November 20, 2009
Published: 17 Sep 09 09:41 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/22132/20090917/
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The Swedish-born wife of Las Vegas crooner Paul Anka has called Swedish men "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense". LA housewife Anna Anka argues that she could be a role model for Swedish women to follow.
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There would be greater mental health if men and women were more sexually fundamental and lived comfortably with their strengths and weaknesses.
In our society we agree that if you contribute to society then you should be afforded the spoils, food, entertainment, shelter etc. But if in this equation of society a large portion of the population take more than they put in it creates an inbalance. So if your wife sits around home all day concentrating on looking "good" or as best she can with 10,000 kr eye cream then she is becoming a black hole of resources for the entire society.
I like the Swedish womens point of view here, and I hardly think that some woman who sold out and moved to the US to marry someone who is so many he sung songs for a living can comment on the real issues that people face today. Who the hell does she think she is.
"Tragic" is a fairly accurate description.
Mostly a mixture of jesses,nancies and gays,
Not be long before they are all wearing skirts and high heels.
The Vikings must be turning over in their graves!
Do normal, educated people really watch this rubbish?
....or bother reading such a load of unadulterated crap?
Probably not someone Id like to get relationship adivice from...
She better have had her laptop in the kitchen when she wrote this, or it's time for some discipline from Mr. Anka.
And honestly those who live in glass houses..
Perhaps she should take some of that precious time and money and go do something constructive with her life.. Women like this make me just want to vomit..
And I am American and female..
BTW, being a father means a lot more than a 2-minute performance. And no matter what men do, they can never equally share the load That is, until the day that science figures out how they can have the honor of experiencing labor pains.
As for Re-Horakhty, I think that a psychiatrist would do you a world of good.
Lastly, as for Anna Anka, Green-Swede has a point there: if she's 38 then Queen Elizabeth must be 42.
If you have not seen this show make sure you watch next Monday and you will see for yourself how much of a small minded,shallow gold digging wench this lady is and i can do is feel sorry for people like this.
Oh and Mrs Duck, the 1950's called, they would like their morals back!
"She is only speaking for a very small minority of white upperclass..." - listen to her Swedish accent, there is nothing uppeclass there - as a hint you should be thinking much further downscale.
In Sweden, this cookie is as close to white trash as you can get but again, so are most folks watching this crap.
Never have heard her accent. I wouldn't encourage that kind of trash programing by watching it..
@ Superfuzz LOL Your Mrs. Duck comment made me laugh a little.. Thanks :D
Seriously as a woman, I find this really annoying. If any man suggested to me, I have to stay at home all the time, while he ignores the children, I would play baseball with his head.
I have encountered this sort of nonsense from American and Saudi Arabian people before. I always have a two word answer for people who suggest that to me. I tell them to "f*** **f".
Why doesn't that lunatic Anna Anka put on a burka, move to Saudi Arabia, shut up and do as she is told. Anna Anka is an insult to women and womens rights. She should be sent to a vetinary surgeon to find a cure for her.
I don't know what "Swedish Hollywood wives" is, but I do get the impression the contestants are strong proof of complete failure of the Eugenics programs that were once in Lund and Uppsala Universities. Looks like they got rid of the fit and replaced them with the week minded.
Also, American men might get the impression that Swedish women are like this idiot. We could be flooded with lots of Americans looking for imbeciles.
http://www.tv3.se/svenskahollywoodfruar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_Hollywoodfruar
If Anna is 38, she really needs to see a doctor and figure out why she looks 15 years older.
If these people represent Swedish women, there is something seriously wrong with the Swedish gene pool. It might also explain why the goverment is bringing in so many immigrants during an economic crisis. It maybe to dilute the problem.
He pays for everything. She spends it and gives him whatever sexual pleasure he desires.
I think you are correct in that one.
Just read here in the Local.
1. Man decides he wants to breastfeed
2. Man complains of gang of tattooed women pulling down his pants and fondling him
3. Swedish guy complains a stripper goes too far in a lapdance
The problem with the emasculation of men are the gender equality problem in the world and has gone too far in Sverige.
Men are either big macho guys or are a bunch of wusses.
it is too sad, I really like Sverige and their multitudes of hot Kvinnor, but Anna is correct Swedish men are a bunch of sissies
Now heres a good/funny article after a LOOONG time here, good job Local!
And the comments are funny as well - looks like she has ruffled feathers both sides of the fence: esp of a few feminists/nutjobs!
somehow i get the feeling this thread is far from over and will be coming back regularly to read the other comments, but first i gotto check up google images to see who the heck this woman is!
Cheers!
