Here’s why the “Make me a sandwich, [epithet for females]!” “joke” is neither a joke nor funny.
Women are unequal in our society. They are underpaid, underrepresented in government and business, and often considered little more than walking egg sacs.
So the “make me a sandwich” line does nothing but emphasize a status quo that’s been around for thousands of years. It’s not new. It’s not interesting. It’s the same old fucking thing.
It’s not a joke — it’s life.
It’s not a clever play on society — it is society.
It’s not funny because it’s tired. It reduces women to nothing more than kitchen lackeys, which is, of course, the very point. The intent is never humor — it’s to demean. When people say “It’s a joke,” what they really mean is “Shut up and stop trying to change the status quo.”
What a sad little “joke” it is. There’s not even a punch line, unless you count my facepalm.
