She said :

Ok, well yeah there are ads in the West with women cleaning. My point is there are relatively very few commercials in the Arab world for domestic chores featuring men whereas there are lots in the West. The two links you sent, one doesn’t count, it’s a British commercial that has been translated. Also, the women is telling him what to do – I say, bloody do it yourself! (said in my strongest Essex accent ). The second one is good, I’d never seen it before.

In any case, I sent you those links in response to your question, “does the west show men on washin powder products ads?”. I was showing you yes they do.

I don’t actually have a problem with seeing a women do her washing, I do my own washing. What frustrates me about Arabic commercials, is the image they put forward, the perfect home, with this man sat at a table, then the wife comes in and brings the food to the table, while the man reads a paper – in my household that’s very rude, the woman should not be treated like a maid, everyone gets up and helps.

It’s the way women are portrayed in these commercials that winds me up