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“Mom Knows How to Do Laundry” –Casual Sexism or Just a Fun Joke?

The line between sexism and humour actually isn’t that fine.

Mansi Dua
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Mom knows everything! 
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We depend on our moms for a lot of things, don’t we? From giving us emotional support to making yummy food, we rely on them for almost everything. But, how right is that?

When a t-shirt company put out "Or give it to your mother; she knows how to do it'' as a washing instruction on its tag, people took to Reddit to debate it. Take a look at the tag here:

Mom knows everything! (Photo Courtesy: Reddit)

From calling it casual misogyny to asking people to take a joke, here’s how people reacted.

Best Tag Ever

Casual Misogyny

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Just a Joke!

Insensitive Much?

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