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Vatican Says Washing Machine Did Most To Liberate Women

Posted by samzenpus on from the darks-lights-and-liberation dept.

The Vatican newspaper says that the washing machine did more to liberate women than the pill or the right to work. "The Washing Machine and the Liberation of Women - Put in the Detergent, Close the Lid and Relax," ran on Sunday to mark international Women's Day. It's strange that the Vatican made no mention of the liberating aspects of cooking, or doing what you are told.

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  1. Seriously Old School Tech by jedidiah · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Many people seriously have no clue just how back breaking housework used to be. Mechanized laundry has been with us for so long (in the West) that we really have no idea what sort of a labor and muscle intensive chore it used to be.

    Have a little empathy and the Vatican's ideas don't seem so absurd anymore.

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  2. So what he's saying by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The washing machine, the birth control pill, and women's protective labor laws were ALL more effective in liberating half of humanity than the Vatican.

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