Whereas the SA-G would rather have died of starvation before making himself..let alone me..a sandwich, the Swede takes his turn in the kitchen, helped with bringing up the kids, mows the lawn, chops down trees, keeps the car in good condition, helps the neighbours, repairs household appliances, shovels snow, pays the bills, spoils me rotten!
He's a well-balanced combination of macho and 'mes'..and the only thing he refuses to do is the ironing!
** 'mesig' as in 'gentle'
No way would I swop him and I would fight to the death if I had to, to keep him!
When I dress badly he tells me so and when I look good he is complimentary.
Our kids seem to think he was/is an ok dad and stepdad.
I will say she made a lot of generalizations that aren't necessarily true. I think she is really going after the stereotypes. There may be a little truth there, but she's really exaggerating things.
She's a former "beauty queen" gold digger that found her sugar daddy. Honestly, who cares what she has to say.
Hey Paco, clean the pool while wearing your Daisy Dukes! Consuela fix me a snack in your French maid outfit!
Sounds like her experience in America is anything but typically American. Moron...
http://www.dailystab.com/anna-anka-arrested-on-domestic-battery/
Do swedes or for that matter people from other countries really watch this fake reality TV (i thought it was popular only in America) ?
She is whats wrong with America. She pays illegal workers low cash wages so that they don't have to pay any taxes. Then the rest of us hard working Americans pay extra taxes for the services that illegals use to send their children to school. Then we pay for all the medical services since illegal workers just go to our Hospital Emergency rooms and get free medical service which then makes everyone else's medical insurance higher.
Since me and my wife work maybe I could call her for some of that Oral. I might need to change my name to Paco though. Please take her back.
Fat married women is usually the fate of people with views like Mrs. Anka. It is wrong to use human beings for manual labor (particularly if they are poor and from a third world country). The US had slavery and we should be all the more careful about such things. Sweden is merely way ahead of the curve in some areas. She maybe referring to the macho Italian mafia who run Vegas. That is not the typical "American male".
From the Good Wifes Guide 1955.
"Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
*Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-wary people.
*Be a little gay and little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
*Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.
*Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables.
*Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
*Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small) comb their hair and if necessary change their clothes. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. try to encourage the children to be quiet.
*Be happy to see him.
*Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please.
*Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
*Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and this very real need to be at home and relax.
*Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
*Don't complain if he is late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have done through that day.
*Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
*Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
*Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
*A Good Wife Always Knows Her Place."
What an excellent article,I especially like that final remark!
. It's funny how she appreciates being totally pointless: Pretty and f/able. I'm glad she doesn't fit into Swedish society.
If she would be somehow desired by Swedish men, then i would be worried about Swedish culture... and Swedish men. It's also funny how there are various Americans and Brits who claim to have an ultimate, objective definition of gender-roles, as if the concept of "housewife" was handed down by God or Grandmother-Nature.
Its only in the last few decades that things have changed and they have started taking over the trouser dept.
For the better?.....I'm not so sure.
There seems to be much more trouble and strife and many more break ups now than ever before, when times were probably much harder and more difficult, if thats any guide.
Or do you guys expect (like many men in the US) for your wife to spend 8 hours a day in an office and then come home and have to shoulder all of the child-rearing and household work? Most guys dont. I was brought up in a house that split the responsibilities.
calebian22, Sounds like her experience in America is anything but typically American. Moron... Exactly
TvAmazon, I agree with everything you said, but mostly, "please take her back"
A puplicity stunt
I noticed a huge difference between Swedish men and American men.....the feminization has just gone too far. It's one thing to help out around the house, but honestly, most Swedish men would be confused with homosexuals in appearance, here in the states. It was very sad. Women and men are still separate creatures, genetically, and yes many women ( and men ) still prefer clearer-defined gender roles. I am one of them. And yes I am educated, attractive, can take care of myself...and love having a big, strong man at home who loves to come home to a home-cooked meal. And maybe even a good BJ after dinner. And guess what ? We are both VERY HAPPY. To each his own !
If most Swedish males shared this opinion then it might hold some weight but it is usually foreigners who think that there is either something wrong with Swedish men (because they help with house chores or spend more than few minutes with their own children, both thing which males should either not do or do unwillingly). Hardly anyone speaks out against women working outside home but if men do something that women did it in past people start mentioning that they are going against nature. If someone prefers clearly defined gender roles he/she can live his/her life that way but those who don't like the roles that their gender was assigned in the past (the major reasons why those roles were defined that way do not exist anymore, so there is no point is sticking to those roles if you dont like them) should also have equal chance of leading a normal life.
