Weaponized Incompetence and the inescapable sexism of unpaid labor

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Unpaid labor takes up so much of our energy and time, but tech has advanced so much that it shouldn't be a thing to worry about anymore, right? Well...sadly no. And on top of this, weaponized incompetence is being used as a way to avoid doing people's fair share in the household. Despite "progress" it is still repeatedly women who are stuck carrying the burden of unpaid labor and expected to even if they are the breadwinner Timestamps: 00:00 intro 05:13 tech has saved us from unpaid labor though, right? 11:22 the wife/girlfriend maid 21:39 weaponized incompetence 31:02 final thoughts Videos recommended: @LindsayEllisVids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpanShgOp4 @safiya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_OsWiFfs4 @tiffanyferg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngv1pRS_R0I&t=51s @NicoleRudolph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s0t-Ra_b70 @jordanatheresa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGH8PHZ7PW4 Farideh https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0zTS4mraAZ/?hl=en Corrine Low interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLWTQxJ6Ww Recipe: https://lovingitvegan.com/lemon-cupcakes-with-lemon-buttercream-frosting/ Studies referenced: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8332093_Appliances_and_Their_Impact_The_Ownership_of_Domestic_Technology_and_Time_Spent_on_Household_Work/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phpr.12929 https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/04/13/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same/ https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/working_papers/2023/wp_23-02#:~:text=Counterfactual%20simulations%20suggest%20that%20if,than%20men%20born%20around%201960 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/economic-synopses-6715/married-men-sit-atop-wage-ladder-624534 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0950017020937936 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562421000792 Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic https://www.huffpost.com/entry/she-divorced-me-i-left-dishes-by-the-sink_b_9055288/amp https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/reddit-divorce-wife-husband-clean-b2589105.html https://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/news-and-publication/davos-2020-press-release https://crystaleastman.org/family/marriages-and-children/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/australian-men-housework-statistics-domestic-labour-hilda-data https://theconversation.com/men-often-dont-see-mess-like-women-do-changing-that-could-make-housework-more-equal-197373 Tiktoks used in order: https://www.tiktok.com/@cicilovecheese/video/7311546906289687851?q=weaponized%20incompetence&t=1756404905697 https://www.tiktok.com/@nancyandersonfit/video/7423889101302058271 https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7327018147083472170 https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjLnW3Rc_7/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeturnerr/video/7351142850580532512 https://www.tiktok.com/@maranda_.xo/video/7464373918971809067?q=unpaid%20labor&t=1756407146771 https://www.tiktok.com/@_thesolidfamily/video/7351098315347512622?q=husband%20cleaning&t=1756669104700 https://www.tiktok.com/@journeysapla/video/7477586203718585631?q=husband%20cleaning&t=1756669104700 https://www.tiktok.com/@mrsmessytiktok/video/7114526164370197803 https://www.tiktok.com/@madtayobray/video/7191983719048105259?q=husband%20cleaning&t=1756669104700 https://www.tiktok.com/@amaziiiigfinds/video/7493594819307081003?q=cleaning%20gadget&t=1756702649780 https://www.tiktok.com/@angelmoney88/video/7270796210678582535?q=cleaning%20gadget&t=1756702649780 https://www.tiktok.com/@kngmaryb/video/7307639486844833057?q=foldable%20washing%20machine&t=1756702360169 https://www.tiktok.com/@kngmaryb/video/7307639486844833057?q=portable%20washing&t=1756879988822 https://www.tiktok.com/@airlandolists/video/7437891639323938091?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@samuel.braehead/video/7375829833663647008 https://www.tiktok.com/@grifkris/video/7515044743923895598 https://www.tiktok.com/@dallinxbella/video/6854643084353998085 https://www.tiktok.com/@robdon567/video/7483692715977346335 https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.eva2025/video/7542261980464172310 https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorharbison8/video/7515495750411848991?q=husband%20cleaning&t=1756669104700 https://www.tiktok.com/@adamxmelinda/video/6991987934840769798?q=husband%20cleaning&t=1756669104700 https://www.tiktok.com/@tashkhouryy/video/7535062021692329234 https://www.tiktok.com/@troykinne/video/7089808289420168449?lang=en