We often hear about young people freaking out and declaring themselves hugely victimized by non-existent offences, but this is something that older people do, too. A 47 – year-old Italian man claims to have been victimized by a few dirty plates:
A man from Lazio is taking his wife to court for “mistreatment of the family” because she did not cook or clean enough, Italian media reported on Thursday. The 40-year-old woman from the town of Sonnino has been charged with “mistreatment of the family” due to what her husband describes as “poor management of the household chores”. The charge could result in a jail sentence of up to six years.
Victimization has turned into such a badge of honor that people literally run around desperately looking for a reason to present themselves to the world as victims.
Within the consumerist model, the only satisfying contact is the one we have with inanimate objects. Other human beings have a will of their own, and thus, any encounter with an actual person is fraught with the danger that our desires might be thwarted. A consumer sees that as the greatest injustice and rebels.
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Wouldn’t it be easier to cook and clean yourself? Or hire a maid? Or divorce?
From the Washington Post:
According to the Local, which cites an article in Il Fatto Quotidiano, the woman was accused by her husband in a legal complaint of “poor management of the household chores.” He alleged that for two years, he had been “forced to live in conditions with poor hygiene,” where he was also subject to verbal abuse and neglect.
I’m confused.
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This case isn’t going to go to court until October, so it’s going to be a very looooooooong eight months in that household over the coming spring, summer, and fall. If the husband thought the food, cleaning level, and sex was bad before he filed the charges, how’s he going to survive until the trial? 🙂
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He’s Italian, he has his Mommy for all these needs. 🙂
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Surely not for the sex???
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Very astute point about the consumerist model.
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