Hold on, when did the agreement move from “if you can do the job you can stay in the houses” to “just do it for two weeks and you can stay”? And while this feminism light is nice and all, it’s funny how Elizabeth just kind of indignantly accused Jack of calling her weak instead of making the argument that unlike her, most of the other women have done heavy labour. Do you know how exhausting it is to do the washing on a wash board? Or to carry water from a well? House wives back then weren’t sitting around eating bonbons and playing with their children or something, they did hard work - which makes it both more likely that they’d (with adequate instructing) be able to work in the mine and less likely they’d actually have the time. Ultimately, I almost feel like this sends an anti-feminist message - something like “well, yeah, women have the courage and dedication and community to do men’s jobs - and the time, of course, because what they do isn’t that important - but ultimately, they really don’t belong there”. Or maybe it’s just the format where nothing big can change in the series? Also, I’m embarrassed to admit it took me until the second episode to notice, but why on Earth are there no people of colour in this show?
Review by CluisannaBlockedParent2019-04-19T20:45:21Z
Hold on, when did the agreement move from “if you can do the job you can stay in the houses” to “just do it for two weeks and you can stay”? And while this feminism light is nice and all, it’s funny how Elizabeth just kind of indignantly accused Jack of calling her weak instead of making the argument that unlike her, most of the other women have done heavy labour. Do you know how exhausting it is to do the washing on a wash board? Or to carry water from a well? House wives back then weren’t sitting around eating bonbons and playing with their children or something, they did hard work - which makes it both more likely that they’d (with adequate instructing) be able to work in the mine and less likely they’d actually have the time. Ultimately, I almost feel like this sends an anti-feminist message - something like “well, yeah, women have the courage and dedication and community to do men’s jobs - and the time, of course, because what they do isn’t that important - but ultimately, they really don’t belong there”. Or maybe it’s just the format where nothing big can change in the series?
Also, I’m embarrassed to admit it took me until the second episode to notice, but why on Earth are there no people of colour in this show?