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the-queer-christian-feminist · 5 years

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I’m 2 years older than my brother

My brother can be gone for a day and life in my house goes on business as usual.

If I am gone for a day or a few hours, the dishes need to be done, there is laundry that needs to be done, the house is a disaster, and my family blames me for not being their.

My brother and I both have chores. That is true.

He takes the trash cans to the curb once a week, empties the dishwasher, and takes out the trash from the kitchen. He also wipes the cabinets when our mom yells at him.

I have to wipe the kitchen counters, sweep the floor, clean the stove top, do the laundry- put it into the washer and dryer and then fold it, and fill the dishwasher- anything that doesn’t go in the dishwasher I then have to hand wash.

I don’t mean I put breakfast / lunch / dinner dishes in the dishwasher - no - any dirty dish that is in the sink I am responsible for it becoming clean. Even if my brother makes Nesquik chocolate milk at 2 am and the dishwasher is empty - I have to put it in the dishwasher.

If my brother doesn’t do his chore my parents pretty much don’t care. If I don’t do my chores my parents think it’s an assassination attempt, because they have to *gasp* wash a fork.

And this is not okay.

#siblings #brother #sister #chores #sexism #clean #wash #laundry #dishes #sweep #garbage #make it make sense

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the-queer-christian-feminist · 5 years

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Why Supergirl is the best show on TV right now

To most, Kara Danvers is a reporter at CatCo Media. In secret she works with her adoptive sister, Alex Danvers, and the DEO to protect National City from everything that aims to harm it. She is Supergirl.

-paraphrased opening of Supergirl on the CW

Why this show is cool:

There is accurate LGBTQ+ representation

They have the first trans superhero on television

She is played by an actual trans woman

They talk about social issues

refugees, white privilege, anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, childhood trauma, and adoption

Superheroes

plenty of your favorite characters from Superman are referenced or are characters on the show

Jimmy Olsen is played by an African-American

All of the social minorities are not in a situation where they HAVE to be a minority and the fact that they are a minority is brought up within the story line.

Why are you still reading this? Supergirl is on Netflix in its entirety (with subscription) and free on The CW (last 5 episodes) (but you can watch it live in

not sponsored just a fan

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