How sexist is this article?!!

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-66985809

I mean - the rock sculpture is really impressive, but how unbelievably sexist!
"My wife doesn't drive, so on a Wednesday I take her to do her shopping in St Austell."

Hà ha so true. It's how you present it.

I like the sculpture & he was productive with this time.

The Asda Andy Goldsworthy

You guess too much.

Maybe she is possessive about cooking. It happens.

Someone hasn't read the article ;-)

Yes, it's much better for two people to engage in mundane, mindless activities than for one of them to go and do something creative. While there is boring household stuff to do, no-one should be permitted to create sculpture, write novels or paint. Much better to be slopping around Sainsburys - if one person has to do it, then everyone should.

What a miserable outlook.

Ooh, you'd be frothing if you came to my house OP. My DH and I divide the household tasks - I look after laundry, cooking and cleaning.
He looks after the car, garden, insurance and holidays. That's the way we like it according to our preferences. It's not sexist and it's none of your business how people set up their lives. Newsflash - some people are happy with traditional roles.

It appears to be a statement of facts, rather than just sexist. The man is explaining why he has the time to create his art, and why the time is limited.

Maybe it should have said 'A person of a non descript nature went to a place that sells food but a number of items that are not food based while another person stayed and did something that was not in the place we cannot mention because it give someone something to whinge about as we cant mention male or female as their head may explode'

St Austell is fictitious anyway.

Do you know what headline you wouldn't read; man makes sculpture whilst wife works/attends hospital appointment/volunteers at charity. However if she was getting her hair done or nails I imagine that would make the headline. I think it's the headline that's the problem not the situation.

I agree, it's sexist.

I bet he doesn't go to the supermarket to do "his" shopping separately from "the wife's", so "her" shopping is in fact their shopping.

The number of people insisting that it isn't sexist is merely a reflection of how ingrained these notions of women's work actually are.

Are people no longer allowed to be contented with the roles they have worked out within their own relationship? Has there been a government White Paper that I have missed?

Surely it just means she's in charge of the household shopping? Maybe he's in charge of other things that jointly benefit them as a couple? A woman going shopping (and, gasp, maybe enjoying it) doesn't automatically mean sexist oppression.

A woman doing the shopping doesn't automatically mean sexist oppression, no.

Referring to the household grocery shopping as "her" shopping absolutely does reflect a sexist attitude.

My DH does most of the vacuuming in our house. I really can't imagine referring to it as "his" vacuuming. It's just the vacuuming.