Ever wondered what big names in science, philosophy and the arts have said about women? Leonid S. Sukhorukov, for example, said, “God made women beautiful. The devil made them smart ”; For Marquis de Custine, "women without charm are like poets who do not read" - not to mention the statement by Pablo Picasso, who said that "there are only two species of women: the goddesses and the doormats."

This idea that women have this function of 'beautifying' and making men's lives 'useful and enjoyable', as philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has said, is rooted in people's minds and, consequently, in their behaviors. that machismo is passed on almost as a genetic inheritance, generation after generation.

Don't measure a woman's worth by the clothes she wears

In this sense, the deconstruction process is more than valid. When we question some concepts that we have always heard and reproduced, we begin to realize that behind them are innumerable cases of misogyny, after all those who believe that women serve to please generally find themselves entitled to demand, demand and force this "pleasing".

Mental Floss published some tips that were given to women in the 1950s so they could satisfy their husbands. They seem absurd to us today, fortunately, and that makes us ask: what kind of current behavior will be seen as laughable and archaic in the future? Can't we change some of them right now?

1 - Do not speak

Edward Podolsky, in his 1943 book "How to Be a Good Wife, " teaches the recipe for a dream wedding: "Don't bother your husband with petty problems and complaints when he gets home after a day's work." he said, who also advised women to be good listeners: “Let him tell you about his problems; yours will look silly if you compare. ” What a sweetheart.

2 - Learn to cook

In the book Sex Satisfaction and Happy Marriage, published in 1951 by Reverend Alfred Henry Tyrer, the importance of a good wife's cooking skills was vehemently stressed: “An afternoon tea, a matinee, a bookshelf are no excuse for not having dinner ready when her husband comes home after a hard day at work. ”

Tyrer reinforced his sexist theory by saying that if the wife is constantly preparing indigestible meals for her husband, "she can't be surprised if her husband often calls from the office saying he won't be home for dinner over business." . Because of course, right, that not knowing how to cook is justification for betrayal - only not.

Dr. William Josephus Robinson did not think otherwise. He used to follow this line of reasoning in his speeches about the importance of knowing how to cook well: for him, a bad meal causes indigestion and irritability, which causes the couple to fight and, therefore, the man ends up “looking for the street”. who has no home ”- absurd that we hear until today. "And when she cooks, she must COOK, and not, as someone once said, be a mere can opener." What a rule, huh!

3 - Sexually speaking

Imagine what would be the sex life of women then without the tips of Dr. Robinson? He said, "Just as a vampire sucks the blood of his victims while they are asleep and alive, vampire women suck their lives and take the vitality of their partner - or 'victim' - to exhaustion." That is: nothing to be too hot between four walls.

But neither can it be frigid: “Now, if you are one of those frigid, sexually anesthetized women, don't make a point of telling your husband that. For men, it makes no difference in the pleasure they feel during the act whether or not you are frigid unless they know you are frigid. And he won't know unless you tell him, and what he doesn't know doesn't hurt him. Keep this advice. He has saved thousands of women. ”

4 - About the color of your panties

“That underwear should be spotlessly clean needless to say, but every woman should wear the best quality underwear she can afford. And the color should preferably be pink. And lace and ruffles, sorry to say, make underwear more attractive and are approved by men in general. ”

5 - Your husband is your boss and you must forgive him

He does everything but cook - that's what wives are for!

Dr. Robinson said that every woman should decide what to do if her husband was unfaithful. Still, he thought it was a good idea to continue to spread his sensible advice: “In the event of an occasional lapse on the part of the husband, there is little advice that can be accepted. And my advice would be: forgive and forget. Or better yet, make him believe you don't know. An occasional lapse of a right path does not mean that he no longer loves you. ” How cute.

And if it's not good enough yet, we have more quotes full of machismo, now uttered by the renowned eugenicist. BG Jefferis: “Rule number one: Reverence your husband. He upholds, at God's command, a position of dignity as family leader and woman's head. Any break in this order indicates an error in the union or a digression of duty. ” Let it not be so.

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And have you ever thought about the oppressive way women were and continue to be seen and educated throughout history? what do you think about? Tell us in the comments!

* Posted on 12/08/2015