4 ms·
Probably because single motherhood is generally not a choice made willingly. There isn't any hypocrisy here, they don't endorse single motherhood because it's
by mediumiqsad 4y ago
Probably because single motherhood is generally not a choice made willingly.
There isn't any hypocrisy here, they don't endorse single motherhood because it's fashionable they "endorse" it because the alternative is worse.
- nyolfen 4y agothey endorse it in order to reduce stigma; but reduced stigma leads to greater prevalence
- rajin444 4y agoChanging the meaning of words (i.e, reducing stigma) never works. It's a practice used by authoritarians to get what they want fast because it's cheap and relatively easy. I'm curious what the GP was told that makes them think the alternative to endorsing single motherhood is worse. The alternative to reducing stigma would be fixing the underlying issues that cause the stigma...in this case the lack of ability for a single parent to provide. We have plenty of resources to fix this, but they're disproportionately distributed in favor of those at the top. Funny enough, both the left and right at the top have solutions different than what I described. The left wants to destigmatize, and the right wants to shame (another cheap and relatively easy tactic used by authoritarians).
- mediumiqsad 4y agoThe Modest Proposal is to put all children of single mothers into foster homes. Done, no more single mothers. Destigmatizing doesn't increase prevalence more than the conditions that actually cause it (welfare donut hole, the drug war).
- paulryanrogers 4y agoCurious what you see as these worse alternatives? Abortion, adoption, abandonment, forced marriage, forced labor for child support?
- mediumiqsad 4y agoYes, I think all of those are worse if they are effectively coerced.