunning, who previously wrote of her disappointment at realising she was pregnant with a boy and even said:

I've always been a feminist... when the sonographer pointed out my son's dangly bits in our 19-week scan, it was clear that I was going to raise a son... There were dark moments in the middle of the night (when all those dark thoughts come), when I felt sick at the thought of something male growing inside me.

[The newspaper obviously realised how bad that sounded and they later edited the article to remove the crazy: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/having-a-son-has-gone-from-being-a-dilemma-to-teaching-me-the-most-valuable-lesson-of-my-life-20161220-gtex2e.html]

Poor kid is off to a very bad start in life with that nutjob as his mother.

Dunning's mother is loony extreme-left feminist Jane Caro. Clearly both misandry and insanity run in the family.

Anyway, Dunning is back this time to complain about the fact that when she chooses not to work...she doesn't get paid!

Such oppression!

Now, I’m mostly cool with the mum part [...] but the extraordinary cost is a problem that we have been talking about for decades. The staggering difference between the superannuation balances of retiring men and women is appalling. Women over 50 are the fastest growing group of the homeless. But most of the solutions offered up involve women returning to paid employment as soon as possible, as many hours as possible. And those of us who choose not to are almost victim-blamed (you know the consequences of staying home, so it’s your own fault).

So, when I say I don’t want to work anymore, I mean I don’t want to work full time in paid employment, but I still want to work – and work hard – at raising my children.

And I shouldn’t be penalised for that.

Classic feminism: "Women should be insulated from the consequences of their decisions, otherwise it's misogyny! The fact that we choose not to work shouldn't reduce our income at all - that would go against the equality of outcome which is feminism's most cherished ideal. So shut up and give us money now, you useless, rapist, monster, violent men!"

fengpi · 2018-05-30T13:58:25+00:00

I don’t want to work anymore!

Whoa there sport- what about showing the boys who's boss? What about girl power and not being one of those (gasp!) subservient stay at home moms the Sisterhood has spent decades sneering at?

That act is no longer convenient, is it? Too difficult to keep on conquering that boy's club, huh? It's a good thing that your good-for-nothing hubby is suddenly good for something! Yes, he's there to manfully soldier-on as normal, being a good workhorse who'll keep his nose pressed to that grindstone and bring home that bacon so that you can sit on the couch and be comfortable with your little ~~bundle of joy~~ choice. Which has been oppressive up until now.

But you're weary, pookie. You're yawny-wawny, snookums. Rest that brilliant girl-head of yours so you can save-up enough energy to figure out a way to make society bend around reality so that you can become a part time CEO from your home office. Perhaps by shaming society into compliance. That's worked great on hubby up until now, so why not?

tenchineuro · 2018-05-30T14:42:29+00:00

I’ve never worked harder in my life and never made a bigger contribution ( in fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found in 2014 that unpaid work is this country is worth $434 billion).

Since this 'unpaid labor' is doing things for yourself, feel free to pay yourself. It's zero sum though.

25511367325325869452 · 2018-05-30T15:22:34+00:00

> No, the relationship of mother to child is not a job, but the act of caring for children all day and night certainly is.

Cool, then pay yourself money.

Why does she think she is entitled to money? She gave birth because she wanted to, not because the husband paid her to do it. Or at least i assume that's true..

> The way we value the work of raising children needs to change.

This is one thing capitalism does right, leave it. Your value is determined by the market.

> It’s why your husband thinks you should get up to the baby in the middle of the night because he "has to work" in the morning

You're the one who choose to be the childcarer. It's your job, you do it. It'd be like your husband asking you to go to work for him in the evening while you still take care of kids during the day.

> So, when I say I don’t want to work anymore, I mean I don’t want to work full time in paid employment, but I still want to work – and work hard – at raising my children.

Yeah and i want to play video games, now pay me.

>And I shouldn’t be penalised for that.

That's up to the market to decide.

Mallago · 2018-05-30T15:58:09+00:00

When you are used to privilege, equality feels like oppression. Feminists often mistake female privilege for what equality should be.

2018-05-30T17:51:23+00:00

I wonder how many years she spent at university? But now she doesn't want to work. So male taxpayers who were denied a place at university because of her are now expected to work to pay for her education as well as her wanting to stay at home. Feminism has just become creepy excuse for narcissism.

2018-05-30T15:12:19+00:00

Free money from the tax payers.

kartu3 · 2018-05-30T17:37:04+00:00

In what world is her income reduced, given she has a husband who works his ass off?

Mode1961 · 2018-05-30T21:16:47+00:00

Bill Burr said it best "Any job you can do in your bathrobe is not the hardest job in the world".

thrway_1000 · 2018-05-30T15:55:42+00:00

Feminists are really some of the worst people.

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Lupinfujiko · 2018-05-30T15:59:12+00:00

So, when I say I don’t want to work anymore, I mean I don’t want to work full time in paid employment, but I still want to work – and work hard – at raising my children.

