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Culture Tangent: A Film About Helpless Blind Women and "Love"

I just watched this short film. But just because I'm putting it here doesn't mean I'm endorsing it. Did I think it was sweet? Sure. Did I cry? Of course I did. I'm pregnant. McDonalds Arches glowing radiantly in front of an epic sunset make me cry right now. The bar for that has been set exceptionally low. But let me give you the cliff notes of what this 8-minute movie (which was almost certainly made by a man) is all about: Woman cooks and cleans and does laundry for her husband, even though they both appear to have equally demanding full time jobs. She insists she does this, because it's important his coworkers can tell from his crisp white shirts that his wife loves him. (GAAAAAG.) He doesn't seem to put up much fuss about this. Woman goes blind, and because she feels she can no longer serve her husband, feels unworthy of his love. Woman appears to slowly learn to adapt and continue cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and going to her demanding f