to LOVE my DH husband for this retort?

[SpamMarie]

While I was out this morning, my DH was out the back, hanging up the washing when a gentleman and lady come walking over, bible in hand, asking if they can leave some leaflets. The man jokingly says, 'I can see you're busy doing the women's work, but could I leave this leaflet with you?' 'No thanks,' says DH, 'if that's your attitude towards sexual equality, I'm not sure there's much you can teach me.' And off they trotted.

I love my fast-thinking, clothes-hanging DH.

The woman had the decency to look embarassed on behalf of the man. Seriously though, if you're going door to door trying to convince strangers to convert to your own particular brand of morality, AIBU to think you should do your best to not come off as a sexist, outdated fool?

Or a fag, even, not a 1970s ice lolly!

Yay to your DH, he sounds fab and hangs out washing!

Yeah I do whackamole

That's why I think it might have been nicer for the OP's DH to take the man's lighthearted joke in the spirit I think it was probably intended.

brilliant response.

why must some be glum?

He wasn't rude he was ACE!

And as for the blessed comment I read it as blessed the OP has a man who sees housework as non gender specific!

Cassette I prefer God-botherers [buwink]

Excellent!

Bible Bashers/God Botherers/PITA - anyone who knocks the door wanting to 'spread the word' - if I wanted The Word I'd go to a church etc Thanks Very Much.

Well done to your quick thinking DH.

Just because the OP sees herself as 'blessed' doesn't mean she thinks she's lucky to have a man who does womens work, but that she has a DH that doesn't see it as womens work... why is that so hard to understand?

back of the unisex laundry net !!! "god" luv him :-)

Oooo, I lurves him too!

Cassette - which part of my short post implies disrepect to an entire religion?? I suggest you re-read it & apologise.

Good on your DH. If someone comes to your door with the intention of preaching to you - which they were - then in sure they've heard worse. My DH would have told them to eff off. Hardly succinct, but to the point. Going to a stranger's house to try and get them to agree with your beliefs is, in my opinion, bloody rude. My dad used to chain up the gate when he saw them coming.

Chipping I thought it was a little bit rude too. I can see what you're saying and I agree with a lot of the later part of your comment but the first bit is quite...

...a major part of all Christian groups is witness. It is very important for the Word to be spread to try and save souls. It is the mission of the church to spread the faith.

BUT that does not allow for being rude, disrespectful, sexist or intrusive as some folks (especially the piece of dirt the OP was talking about) can be. If anything it should (IMHO) be unintrusive, living by example, being gentle with the spreading of the Word.

OMG he's a 'piece of dirt' for making a cringworthy joke about washing being women's work?

A piece of dirt...seriously?

In that case you must feel MN is chocca block with pieces of dirt given some of the tongue in cheek and not so tongue in cheek sexist posts on here.

I'm sorry yes he is.

Simple as.

To a complete stranger when trying to spread the Word of God that is not a joke that is just disgusting. It is pretty cut and dry.

I think it was quick witted and assertive, not rude. And if someone comes to your door, to interrupt your free-time, in order to preach, they should expect to have their values questioned.

But i would never be rude. I feel sorry for them, and I'm sure they are nice and kind people, on average.

I don't think he was rude.
No thanks is not rude, that is polite.
Then he gave a reason why not.

That is not rude.
He did not swear or comment on anything other than what the man had said.
What the man with the Bible said was rude, I would not find it funny, it is sexist.

Cassette - people who knock on my door to bore me about their religion are bible bashers/god botherers/a pita, not everyone who is religious!! IF I want to find out about a religion I will go and find out about it. I don't care if bothering people is part of their religion...I could claim that walking naked down the street is part of my religion - it doesn't make it acceptable!

MNHubbie - hopefully you now understand what I meant?! I agree with your post.

Not the OP or OP's partner. The rude comments are about another comment made above.

Excellent response! And he was not rude and there is no excuse for sexist comments just to open up a conversation and be friendly FFS. Would it be ok to make racist comments or homophobic comments in that way? No. Thought not.

Brilliant response, I am a bit in love with your DH!

Worra - words fail me.