For my #18 post, I would like to talk about the TikTok video that caught my attention last week.
The video is about a husband doing the housework to protest against patriarchy. In the video I found, he washes all the dishes in the sink, puts them away, and folds all the clean clothes and puts towels on the hangers. He posts videos of himself doing housework almost every day, and in other videos, he mops the floor, cleans the bathroom, vacuums the floor, etc.
It was so satisfying to watch not only because a man cleans the house and does the household chores, but also because he does not make the video to make himself look good. He puts the same caption in the post every time he posts the household videos, and it always says "As a bare minimum husband, this is day ~ of protesting against patriarchy."
This video can obviously be tied to gender roles. Traditional stereotypical gender role under patriarchal society tends to make women take care of the household while men work outside the house. So, a video about a husband who does the household work actively and posts it on TikTok to protest patriarchy is tackling the stereotypical gender role!!!
I really hope more men in this world watch his videos and reconsider their gender roles.
As always, I attached the link to the video in this post!