We have had another huge row about John Fucking Terry.
Dh thinks that what he has done in his personal life is seperate from his professional life. Fine.
When I asked how he thought it would be covered if a female athlete had done what JT has done he said 'it was different'.
We somehow had a row about Paula Radcliffe and how female athletes having returned to sport after having a baby is percieved, possibly held against how a male athlete who hasn't participated due to injury is seen.
We had a huge row when he said maybe JT's wife "couldn't do better", and he's stomped off now.
It's all part of the same dialogue. I am Not Valuable because what I do doesn't command respect nor is lucrative. I am Kept - it is my (thankless), task to produce functional WORTHY (male), human beings, grist to the mill, yet because I am unwaged I am of no value. John Terry's wife 'should have' left him and didn't - because she's indoctrinated, as are we all. He has value and everything he does is excusable because fine he's a cock but HE CAN STILL KICK A BALL and earn 60 grand a week. Nobody would've 'judged' her for leaving apart - really? Have you tried telling someone you want to leave YOUR marriage? What about the children! It's the woman's JOB to put up and shut up because she should be grateful and she has no value - 'self respect' is cold comfort when there is no support.
She might be getting old! Looking old! A capital crime! Perhaps she isn't APPEALING enough! SHE should 'fight' for her marriage. Because she has no value.
Some young female athletes were on Jonathan Ross a few weeks ago and he just asked if they were single and was practically dribbling on them.
Apparently the female british football team all have fulltime jobs despite being olympic-level athletes. Don't see them dressing up as richard branson.
AIBU to just be incoherantly angry about all this? and what do I DO?