Thinking about the high concept behind the fantasy sitcom of WandaVision The show is very much about the sexism of the past and about Wanda being an overworked housewife ("Every episode has a scene of her doing the dishes") But Vision... doesn't need any of it done
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Ep 1 tells us outright that Vision does not eat human food (and Ep 2 confirms that he CANNOT) All the meals Wanda makes are only for herself, which justifies why Vision is so helpless when she asks him to chip in
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And his human face is just him shape-shifting his nanites into an illusion of one He doesn't shave, and he doesn't excrete or sweat, so he doesn't need to bathe The bathroom is as irrelevant to him as the kitchen is
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The only housewife chores that impact him in any way would be dusting and vacuuming the common areas etc And even then Wanda generates most of the dust (95% of which indoors is shed human skin cells) If Vision lived by himself he'd be just fine without her, practically speaking
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It's interesting The show on the surface level seems to be Wanda punishing herself by putting herself in a sexist society that traps her in Betty Friedan domestic servitude etc But it's also clearly a fantasy of being needed, of having a job that matters
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Being a housewife being a job that involves nurturing and creating, as opposed to being a superhero whose powers involve combat and destruction The twins come along to give her someone who needs her more genuinely than Vision does
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This is especially notable because by the time we hit the 80s, real sitcoms were actively trying to subvert the whole sexist 50s paradigm All three of the shows the 80s episode references - Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House - subverted the breadwinner dad/homemaker mom
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Family Ties had the mom also be employed but working from home (as an architect) Growing Pains, which came later, escalated by switching it so the dad worked from home (as a therapist) and was the primary homemaker during the day Full House, of course, didn't have a mom
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Replying to @arthur_affect
It was relatively easy to find Dads/Uncles in charge. Much harder to find Moms in other than supportive partner roles or, you know, alive. Most dad/uncle roles were death-related. The Courtship of Eddie's Father Family Affair Bonanza Sky King Fury Batchelor Father My Three Sons
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