Thank goodness Sweden is Sweden, and thank goodness not everywhere is the same. We live in a time where people can live however they want at home, so why the constant need to tell everyone else how they should behave, to tell men to dress like Americans, to tell everyone all over the Earth to be like they are? That type of thing has always caused problems, it's the type of thinking that led to the 9/11 attacks and all types of terrorism. Everyone, no matter their culture, has a tendency to display this type of cutural chauvninism, but most people who actually use their brain are able to see that it's just a coping mechanism for understanding your place in the world and that your own culture is not something set in stone, set in nature, and needing to be spread across the globe. Most of you defending her would hate to live in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia, so why do you defend attitudes you wouldn't actually live under? (After all, it's usually the same people who complain about gender roles not being clear enough who also claim that Western cuture is being Islamified. Why do you guys complain about trends that you actually LIKE?).
I'm an American but I like America to stay in America.
Also, her statements aren't really true of most Americans, as a few people pointed out earlier, it's a certain segment of gold-digging lower-upper class attention-seeking wannabes who hide behind gender roles and wealth because without them they wouldn't know how to function in the complex and confusing world we live in called life.
She does not represent an average american woman, much less an upper class woman. Her idea of an average American man is also way off the mark.
She's what we like to call a "gold-digger." Usually it's a woman who grew up with little money, little education and no self-esteem or respect. They're too stupid and/or lazy to do anything but marry a man 20+ years older than they are who has a little bit of money.
She has to serve him and give him a daily bj or he'll dump her "38 year old " @ss out the door and get himself another bimbo. They're a dime a dozen in certain parts of the country.
Guys that marry women like her aren't looking for someone to have an intelligent conversation with. They're looking for someone that is ok with being treated like an object and disrespected in exchange for something shiny every now and then. Of course her only purpose in that marriage is to serve him and be arm candy. She doesn't even look nice.
As far as the difference between North American guys and European guys goes, to be honest, I don't see much of one. It might be there in the older generations but with the media and the internet we're becoming more and more alike.
There's rednecks everywhere, there's caring, nice guys everywhere, there's metrosexuals everywhere and yes there's "a woman's place is in the home" guys everywhere as well.
And yes, there's women on both sides of the Atlantic that go for each of those types of men as well.
This chick has been corrupted by the american system. The swedish male should be proud of the way they contribute to the family model, which is the best in the world. No doubt.
by the way, where did she get the david bowie haircut ?
This show needs to be cancel...
"Eat out or order take out and bring it home; who has time to cook anymore? Who cares if your husband might appreciate it anyway? As the wife, you need to stay thin so dinner is optional; eating disorders are an accepted fact of modern life.
Every day, let him know that you don't give a d-mn about his day, that you hate football and you find the fact that he drinks a beer sometimes on weekends offensive.
Be sure you never compliment your man because he might begin to feel more secure and confident; men are more easily managed and controlled when they are uncertain and insecure in their relationship with their wife.
*Don't both to prepare yourself or look good -- that is only for the guys at work, not the guy you have at home.
*Complain with great frequency about the smallest things, every day. Make sure that gender equality is practiced all the time -- but remember also that it is the man's job to take out the garbage, fix the car, etc.
*It is your husband's duty to you to be romantic and to follow you around like a puppy dog. Once you are married, you need not bother to return any interest. Let him chase crumbs on the table. Sex is like work, who needs it?
*Don't be happy to see him -- he'll always be there for you anyway, at least you hope so. If he leaves you, you can divorce him, take all his money and destroy his life -- and if you don't the next woman will anyway. Revenge is sweeter than marriage.
*You have a dozen important things to tell him, so lay it on -- nothing he says matters anyway, so if he tries to talk, roll your eyes and tell him to shut up.
*Take the evening off. Its okay to go out without him while he watches the kids. However, if he even thinks about going out with his friends, complain loudly about how you've been left with the kids and feel like his servant.
*A Good Wife? That's a thing of the past. Your life is about you and only you. Be selfish, be bold, be dominant. Marriage is Optional, something you might do perhaps someday, but only after you have kids together."
So that's it. And no, I'm not a "typical American man".... Not at all. And this isn't meant to be a sexist retort -- rather, it is a rather simple satire. For some, it may have bite. My apologies if anyone is offended.
But still, some of my American male friends are telling me that they only date Latin these days. I wonder why? Have you ever read, www.FredonEverything.net?
She looks late 40's early 50's at least. Given that her REAL AGE is almost the same as my parents, it is hardly surprising then that her views on gender are also similiar to my parents generation.
If it looks limke a duck, and it smells like a duck and it quacks like a duck...it probably is a duck!
