It took us years to get women their individual status, to make them confident and feel worthy. To encourage them to follow their dreams and not let anyone run over them. But even in 2022, they are still being pulled back by patriarchal mindsets and misogynistic men.
This instance of a husband introducing his wife by his name and then disrespectfully calling the full-time working woman a ‘housewife’ in front of his co-workers just to establish his authority is peak patriarchy.
Taking to Reddit, the user u/Sadie3586478 penned the entire ordeal that made her feel less about herself.
My husband invited his new coworkers over for dinner. When they arrived he introduced me by gesturing at me and saying “this is Mrs. Smith (didn’t even say my name)…the housewife!”.
I looked at him for a second then I started laughing hysterically. I then told said, “no honey I work full time and YES I still act like a housewife when I’m home because you simply can’t bother to help”. His co-workers were staring at him as he tried to laugh and change the subject and ask what they wanted to drink.
She elaborated the entire episode and asked people online if she crossed the line by hitting back at her husband in front of his co-workers for lying about her status.
Dinner went super awkward with him giving me looks and stares. Once the guests left he blew up saying I embarrassed him by laughing like a lunatic and then making the comment I made in front of his new coworkers and ruining his image. I told him he was wrong to lie about my status and deny my degree, to begin with. He said I could’ve talked to him about it privately later but not like this, and making his coworkers think he’s useless.
He stormed off and has been quiet the entire night. Was I out of line? (sic)
On reading about it, people online shared their two cents on the matter. While some said she wasn’t wrong to speak up in front of her husband’s colleagues, others said his behavior is a red flag for a relationship.
Not that being a housewife is a low job, but the way he introduced his wife, probably hinting that he is the breadwinner and the boss of the house, is just unacceptable.