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"A lady is well mannered, patient, kind, virtuous, meek, humble and always there to back up her man"

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thefinerthingsinlife · 06/05/2011 09:22

Another one of my SIL 'inciteful' views on women!

This followed "People don't realise how much power real ladies truly hold, behind every great man is a great woman, people need to accept men and women are different, 2 halves of one whole created to compliment each other."

WTF!

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SybilBeddows · 08/05/2011 19:44

don't be silly SQ. You're forgetting about slow cookers. Or you can leave his dinner in a nice little foil parcel in the fridge with instructions written on it on how long to put it in the oven for. Time machine indeed, it's just a matter of getting up half an hour earlier in the morning, as I'm sure any proper wife would be happy to do for her dh.

SardineQueen · 08/05/2011 19:21

Jumbled that's great news! Where do women who arrive home from work after their menfolk pick up their TARDIS, in order to cook the dinner before he gets home? I have always wanted one Grin

JumbledUp · 08/05/2011 19:18

Had a similar conversation with a relative of mine recently. Apparently woman are expected to work, look after the children, plus have dinner ready when the man gets home to the house that she has cleaned. Am I wrong in thinking that it is 2011?

aliceliddell · 08/05/2011 19:02

You've been told about your attitude before, HerBEggs. You are embittered, which is most unattractive in a woman. Though not as unattractive as a moustache.

garlicbutter · 06/05/2011 12:12

Phew! Glad you're not related to the overbearing god-impostor. Maybe DH should recruit one of those cult rescue agencies to bring her back to the real world?

HerBEggs · 06/05/2011 12:03

Even when they see sexism before them, in black and white, some people will put their fingers in their ears and go "lalalalalala I can't see it, hear it or smell it, you feminists see sexism everywhere and it's not there, it's all in your silly little hysterical heads"

Grin
HerBEggs · 06/05/2011 12:01

LOLOLOL abo9ut some people's absolutely grim determination to pretend that this isn't about women being second class human beings, it's somehow about these being universal virtues appropriate to both men and women.

The woman said it's about laydees - why the fuck are some of you pretending this is a discussion about people?

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thefinerthingsinlife · 06/05/2011 12:01

They aren't married. Nooooo Garlicbutter he's not my brother! She is my DH sister.

I'm so tempted to message her your fab translation Grin

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/05/2011 11:50

Love Grimma's logic :o

Suggested translation of title quote:

"Women are pretty worthless, so to gain some negligible value they need to shut up, never argue, never have sex unless their one allotted man suggests the filthy concept, defer to him in everything by virtue of his saintly cock making him clever, and defend him to the world regardless of his merit. Only then may they gain the label "lady" and be elevated slightly from the common mass of worthless females".

garlicbutter · 06/05/2011 11:47

I feel rather cross with her husband. Is he your brother?

valiumbandwitch · 06/05/2011 11:37

Smallcat, yeah, she needs to rationalise the fact that she's an also ran in her husband's eyes. She must have to work quite hard to feel good about being his subordinate.

aliceliddell · 06/05/2011 11:29

"behind every great man there is a great woman" Yes, she is very often kicking him up the arse

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thefinerthingsinlife · 06/05/2011 11:27

You make have hit the nail on the head smallwhitecat.

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stripeywoollenhat · 06/05/2011 11:26

i was going to just shriek with laughter, but then it occurred to me that these people might have children to be imposing their views on....

smallwhitecat · 06/05/2011 11:16

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HHLimbo · 06/05/2011 11:14

vom.

valiumbandwitch · 06/05/2011 11:14

good post from Morebeta

GrimmaTheNome · 06/05/2011 11:13

behind every great man is a great woman

I don't think St Paul had a 'great woman behind him' - ergo, he was not a great man. Therefore she should not base her life on his teachings, which seems to be what's going on here.

valiumbandwitch · 06/05/2011 11:12

I'm relieved it's only your sil saying this. I clicked on this thinking you'd read that somewhere, or a politician or somebody famous had said it.

PrinceHumperdink · 06/05/2011 11:11

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MoreBeta · 06/05/2011 11:06

Admittedly, it would worry me a bit of this view were coming from a quasi religious perspective. Some religious groups/churches are not exactly known for having a modern view of the role of men and women in a relationship.

PrinceHumperdink · 06/05/2011 11:01

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thefinerthingsinlife · 06/05/2011 10:25

Dittany she's very preachy about the bible promoting these views and is very openly anti-feminism. I think it's a combination of theses things plus the huge fact that her partner holds the same views of what a women should be. All of which reinforce to her that she's right.

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Grumpla · 06/05/2011 10:23

Oh dear. Yet more proof that I am not a "Laydeeee!"

However shall I console myself?!?

garlicbutter · 06/05/2011 10:19

Bless her, she's in for a few shocks.