Here are two examples of seemingly nice acts that are actually hiding prejudice in its essence.
- Perform an act of kindness every day
- A nice man helps with house chores
If you perform an act of kindness every day, are you being kind all day long? Are you only doing one act a day, checking it off your to-do list and resuming a selfish normalcy?
Each time we promote the message to do one kind act, we are also limiting the need to express kindness constantly, regardless the recipient, regardless the circumstance. Just be kind, if you have the kindness to give.
Nice men don't ever help with chores. A nice man recognizes that the chores are not a woman's job. A nice person, being a man or a woman, recognize that their "feminine" partner is not automatically entitled to take care of house/chores/kids. A nice person recognizes that in any partnership, each person should take on the tasks they have a natural inclination to, and divide or take turns on the tasks that make you both feel like it's a "task".
If you don't have a team mentality in a romantic relationship, sooner or later the partners will feel used, abused and unappreciated.
I suggest replacing both statements with only one:
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