"What a good father he is", the chirigota about bad mothers and good fathers that you have to hear 2026

Before feeling addressed or crying out loud, we must keep in mind that life requires humor and that is what chirigotas do. Laschirigotas are world famous and there are many who look forward to the arrival of Carnival every year to listen to the new couplets and songs that the members of the different groups have prepared for the occasion. A chirigota is the name given to the carnival choral group that usually goes around singing songs about humor, criticism and social denunciation, current affairs, etc. in the streets. However, the songs that these groups sing are also popularly called "chirigotas."

Every year there are chirigotas that stand out and in this case there is one that we are sure will give a lot to talk about: "What a good father he is", is the title of this song by the group 'Las Juanis Joplin', which is a critique of the pressure and constant judgment that mothers receive on all the issues that concern the education of their children and how that weight is not equal towards fathers, who on many occasions are considered to "comply" perfectly and their behavior is worthy of admiration, although Try the most everyday things, such as feeding your child, playing with him or taking him to and from school.

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It should be said that, obviously and fortunately, the vision of parenthood and the involvement of parents in the upbringing and education of their children has been changing over the years and the idea that children belong to both parents and that both parents share the same responsibility is already well internalized, but there is a reality that continues to exist even though progress has been made: the "weight" and pressure that women receive regarding their role as mothers is greater than that received by fathers. Whether they breastfeed or not, whether they choose one type of diet or another, if They raise with or without attachment, if they choose this or that educational model... everything is subjected to criticism and judgment and the dreaded label of "bad mother" always hangs in the balance.

However, there is a general tendency to be much more lax or not very "demanding" with the attitudes or behaviors of parents. On some occasions, we easily use the label "good father" towards that man who is "fulfilling" his basic responsibilities, but few would say that it is a "good mother" who does it, since it is taken for granted that it should be that way.

They reflect on this difference in this chirigota, telling it with a lot of humor and irony, but with very clear examples:

"What a good father he is! They make fun of him if he feeds him", "He gives him worms, oh what a good resource, he gives him 2 or 3...4,5,6...", "Both of them with lamps, oh how sexy he is" compared to the "Don't give him worms, give him a banana, he won't eat", "Get ready a little, you are a mother and a woman..." that they usually receive when faced with the same circumstances.

In short, "He is a bad mother" versus "what a good father he is", how easy it is to put labels and what harm some can do. They also show some clichés such as that if you are a woman you have to like all things about babies and more prejudices of this type... and they criticize it with a funny ending...

Feminism with humor

The members of 'Las Juanis Joplin' (which is the name they have given themselves this year), better known as "Las Cadiwomen", have been fighting for a long time and are characterized by criticizing and denouncing inequalities, betting on a feminist pagogy taken to the streets and disseminated with great humor through the lyrics of Carnival.

As they themselves say in this song: "She is a bad mother, understand her a little, let's change the cliché."