According to the Vatican, which consists pretty much exclusively of men old enough to remember a time before electricity, has decided to send a message to the women of the western world: you would be nothing if it weren't for the washing machine.
That's right, ladies. It was not the pill, nor working outside the home, nor any of the others bullshit "reasons" behind us being emancipated and treated as "equals" (yeah, because we're totally equals now. Sexism and racism are officially OVER. Word.). It was the most ridiculous reason of all: that we were given god's gift of the washing machine.
Apparently, without this machine, we would be chained to the home, working our fingers to the bone trying to get out all those nasty stains and such. Thanks to technology, however, we're free!
The article, which came from the official Vatican newpaper, Osservatore Romano, is entitled, “The washing machine and the emancipation of women: put in the powder, close the lid and relax”. If that title isn't proof that we're no longer living a sexist world, then I don't know what is!
The problem I have with this article, or rather, this idea, is the same problem I have with all ideas like it: why are women the ones "emancipated" by the pill, the washing machine, or working outside the home? Why is this even an issue in the first place? Why are women the only ones held responsible for their children, their homes, and being responsible for their reproductive actions? And laundry especially (I fucking hate doing laundry!)
Okay, I won't rant anymore, but I think we can all see how antiquated the Vatican is in general, and especially when it comes to women's rights, lives, or placement in society. In short: Wake up, Vatican. You dickheads.
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