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Maybe 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
by helen___keller 3y ago
Maybe 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