Mayor says men should do shopping during lockdown because 'women take time'
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dailystar.co.ukThe mayor of one of Japan's largest cities has sparked a sexism row after suggesting men should shop for food during lockdown because women take longer.
Osaka's Mayor Ichiro Matsui made the comments as he tried to promote social distancing to stop the spread of the coronavirus. "When a woman goes...
it will take time," Matsui said when asked by a male reporter about possibly reducing shoppers' entry to supermarkets to lower the risk of coronavirus infections. "If it was you, if you were told to get this or that, then you would go directly and go home.
It's also fine for men to go shopping while avoiding contact." But his comments sparked a furious response. "Japan is a country where these words come calmly out of a mayor's mouth.
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