Spoof Video of Husband Not Helping Wife With Household Chores and Children Gets People Bothered

Spoof Video of Husband Not Helping Wife With Household Chores and Children Gets People Bothered

  • A family shot a spoof video shining a light on gender roles and how most moms do all the work at home
  • The clip shows the husband not lifting a finger to help the hard-working wife while he enjoys his sleep
  • The video bothered a lot of people, and they said even though it's comedic relief, it still reflects the reality of many women

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A spoof video of a husband not helping with household chores and children gets people's attention online
A video of a wife doing all the household chores went viral. Image: @redfamily_themkhizes
Source: TikTok

A family of content creators got social media talking with their spoof video about how chores are done in their home.

Family posts video showing unfair gender roles in South Africa

The wife can be seen cleaning the house with a baby on her back and getting the other young children dressed.

She also washed the dirty dishes while her husband watched her with a sad look. Instead of helping, the guy decided to take a nap. The video was captioned:

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"Feeling sad seeing my wife doing all the housework alone. So I decided not to see her."

The gender roles clip posted by @redfamily_themkhizes left a bittersweet taste in people's mouths. People found it unfair that women are expected to hold full-time jobs, be good mothers and still do all the cooking and cleaning at home.

Watch the video below:

@jerminahr shared:

"Mina shame I complain, even if you weren't seeing me, you'd hear well."

@twa1011 wrote:

"To think they're some man watching this who will practice this literally knowing exactly its comedy."

@belinalegae posted:

"It's tough. I had 8 metal screws 10 years ago. I'm doing household chores. My hubby helped me a lot."

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@funomleya said:

"My reality on daily basics before work and after."

@nosiebaby stated:

"He’s just doing this to get a rise out of us. He’s not like this."

@luyandomutali added:

"He'll still wake up and ask for breakfast and where his ironed clothes for the day are."

@lady_gee188 stated:

"Just when I thought you were gonna help."

@ojlejabu8323 said:

"Major problem that affects relationships."

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Netizens were amused as they watched the video of the love birds having fun together. The clip got over 100 000 likes.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za