A mum has lashed out after her six-year-old daughter was given the part of ‘someone’s wife’ in the school’s Christmas nativity play.
She says she’s considering calling out the school for her daughter’s role as the ‘Innkeeper’s Wife’.
“Normally I am pretty relaxed about all things school, and I certainly feel sorry for the teachers’ workloads, but come on people,” she explained on Mumsnet.
“No woman should be identified by her relationship to a man? Surely. I’m itching to call them out on this. Itching. This is how casual everyday feminism gets perpetuated by people not calling people out on this stuff. It just bothers me that in the core learning place for our kids, this stuff just goes on with no one batting an eyelid.”
She asked whether she’s being unreasonable to be outraged by the casting, saying she’s ‘not that parent’ but that the whole situation bothers her.
“I have never got anywhere near saying anything to a teacher along these lines before. I haven’t ever seen such a casually popped in bit of inequality before.”
Her post was met with hundreds of comments, most of which said they couldn’t see the issue, particularly when the play is set more than 2000 years ago ‘when women were somebody’s wife’.
“I am itching to tell you that you are being unbelievably ridiculous,” replied one person.
“Good grief. I feel sorry for teachers sometimes having to manage parents like this,” said another.
What do you think? What would you do if this is role your child was given? Let us know in the comments below.
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