Man courts backlash by complaining that women today are not like they used to be in the 1800s

Over the past few decades, society has become more welcoming toward women's participation in almost every field. While we celebrate the equality that prevails, some individuals still believe that a woman's place is in the kitchen. Earlier this July, a 27-year-old man named William Bergholz—who goes by @wbergholz on TikTok and often shares his controversial opinions on the platform—spoke about how society lacked "real women." According to him, women today are not interested in getting married and taking care of their families like women from the 1800s and early 1900s. His video garnered over 195K views and most social media users, especially women, weren't quite happy about his outlook.

Bergholz began his video by saying he was prepared for the controversies his video might attract. "I think a lot of men have the same thought, but they don't want to talk about it," he said. Bergholz believes that men don't express much about this matter because their partner or spouse might get upset or it might make them undesirable to date. But the 27-year-old wasn't worried about such reactions and shared his conservative opinions. "The girls that I have met, they're not like, real women," said Bergholz. He explained that while he was looking for a spouse, he found that many women chose to make themselves fit and attractive so they could date men who were "good-looking and wealthy."

Bergholz says that today's culture normalizes women being gold-diggers. According to him, women only care about the wealth and attractiveness of men since they feel that men only care about physical intimacy. "Where are the real women," Bergholz asks. "Girls aren't the way they used to be. They're not how girls were in the 1800s and early 1900s." He then stated that women back then used to dream of getting married and having children and loved to cook and clean. As per Bergholz, these characteristics are absent in women of today. To top his already controversial opinions, he added it was society's fault for "allowing" women to give up these "1800s or early 1900s" traits.

"I feel like girls aren't allowed to be like that in today's world. I feel like society forces them to be these workers," Bergholz stated. "Men really want good women. Like, stop going to bars. Stop getting drunk. Take care of yourself and be a good woman. That's honestly what I'm interested in." Unsurprisingly, his video sparked fierce backlash online. Many internet users, both men and women, criticized Bergholz's outdated mindset. However, some people thought he probably intended the video to be satire as that would be the only sane explanation for its existence.

"That fact that he thinks women ever LOVED to cook and clean!" said @sbjmpj96. "You can't have a woman who 'stays home' while complaining that she expects you to have money at the same time," remarked @hiraeth393. "No one liked cooking and cleaning. They just had no other options because they couldn't work or have a bank account. Hope this helps!" chimed in @dbizzle306. "Society forces us to be workers? How else am I supposed to pay my rent, Sir?" added @artisianfupa.

You can follow William Bergholz (@wbergholz) on TikTok for more controversial opinions.