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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.

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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:

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

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Best Tag Ever

Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.

Casual Misogyny

Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
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Just a Joke!

Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
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Insensitive Much?

Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.
Comment from discussion Mom knows everything.

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