Women shouldn’t do art

What an indulgence to spend time on something that is useless unless you’re Picasso or a Dickens! Women couldn’t possibly inspire anyone with what they might produce. What have they got to say that is of any value? Their time would be better spent caring for their children and husbands, organising their worlds – helping them acquire new skills, saving and earning money for the family. How satisfying for them to see the products of their efforts; happy, healthy, financially secure people living in an agreeable environment!

How selfish of these women who allow themselves to be tempted by art! How sick some women become because they cannot find fulfillment in their families! If they have taken care of their own, there is a whole world of needy people they can care for. Africa, India, Asia, South America, even North America is full of people needing the loving hand of a woman. What a happy world we would live in if women would only do what they are supposed to do.

Women should leave the work force and nurture one and all. This would leave jobs for the men. It would solve the economic crisis. Sure, the income of each family would be reduced but this would be compensated by the work of the woman. She could do all the cooking, cleaning, child care, decoration, odd jobs, gardening, organising crafts and activities with other Moms. Women could organise themselves and save money by pooling resources. They could share their know-how with each other and pass it on through the generations.

Women’s absence from the workforce would reduce the chances of infidelity in the marriage. Men and women’s separation during the day would create a healthy tension which could be relieved in the marital bed as it should be.

Men too would be happier. They would have more free time to relax and de-stress because the women would take care of all the household chores. They could have the time to play chess, golf and smoke cigars with their neighbours.

So ladies, repress those feelings, those inklings that still might be present in your psyches. And rejoice if you don’t feel them anymore. This must be the devil drawing us all away from order, the natural law of all things. It must be resisted at all costs. It would be better to die than to abandon our families to chaos. Without our care and constant control this will surely be their demise. How much more noble it is to give yourself for others! The choice is obvious; it is a choice for life.