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I read perhaps the most compelling reason for men to not couple up with aspiring trad wives on 4chan, of all places. The crux of the argument was that women ar
by georgeburdell 2y ago
I read perhaps the most compelling reason for men to not couple up with aspiring trad wives on 4chan, of all places. The crux of the argument was that women are, more-so than men, subjected to social pressures to conform, and since the trad wife is a societal niche, those women are disproportionately radical, perhaps even mentally ill. The true successor to the 1950s wife is your typical Uggs-wearing, Starbucks-drinking, 2-kids-having soccer mom who works as a nurse.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoWhy would you be surprised to see a misogynist position on 4chan? I'm barely surprised to see it repeated here.
- georgeburdell 2y agoWhat’s misogynistic about the paraphrased 4chan comment? That just seems like your stereotypical suburban woman.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoYeah man gendered stereotypes about women are usually pretty misogynist. But I wasn't even talking about that. I meant the assumption that women are more susceptible to social pressure than men are. And especially that, once assuming they are, that failure to surrender to that pressure is on a continuum with mental illness. Either of these alone is a nasty thing to think about half of people. Combined it positions women as either powerlessly accepting the role prepared for them, or condemns them for "incorrectly" deviating from it. It leaves no room for the agency of women, or respect for their own decisions about their lives. Again, just a very 4chan misogynist view of gender roles.
- wooque 2y agoThat's a good point, you are right, trad wives are probably a bit deranged.