Donya-Shae Gordon- Reading Reflection 8

This week’s readings hit home for me I was able to relate to “The Politics of Housework” due to that being a reality for many of the women in my family. Housekeeping in my family has always been labeled a women job and a man is there to maintain the home financially. Growing up my mom cook and my sisters and I helped with cleaning the inside of the house. My dad and brother’s household duties were only to take the trash out and wash pots. In a way, my current household is similar to the one I grew up in. I think I have gotten so used to maintaining a home is now comes to me naturally. My partner will clean the living and I always clean the bedroom and bathroom, she will do the laundry and I will fold. Our system works for us because I believe we are both pulling the weight so no one will get burnt out or feel as if they are doing more. I can say that it’s not equal fully, and there are times I become frustrated after a long day if it’s laundry day and knowing I would have to fold them. I found it to be shocking when reading The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm By Anne Koedt that they claimed women who are sexually stimulated are frigid and should seek psychiatric care. For a man to determine if a woman is in need of psychiatric care due to not being pleased vaginal was the most personal I have seen in politics. There are other factors that come to mind when dealing with vaginal stimulation. There can be factors such as how you feel mentally, and how your body feels. Sex isn’t something for women to just be ready to do as men.

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