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A review by nhumble
The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic by Emma
1.0
i read the initial comic after i heard people using the term on tiktok and came away feeling like the complaint was asking men to be mind readers. after having read the whole
book, i will slightly amend my initial takeaway because women in heterosexual relationships frequently do take on the role of the household managers, but the issue still stands that if women want equal relationships then we have to communicate those needs. it’s not fair to us or our partners if we’re not sharing what our expectations and needs are.
overall, the rest of the book is entirely reliant upon personal experiences and a tiny study. i understand that this is a beginners’ guide to feminism for moms but it feels entirely insulting to their intelligence to not use either better sources or work with an editor to flesh out the anecdotes. also the font is so hard to read and the drawings are infantile. not to mention there’s little to no flow with the chapters.
another critique was during the internalized misogyny chapter, she cited women objectifying themselves or other women as examples of this. which the former is fine but the latter excludes women who attracted to other women.
book, i will slightly amend my initial takeaway because women in heterosexual relationships frequently do take on the role of the household managers, but the issue still stands that if women want equal relationships then we have to communicate those needs. it’s not fair to us or our partners if we’re not sharing what our expectations and needs are.
overall, the rest of the book is entirely reliant upon personal experiences and a tiny study. i understand that this is a beginners’ guide to feminism for moms but it feels entirely insulting to their intelligence to not use either better sources or work with an editor to flesh out the anecdotes. also the font is so hard to read and the drawings are infantile. not to mention there’s little to no flow with the chapters.
another critique was during the internalized misogyny chapter, she cited women objectifying themselves or other women as examples of this. which the former is fine but the latter excludes women who attracted to other women.