Amodini writes about jokes and jests that perpetuate gender stereotypes.
This “good fun� is subversive. Because what are we saying really when we snigger at Ashish ? That he’s a loser because he’s “listening� to his in-laws ? Why is a guy who thinks of his in-laws a loser, while a woman who does the same “a good bahu� ? We are essentially sending out a message that her parents have lower social strata than his, or however you choose to put it – they aren’t as important, their opinion don’t matter etc. And why ? Because they are HER parents, not his. Implied SON VALUE. Implied lesser value of daughter.
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