“Pratt’s dig might sound sinister and ableist, but he’s simply saying the quiet part out loud: a wife’s job is to do everything for her husband, including giving him offspring that isn’t “tarnished” by disability.”

It’s absolutely sinister and normalizes the idea that uncompensated scut work is not only women’s responsibility, but that men are entitled to it. I can’t even tell you how much rage and violence I’ve witnessed from men over the simple act of a woman in their life politely refusing to do their own housework or emotional labor.

One of my ex boyfriends exploded in rage and said I was a selfish whore who deserved to die alone, in response to me refusing to drop out of school to settle down and give him kids. Another broke my belongings and threw the pieces at me when I was too busy working on grad school applications to stop and cook him dinner. I’ve seen much worse happen to other women.