Former Man United star Javier Hernandez sparks fury by accusing women of 'eradicating masculinity' and claims they should focus on 'multiplying, cleaning, and sustaining the home'
The 37-year-old, affectionately dubbed Chicharito by United fans, also claimed women are making society 'hypersensitive' and that they should focus on 'multiplying, cleaning, maintaining the home'.
Hernandez spent five years at Old Trafford, winning two Premier League titles before leaving in 2015.
The Mexican is his country's all-time record goalscorer, with 52 strikes in 109 appearances, and also played for Real Madrid as well as spending two years with both West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen.
He rejoined boyhood side Guadalajara last year but has suffered a series of injuries and seen his game time markedly reduced.
In recent days Hernandez has posted a series of sexist rants on Instagram, also hitting out at societal gender roles.
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The ex-United forward has previously opened up about struggling since splitting with his model wife Sarah Kohan in 2021.
And on Friday, he claimed that woman are 'failing' and should focus on 'multiplying, cleaning, maintaining the home.'
In a video on Instagram, he said: 'Women, you are failing. You are eradicating masculinity by making society hypersensitive.
'Embrace your feminine energy: nurturing, caring, receiving, multiplying, cleaning, maintaining the home, which is the most precious place for us men.
'Do not be afraid to be women, to allow yourselves to be led by a man who only wants to see you happy, because we do not know heaven without you. Holding yourselves responsible for your energy is also a way of loving you.'
He added: 'Men, we are failing in the lack of commitment, putting our partners last, not keeping our word, and not prioritizing habits to become admirable.
I understand that we are afraid to speak and truly express what we feel because they are trying to eradicate masculinity, since in certain cases of the past, feminine energy was suppressed, but many of us are here wanting to love you, take care of you, respect you, and provide for you.
'But you women must learn to honour masculinity,' he concluded.
Social media users were quick to criticise the striker.
One wrote: 'Come on, Javier, it's sad to see you like this, please stop.'
Another added: 'This video really makes you [look] crazy. Just to think that honouring the woman is reducing her to taking care of the house.'
Hernandez's latest rant follows another controversial Instagram post from just a day earlier.
On Thursday, in another video, he said: 'So, you want a man who provides, but for you, cleaning is patriarchal oppression? Interesting.'
The post was accompanied by the caption: 'Interesting. (Home is not patriarchy, it's your temple).'
In the past, Hernandez has spoken about his failings as a husband.
'I wasn't the best partner I needed to be, I wasn't the greatest dad that I wanted to be,' he told The Ringer. 'I wasn't a great friend. I wasn't the great human being I wanted to be.'
The forward spent one season on loan at Real Madrid having been shipped out from United
He also said he has struggled with not being able to see his children regularly following his separation from his wife.
He claimed the break up caused him to start a 'very deep spiritual and philosophical path in which I realized that I didn't care what people thought about me.'
The Mexican added: 'I was terrified to make the decision that the marriage was not where it should be and that we had to look for another way.'
Hernandez scored twice and provided a single assist in 22 club appearances last season.
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