to think my dh's video is sexist?

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He spent the last seven weeks up in his room making this (while I'm downstairs looking after the kids). He says it's covertly feminist and not a dig at me. Confused: www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_2237807847&feature=iv&src_vid=akDyMhBqXME&v=4WIUjd7mUFY

I'm not sure what his idea of covertly feminist is. In fact I'm not sure of the point of this video at all except being so obviously sexist.

Is that what's meant to be funny about it?? Or am I missing something completely???

I think your H's video will do similar things for women that Robin Thicke's do

He can't be that much of a feminist if he leaves you to look after the kids while he locks himself away for weekend after weekend indulging his hobby.

Did that not piss you off OP?

His failure to ensure equality in his relationship rather undermines his claim that he has any understanding of feminism.

So this is your first post in 3 years, to link to this shite?

Hmmmmm.....

I'm struggling for the right words here! Is it meant to be a parody of a good little wife, showing how crap some men are? It doesn't really work.

I've just had a look at the twitter. There's a whole album apparently

OP - just found and stalked your DH. He's done some amazing stuff! I don't get this at all though

If he was a woman he would have been far too busy and clever to waste 7 weeks on this bollocks.

So the gist of this if he was a woman he would give up everything to be your wife and let you sit around watching TV because that's 'what you have got to do'?

And how easy it is to be a woman.

I think the mouth superimposed on Barbie is clever but generally it's shit.

I didn't get to the end but does the soldier doll end up hitting Barbie for not being the little woman? That's about all that is missing from this.

I think you need to post this on the feminism board, you will get some stonking answers there.

That's seven weeks of his life he'll never get back.

he needs to spend time with his kids and you, not making this shit. My husband spends to much time on his pc but he always has so he wont change now but if he spent 7 weeks ignoring us to do something like this i think I would have left

If I were a woman in a relationship with him, I'd be getting a divorce about now.

I like the style and clearly technically he's very clever (even if the doll is a bit Conchita Wurst - is this intentional?).

Hate the words. "If I were a woman I wouldn't complain, If I were a woman I wouldn't be completely insane" (or something like that). Struggling to get the sisterhood behind that one.

I laughed.

Although it was more in disbelief at how astonishingly crap it is

Is it sexist? I dunno, it's so awful I don't think it really matters...

Um. Is it sexist? Probably yes. I felt a little on edge watching it, it's most certainly not feminist, to my eyes. I don't understand how it could be seen as feminist.

I didn't think it was awful, just a bit pointless. If it was supposed to be insulting it didn't sting enough, if it was supposed to be pro-women that wasn't clear in any way. If it was supposed to be funny it missed the mark.

Is it some kind of piss take of Beyoncé (if I were a man) because there was a narrative in that and it was interesting. Not sure it's sexist, if it's a piss take.

I applaud anyone that bothered with the whole vid
I sacked it after 30 seconds

m.youtube.com/watch?v=AWpsOqh8q0M

Beyoncé if I were a boy

He didn't go much on my comment lol

It isn't even on the same planet as FoC.

It isn't feminist and it is mansplaining. How ironic he made it while shirking his responsibilities at home leaving you to pick up the slack.

Seriously, commenting on that video like that is awful.

Talk about making trouble for the OP. That was low.

His comment back was disgusting though.

You commented on his video?!

Isn't there an unspoken rule or something, you don't mess with poster's RL? Why would you do that?

Very flight of the conchords.

Not sure if he is trying to be really misogynistic or irony.

I suspect misogynistic thinly veiled with "irony".

"I wouldn't expect everyone to sort out my shit"?

Don't get it. A bit weird. Quite good in a weird way, but would be better if it had a more coherent "message".