to be outraged by Nativity casting as 'Innkeeper's wife'!!!

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Daughter (6) has been cast as 'someone's wife' in the Nativity play at school. 'Innkeeper's wife' to be precise.

Err...hello!?

This is fucking not OK! In 2019, to be identified as 'someone's wife'.

Normally I am pretty relaxed about all things school, and I certainly feel sorry for he teachers' workloads, but come on people!? This is 2019 - no woman should be identified by her relationship to a man!? SURELY!

Itching to call them out on this. Itching!

I agree with you OP

“ because the schools won’t do it anymore- too scared of offending people probably. It’s very sad.”

Oh bollocks.

Looool good attempt at a joke thread

Meanwhile in hospitals / hospices across the land there are children whose parents would be ecstatic to have their child healthy enough to take part in a Nativity Play! If you really want to make a stand for feminism withdraw your daughter from the role! Maybe she could be a lobster like in the film, " Love, Actually" !!

Omg really?

Do you not believe in husbands and wives being called husband and wife? What exactly does the word “wife” signify for you?

Do you also thinks it’s morally wrong to take your husband’s surname when you get married? Are you also of a mind that men are just useless pieces of oversized meat that don’t say or do anything useful?

Grow up.

You are taking this a bit far its not trying to be sexist its only like them saying she is Mary the inn keeper and his wife may not have a name and if they did and you were told their names you wouldn't know who it was

“Do you not believe in husbands and wives being called husband and wife?”

I do.

“ Are you also of a mind that men are just useless pieces of oversized meat that don’t say or do anything useful?“
Nope. Don’t think that at all.

If this is not a joke thread, I think you are being very silly even posting this. Look around and find something to genuine to be annoyed about.

TBF to the OP, she accepted the comments with good grace way back in the thread. It's the MOPEs who have continued the batshittery.

@AdalindMeisner thank you very much xx

Euh OK. So I am married. I am my husband's wife. he is my husband. Should we both now be offended if someone address us as - How's your wife? How's your husband?

My dd was cast as innkeepers wife in year 3. She wasn't happy so spike to her teacher, quick recasting and she became innkeeper 2 and was perfectly content. If my 7 year old can see the problem then I think those of you who think it's a non issue are being deliberately obtuse.

You miserable git. I was mary and had a baby in the school play. Behave yourself its not about you its fun for the kids. Your one of those pain in the arse parents who moans about equality and general shit. Get a life. You clearly are a stick up the arse person. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Well said

“ Should we both now be offended if someone address us as - How's your wife? How's your husband?”
No.

Erm
Is being someone’s wife a bad thing? I’m my husbands wife just as equally as he is my husband.....
I mean. What would you want her to be referred to as “the co-owner of the inn” bit of a gob full
Plus, in those days and culture he would have probably owned the inn and she would have simply been his wife!!

I was an 'innkeepers wife' when I was 7 and it has in no way affected me, just sit and enjoy the show like the rest of us

did your dh allow you to post this?

How about Innkeeperess?

Seriously? This is a problem to you?
Don't be THAT 'snowflake' parent!

I’m a Performing Arts teacher (my own business so not in a primary/secondary school) and I have previously put on a nativity with my younger students, and having spent hours sorting lines and trying to get as many speaking parts in the play as possible, if you came to me with this I would tell you i could easily replace your daughter if you didn’t like her parts name. It’s the nativity, not many characters actually have actual names like Sam, Lucy etc. Most are called inkeeper 1, inkeepers wife, donkey, wise man 1 I could go on, its not like they gave all the characters a name and decided oh she’s a girl just call her wife. Please wise up!

Totally agree with op, the fact that people on here, mainly women, can not see that this is wrong shows how much further we have to go to be seen as equals. To be referred to only as some ones wife is sexist.
Yes I would have a quiet word.

Oh ffs! You really need to get a hobby!

Awk why do this this is why our traditions and nativity plays are no longer because silly people like you try and change them