Indeed. This is all about Fru Anka ('Mrs. Duck'), after all.
She typifies the small-town mentality of blue-eyed (in the Swedish sense: 'naive') but arrogant Swedes--who are a distinct minority of the population. They acquire an extremely thin veneer of culture, layer it with Ikea sensibility, and pronounce themselves the arbiters of taste. All the while, they're merely pissants in the great birch bog of the world.
But the bulk of shame ought to be assigned to TV3 for showing such tasteless, meaningless drivel.
Now, if she would just apply to be a cook on 'Hell's Kitchen' and go up against Gordon Ramsey: that would be entertainment.
Also there ages are way out, by at least a decade if not two in the case of Anna.
I am the same age as Anna. I have had a rough upbringing. I look at least a decade younger than her, without makeup or photoshop.
Then again she is from Skåne. In Skåne there is a massive amount of inbreeding.
This is going to be funny as hell when the US tabloids which are full of very nsaty gay reporters who play spot the tranny all the time, take a close look at the people in the show.
-- The Rebbe "
A couple who was having communication problems came to see the Rebbe. The woman said that her husband was consumed with his work, and that when he finally found time to speak with her, he criticized her and ordered her around. The husband said that his wife had no respect for him and didn't listen to any of his suggestions.
"Why do you think your wife should listen to you?" the Rebbe asked. "Because a woman must listen to her husband," he replied.
"But why should a woman listen to her husband?" the Rebbe asked. "Because the man is the master of the house."
"No," said the Rebbe. "The first thing that you as a man must follow is the edict that 'a man should honor his wife more than he does himself.' And then the righteous woman will have a husband she can respect and love. If the man does not fulfill his role, then it is the woman who must respectfully bring it to his attention."
-Love,
The unconvinced American in Sweden
American cultural attitudes led to 9/11 happening?
You must be a stupid liberal retard schmuck to always blame america for everything, please move away permanently and live with your misguided buddies. I hope you are sterile we do not need more self hating americans to breed
How can this lady be a role model? By prostituting herself to a much older ugly guy and then dissing working women and teaching them how to live? How much was she paid for the show? How much is she hoping to inherit from the old guy?
And Swedish men are awesome and the most good looking men in the world! I'll take a caring, well kempt Swedish guy over a macho guy any day. Even the Vikings used to comb their hair, as archeology suggests.
That the men wear pink and lavander and also run around and hang out naked at times and can make out with other guys and not be ashamed and still be heterosexual.!!!!!! Yeah thats not heterosexual in my book
But she did confirm that swedish guys are taught that the genders are equal so she says the difference between swedish guys and american guys are that american guys have manners, they will open doors, wait for you to get off the elevator first, hold your chair for you. Meanwhile swedish guys could give a rat's ass.
I bet her man has had more than a few cosmetic enhancements! Oh yeah, that's very manly. I also bet there was a pre-nup! So he can kick her butt to the curve when a younger more sexier model of woman comes his way - and they will. If she looks 55 at 38, she'll look 90 at 50. All things point south - don't they dear!?
And yea, do remember that this guy is very rich. Not only does she not work, but she probably is hoping to acqurie some of his wealth. If you insist that 'the man be the man', then ok - the woman stays at home and caters to him, the man earns ALL the money for the whole family. Let's see how many of the guys can actually afford that in today's world. Can't have the cake and eat it too.
How can she ever have children when things are not going in their right places......
How could her stubby little hubby get a hard on for that old dried out mummy?
She is spot on regarding some points.
Though Sweden likes to tell the world has equality for both sexes. It is not so.Women are not treated equally. Especially, immigrant/foreign women.
Sweden is held back by Jante Lagom.
http://www.thelocal.se/22166/20090918/
I wonder if she'll end up apologizing for it.
Certainy not typical of how a Swedish woman treats her husband probably. Sounds more like Swedish girls on vacation in Spain and Greece with men they don't know.
Now I'm going to be catty. I didn't know who she was when I saw her picture and was surprised to see she was only 38. I thought she was in her mid 40's. Maybe she should have stayed in Sweden and out of the Vegas sun! Good thing she married a 68 year old.
P.S. She looks like a tranny.
Anna Anka needs a swift kick in the ass. Coming from an American woman, perhaps 1 out of every 10,000 housewives are the well-dressed kind that do the chores around the house. She acts like everyone there is, and some mules on this forum seem to agree that this is the way to go. People, it's not like that. The majority are mothers, not housewives, meaning wearing stained clothing because they're chasing children all day without the help of nannies, stressed out constantly, and lacking time to complete all household chores.