And I shouldn’t be penalised for that.

I want to eat ice cream all day, and not get fat.

Or, if I do get fat, I don't want to be shamed for it. I shouldn't be penalized for wanting to eat ice cream all day.

Wylanderuk · 2018-05-30T18:58:55+00:00

But you are being paid you stupid fucking bint, that payment is the roof over your head, the food you eating and the clothes you are wearing...

Bikertron · 2018-05-30T16:26:15+00:00

...suggests that staying home with small children isn’t work

Staying home with small children isn’t work

It's a responsibility, sure, a burden if you're so inclined. You're not contributing anything to society but two more mouths to feed. No-one owes you a thing for it.

marcooni1 · 2018-05-30T16:05:12+00:00

In Estonia you get the same pay from government what you had in last 6 months till your kid will be 1,5 years old.

Male_Positive · 2018-05-30T20:43:05+00:00

Feminists claim that raising children is a burden, but withhold that opportunity from men. Most parents say that raising children is the most rewarding work that anyone can do.

fengpi · 2018-05-30T18:02:07+00:00

Oh superannuation (401k) agitation, why didn't you say so.

It’s why your husband thinks you should get up to the baby in the middle of the night because he "has to work" in the morning.

Yeah but who gets a morning and afternoon nap?

It’s why he has after-work drinks to "wind down".

Instead of being able to drink all day long?

And it’s why people’s eyes glaze over at a party when you tell them what you do.

Obviously they should be saying "wow you managed to find a husband?".

I'm still amazed any men get married anymore and risk it all. Marriage was always an arrangement for the benefit of women and society....and men did it out of social responsibility and pressure not because they wanted to. If you had a choice...

Electroverted · 2018-05-30T18:47:33+00:00

I like Wong's girl humor, so I watched her latest on Netflix. I turned it off after 20 minutes because it was all about moms and babies.

perplexedm · 2018-05-30T19:39:12+00:00

Women like this should not have children, CPS should monitor them closely.

Revoran · 2018-05-31T00:11:32+00:00

Edit for foreigners:

Superannuation is a savings account you can't access until you retire, similar to a 401k.
Sydney Morning Herald is an Aussie newspaper, generally considered centre-left.

Women over 50 are the fastest growing group of the homeless.

Going to need a citation on that one. Even if it's true though, the vast majority of homeless in Australia are still men. And even if it's true, what do you want to do about it? Aged pensioners already get waaaay more money than jobseekers and students.

Is there some effort specifically for elderly homeless that we should support?

Michael Rice, CEO of Rice Warner, makes the case for joint superannuation accounts and suggests that this is a logical way of avoiding one partner having significantly more super in retirement simply because they contributed to the family by being in paid employment while their partner contributed by doing the lion’s share of the unpaid work.

But we already have divorce settlements and alimony payments for this. If you split up with your working partner, you are entitled to half of the money/assets they gained during the marriage (or defacto relationship). And if you get primary custody of the dependent kids, then you can get child support as well (albeit sometimes it can be hard to actually get people to pay up).

So, when I say I don’t want to work anymore, I mean I don’t want to work full time in paid employment, but I still want to work – and work hard – at raising my children.

But raising children generally isn't as hard as most jobs. The hardest part about it is that, even after they go to school/daycare, you are still "on call" 24/7. Source: I am a dad, have been stay-at-home before.

And I shouldn't be punished

If wishes were horses...

Sometimes you just have to make a choice. You can't be a stay-at-home parent and expect the same sort of income and super as a fully working person. I mean, you can expect it, but you won't get it.

Triskerai · 2018-05-31T03:33:23+00:00

It's really so ironic that third wave feminism is actively trying to remove all responsibility from women, which is what the first two waves fought for. There was a time where women fought for their right to vote and to work meaningful jobs with hope of advancement on their own merit. Now they're looking for the right not to work and still make money, all thanks to an extra X chromosome.

Blahblag1236 · 2018-05-30T16:01:02+00:00

Although she's a feminist I don't think she's really talking about radical feminism here:

'the kids being away from a primary carer for all but a couple of hours a day, five days a week, is not what’s right for our family. Flexible work helps a lot, part-time roles helps everyone, particularly when both mum and dad work part time, and affordable childcare is extremely important, for both employment access and children’s development.'

This is about treating the stay at home parent fairly in retirement. One way to combat this is mum and dad doing part time paid work and equal childcare. It doesn't matter the sex of the stay at home parent it should be a joint decision to have one parent stay at home and that decision should be respected and the stay at home parent shouldn't lose out in retirement. The problem is the assumption that only women would stay at home and therefore benefit. In the UK women can share their year long maternity leave with their partners and more and more men are keen to split this leave and it's giving families more freedom to decide what is right for them so it's not necessarily a given that the woman will want to give up their careers to ensure childcare is provided by a primary parent. I'm not condoning what the journalist has said in the past but I don't think this article is anti mens rights.

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