Fuck you too Google

theskepticalidealist · 2014-11-11T22:53:18+00:00

That's because, Gloria, men have been doing that for rather a long time.

Essemd · 2014-11-11T22:32:51+00:00

Funny how things expected of a man without questions is considered a right or privilege.

SamHarrisFan · 2014-11-12T00:47:01+00:00

Why would he be asking a woman that?

R4F1 · 2014-11-11T23:13:13+00:00

Its called divorce settlements. You make the money, your ex marriage partner takes have of it.

MikeZhao1000 · 2014-11-11T23:52:19+00:00

The needs or demands of the wife answer that question for the man. For a woman, the 'how' is a matter of her discretion.

CupcakeMiraldo · 2014-11-12T17:08:01+00:00

I'm sure this is going to get buried but I'm going to comment anyway because it seems that many people in this thread have misunderstood the quote.

The quote is referencing the general fact that the bulk of domestic duties are automatically assigned to women (the double burden) and thus when women want to have a career they are often asked how they can manage to perform all of their wifely duties while still working full time. It is compounded when women have children, and then the implication becomes 'how can you be a good mother while having a career?' These doubts may then disproportionally influence women to seek out advice on how to balance their marriage and family with their career. Certainly a valid question for either gender, however, one that is primarily directed at women, dumping unnecessary insecurity and pressure on working wives/mothers and making it seem like they are more responsible for these concerns than their male partners.

The quote is meant to highlight the fact that in general, men are not taught that their marriage and/or children should ever come in front of their career, thus they rarely encounter people who imply that they cannot be a good husband or a good father while working outside the home.

There is obviously a lot of sexism directed at both men and women in these societal assumptions. I have no idea what Steinem was referencing in particular (don't forget that we are given no context in the Google quote and the quote itself was made in 1984), but the quote could be interpreted in a multitude of ways, such as 'why don't we encourage men to be more involved with their families and value the male parenting role more?' or 'why are family burdens disproportionally given to women, thereby restricting the female public role?'

If you look up Gloria Steinem's activism, you might be surprised to find that you agree with her on a few things, such as the elimination of male circumcision, same-sex marriage, and the harm that rigid gender roles do to boys and men.

apullin · 2014-11-12T20:41:20+00:00

This, this combination or reconciliation, is literally what the most famous and celebrated American stage play is about, The Death of a Salesman.

nick012000 · 2014-11-12T07:35:58+00:00

googles "contact google" http://www.google.com/contact/

Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 USA telephone: +1 650 253 0000 fax: +1 650 253 0001

Feel free to phone them and complain.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2014-11-12T18:17:19+00:00

I think men have always been aware that it's a trade off. Only certain women in the west actually believe you can "have it all".

/I've never heard a woman ask why she should be forced by her government to die in a war she didn't want to fight.

RubixCubeDonut · 2014-11-11T22:24:10+00:00

Isn't this a little bit like asking how do you combine paying rent with affording rent?

Weareallaroundgaming · 2014-11-11T22:42:57+00:00

One of the many reasons I boycott Google products the best that I can.

Title	Fuck you too Google
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Upvotes	176
Comments	48
Date	November 11, 2014 10:00 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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