Originally posted by: Miniwatch
Stuff in bold: this is one of the problems according to me.The man lives there too, it's his home too, he does everything there, yet when he does housework it's called helping. Thus implies that actually it's not their job, they're helping out with work meant for someone else.
In my opinion, we should call it sharing housework, which indicates that men are equally responsible for taking care of their house. This difference in wording will help change the conditioning that it's primarily your job to take care of your house.
Exactly , words have power to change perceptions. Hence the dialogues on the show feel so empty.
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