"Woman, get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich!"

There are so many jokes out there about women, but most times the only ones I hear from men are something like:
"Why don't women need driver's licenses?"
"Because there's no road between the bedroom and the kitchen."
or,
"How many men does it take to open a beer?"
"None, it should be opened by the time his wife brings it to him."
Guys think these kinds of jokes are hilarious, but women are often offended by them.  I personally don't believe a woman's place is in the kitchen.  Maybe that's the way it was before and some greedy men would like it to be that way, but I have absolutely no idea how to cook anything more than spaghetti.  I share the responsibility of dish-washing with my other three roommates, who are all men.  Although I do sometimes make lunch for them, which are sandwiches because that's all they eat, I'm not putting myself into these stereotypes that that's where I belong.  I feel more people should think about how women have fought for so much and gained it, and maybe realize that it took a lot of courage and strength.  Women may be in the kitchen and tending to the children more often than men, but that doesn't mean those are the only things women are capable of.

NFL Jerseys, Proud to Wear Them?

In an article on change.org, titled "Get Your Super Bowl Fan Jerseys, Courtesy of Abused Women" on February 3, 2011, author Alex DiBranco tells of how sports jerseys are made.  With Super Bowl Sunday just around the corner, everyone is buying their game day jerseys and wearing them proudly.  Maybe that shouldn't be the case.  DiBranco tells of the women who work to sew the jerseys for so many devoted fans.  The working conditions for the El Salvadorean workers is very poor.  They are forced to work in 100 degree heat for 60 hours each week with only contaminated water to drink.  Each jersey that is sold sells for around $25, but the hard-working women do not see much of that money.  For each jersey they only receive about 8 cents.  Most people wouldn't put up with such low pay, but to these women their jobs are not worth losing, because it's all they have.  Many things can get them fired from their work, including complaining.  I can say that if I was being treated this way and only receiving 8 cents for each product I make in such horrible conditions, I don't know how long I could put up with it.  At my job, I make $8.50 every hour, and I've never realized just how much I make compared to some people that receive hardly anything.  I also have good drinking water available to me and a clean atmosphere.  These poor women make me want to throw away my football jerseys (which are no good for the Super Bowl anyway) and petition on change.org for better working conditions and pay for them.


http://news.change.org/stories/get-your-super-bowl-fan-jerseys-courtesy-of-abused-women