rubducked:
Haha. Ha. Ha. I just read an article about a dad who had to be a parent for a day. It...
Haha. Ha. Ha.
I just read an article about a dad who had to be a parent for a day.
It was supposed to be funny but it only made me wonder: why do people think it’s adorable and heartwarming to read or watch a video clip of father trying to “fill in” and be a parent?
Like what is so endearing about a society that has held the bar so low for men that when fathers actually try (for a day or long enough for a video or pic) to be a parent, it’s like “oh my god, this is so adorable!”?
Even in commercials, we excuse their inability to parent. Anytime you see a pair of parents, there goes the dad, “Uh-hyuk, oh geez, I dunno honey. I no good at nuthin.”
I mean, what’s the point of having kids with someone who isn’t willing to rise to the occasion on a daily basis and put in the work needed to raise a child?
This last point @rubducked makes is key. Contributing isn’t hard, so any father who feigns incompetence should be set goddamn straight.
Also, to any and all advertisers and producers, the “incompetent dad” trope is fucking idiotic and unrealistic. Stop doing it.
