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13.-At a family meal your grandparents say that "the most important thing in life for a woman is to be a mother and that's why the best place for women is at home with their family ... what do you say?
a) Well ...your grandparents are partially right... No one knows better than women how to take care of children ... it is also true that sometimes women who work outside the home leave the family unattended ...
b) Well, logically, your grandparents have very old ideas ... the main role of a woman doesn’t have to be a mother ... also, what about fathers? ... You love the fact that you have also
been educated and raised by your father!
c) You prefer not to comment on that topic ... you only care about having your mother whenever you need her ... the rest doesn’t matter.
14.-Your parents are bragging in front of your colleagues’ parents about how well you are helping in the kitchen and cleaning the bathroom compared to your sister ... What do you do?
a) You are so embarrassed, because they will probably tell your colleagues later and although you are happy to help at home, you don’t want anyone to know and think that "you are a wimp".
b) You give them a murderous look and say that you do it because they force you to and that you are tired of doing "women's things" as if you were a housewife and add that, that from now on, you don’t plan to do anything.
c) You feel proud, you are happy to know how to do everything. Even if you hate the iron, you know that when you leave home you will not feel useless and won’t be depending on your girlfriend or your mom ... You're an independent guy!
c) You don’t understand, your father earns enough and she could stay at home to look after you and your siblings ...
ANSWERS FROM -15 to 0
Dude, you're sexist!
You may not even be aware, but you're reproducing a lot of sexist stereotypes.
You have caveman ideas that your grandparents would not have, do not be surprised that sometimes they look strangely at you or that many girls can’t stand you ... it could be because of culture, heritage or education ... whatever it is, we hope you are still recoverable ... You would have to start by asking yourself why you need to prove you’re a “macho” You defend a type of woman, an ideal molded by centuries of arrogance and domination that consists of a hot girl who doesn’t argue, who opens her mouth only to laugh at your jokes, who is delicate and "feminine", who only lives for her family ... do you think that is fair? You should dare to break with such old-fashioned ideas that keep women in the house only to clean and care ...
Wouldn’t you like to take care of your children too?
That ideal girl, that your favorite movies and videogames show you, collides with the new women, with those who do not submit and protest, those who dare to break the traditional model of femininity and do not let themselves be given orders or be maintained. Don’t you think it is time to change?
From 0 to 10
Ok, you're in it but ... You don’t care much about this issue! ... well, it seems when you listen or see comments and macho attitudes you feel uncomfortable, although you don’t know how to act, it seems you still have doubts about it ... You can tell you're in it, you want to stop being
sexist but you still have to work hard ... it seems you are afraid to position yourself defending equality! ... It is sometimes difficult, and for the boys it means losing some privileges that you know were unfair!, but in the end everyone wins with equality and that's why you want to evolve towards new masculine identities which make both men and women happier and leave behind those traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity so archaic and negative ... But for that you have to be brave! You are not alone; many other men have already started fighting for equality ... you will be much happier and freer than before!
From 10 to 15
Congrats! You’re a guy with clear opinions!
... And besides, you're not alone. There are many boys, who like you, don’t like that macho attitude and have decided to fight for social evolution towards new masculine identities. We are in the 21st century and we sometimes look as if we were in the 10th ! You know that this shift towards egalitarian attitudes benefits you and the whole world!
15.-Your mother has a very good opportunity to improve her work, but that means having less time to be at home and dedicate less time to herself. What do you think?
a) The decision is hers, if dad doesn’t mind and it makes her happy. Anyway you do not plan to do more housework…
b) You’re happy. It is her decision and the whole family will support her because it is important for her ... You’ll have to do more housework, but you don’t mind.