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You're saying goodbye to the old way too soon, and I'm not talking about the bad parts. I'm talking about the roles. Even in the most advanced progressive soci
by iteratethis 3y ago
You're saying goodbye to the old way too soon, and I'm not talking about the bad parts.
I'm talking about the roles. Even in the most advanced progressive societies women continue to select for male providers (marry up) whilst they continue to do more care-related tasks.
In other words, gendered roles continue to exist. None of which should be shocking because the idea that it's 100% a construct and men and women are entirely egalitarian is an academic fantasy not rooted in anything.
- helen___keller 3y agoMaybe you’re misreading my post. I’m not making a judgment on whether gendered roles are inferior or superior. I’m saying that a number of societal taboos that generally prevented women from accessing economic freedom, no longer exist You will not be shunned for being a spinster You will not be shunned for divorce You will not be shamed for failing to have a baby for your husband. And so on Short of making these things illegal, we can’t just magically revive long-gone taboos, even if one thinks we should. Consequently, their absence should be assumed. Hence my statement “we need new cultural norms” - a way to encourage the formation of healthy and successful family units without relying on the shame of spinsterism/divorce