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"Just make me a list!" Why a list is just another tool for escaping household labor accountability
The paradox of household labor inequity: Make me a list! Oh, you made me a list? Don't be a nag!
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Zawn Villines
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Why weaponized incompetence is such a core feature of misogyny
It's all about avoiding work, then pretending that work doesn't matter.
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Zawn Villines
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'I can't cope right now!' The Weapons Abusive Men Use series
When men realize they're going to have to do their fair share, they often weaponize their mental health
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Zawn Villines
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'Housework is bullshit': The Weapons Abusive Men use series
Abusive men make absolutely absurd claims that deserve nothing but derision. But because we live in a patriarchy where men's silliness is taken…
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Zawn Villines
21
Weaponizing the language of social justice: The weapons sexist men use
"But you're oppressing me!"
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Zawn Villines
18
'You're so resentful!' How abusive partners weaponize women's dissatisfaction
Resentment is the natural, normal reaction to oppression.
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Zawn Villines
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'You're never satisfied with anything!' How sexist men escape accountability
Sexist men act like applying any standard at all to them is oppression.
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Zawn Villines
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'But I don't care about that task!' The weapons sexist men use
Men undermine the value of the work their partners do as a way of getting out of household labor.
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Zawn Villines
19
"Maybe he's neurodivergent!" Gaslighting women to excuse inequality and abuse
Emotional abuse, inequality, and maltreatment are not symptoms of any form of neurodivergence--and to imply otherwise is ableist.
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Zawn Villines
10
'Men just grieve differently:' How we excuse men from meeting their partners' emotional needs
During life's worst moments, abusive men turn away from their partners. And society excuses it with false claims about gender differences.
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Zawn Villines
8
"You're the abusive one!" The Weapons Abusive Men Use series
Abusive men believe that their behavior is justified. So they depict their partners as abusive.
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Zawn Villines
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'I can't read your mind!' The weapons sexist men use
Why sexist men want us to believe that obvious information isn't so obvious, and that they can't be trusted to do anything without supervision.
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Zawn Villines
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