Charles Howard wrote:

Why is funny to joke about the hours that women work? Why isn't funny to
joke about the work that men do?

Because in our mysoginist society, women are considered inferior - even in
our "progressive" society.
Szasz compared matrimony to a form of slavery.

Martin

>From: Charles Howard <ozarkheretic@...>
>Reply-To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] EU limit on the amount of hours you
>work a week
>Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:54:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Are housewives employees of their husbands? Is a husband supposed to pay
>his wife? Does a wife pay a husband for a home and necessaries and
>probably some luxuries her husband provides? Why do so many people try to
>make humorous remarks about how housewives work so hard but are not paid
>for their services? If a man pays a woman to take care of his house, she
>is a maid or a servant, possibly a mistress. If a man pays a woman for her
>sexual favors, she is a whore or a prostitute. Why is funny to joke about
>the hours that women work? Why isn't funny to joke about the work that men
>do?
>
>mira <mirah@...> wrote:Martin Kessler wrote:
>
> > Locking up employers or employees because of their choice to work
> > more than a certain number of hours is counterproductive.
>
>Nobody's going to be locked up. These aren't criminal laws, they're
>civil laws, and they don't apply to individuals but govern employment
>contracts. People who run their own business can work as much as they
>like, because there's no way to control their working hours, although
>most European countries do have laws governing when business have to be
>closed.
>
>BTW, we housewives work 140 hours a week, and the EU isn't bothered by
>it. ;)
>
>Mira
>
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