One of the biggest talking points of Big Brother so far was when Bruce and Michael stated that women belong at home with the children, while men should be the sole breadwinners.
After Michael was eliminated on Sunday night, he doubled down on that opinion in an interview with Chattr, explaining that he doesn’t identify as a feminist and prefers traditional gender roles.
“Would I describe myself as a feminist? Even my mother’s not a feminist.. Absolutely, I’m not a feminist,” he said.
As most people (should) know, a feminist is anyone who believes women should have the same rights, freedoms and opportunities as men. However, despite being a father of daughters, Michael doesn’t consider himself a feminist and champions the traditional nuclear family.
“I do love women. I’ve got two sisters, two daughters, but I’m certainly not a feminist, no, and it also hasn’t changed my opinion on gender roles,” the Big Brother evictee said.
“I was raised in a family where my dad went to work, and my mum had dinner on the table. She did a bit of part time work too, but it works like the Japanese bullet train or a Swiss watch, my family, [they have been] been married for 60 years, and I think the way the world is these days, with Tinder and everything else, and divorce rates skyrocketing, I think the way things used to be was a whole lot better than they are now.”
Michael thinks the shift away from traditional family roles is a negative
Recent years have seen a shift in more women remaining in the workforce after having children. In 2011, Australia introduced the national paid parental leave scheme, which allowed eligible working fathers to take paid leave.
However, Michael told Chattr that he doesn’t think the move away from a traditional family structure — where women stayed home and men worked — has been a good thing.
“I am set in my ways,” he said. “Literally, there’s nothing you could say that would change my opinion that the traditional family was the greatest way to do things, but I realise, you know, families come in all shapes and sizes, but for me, it’s just the world is far worse now than it was.”
Big Brother Australia 2025 airs Monday to Friday at 7.30pm, and Sundays at 7pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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