As the country continues to grapple with the second wave of Covid19, a viral photo has shown how India still grapples with the so-called societal roles of women in households along with patriarchy. The viral photo shows a woman cooking while on oxygen support.
Where patients on oxygen support are suggested to rest, the woman here struggles in the kitchen to cook for her family. This shocking picture has triggered fury among netizens.
A person shared this picture of a woman cooking for her family while she’s on oxygen support. “Unconditional love = Mother. She is never off duty,” the caption reads.
Slamming the person who shared this image, netizens said this is not mothers love. People on social media mentioned the picture as cruel and inhuman as no one is even assisting. “We are so used to glorifying working through misery in this country. it’s sickening,” a user said.
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One of the social media users wrote, “What is wrong with the child who is posting this on social media...if they are old enough to post, they are old enough to help out in the kitchen. Let the mother rest, also cooking isn’t her duty.”
However, the origin of the picture remains is unknown.
The viral photo is a grim reminder of how women are expected to sacrifice everything for their families and loved ones. It glorifies how women are destined to do household chores for its family, no matter how hard she struggles. Besides, it also guards the fact that a mother is actually never off duty. She cleans the house, cooks food and does other household chores for the rest of her life without even taking a single day off.