Looking to vent here a bit because it didn't go so well earlier.
I'm worried about the huge cultural push for women to leave the workforce and take care of their kids full-time, you know, unpaid labor that stands to permanently hurt their careers and leaves them entirely financially dependent on (usually) their husbands. On most parenting subreddits it is completely taboo to point to those concerns with anything except the softest suggestion. I'd hoped the working moms of reddit would be able to relate to that fear a bit, though.
I'm now pretty convinced that a good chunk of the working moms would leave the workforce in a heartbeat if they could get by on a single income. I got called not a feminist for not respecting the choices of all women and not valuing care work. I think I'm just done with online parenting spaces. They've been helpful at times but I can't deal with the choice feminism and "whatever makes them happy!" stuff. If any other moms here can relate I'd love to hear it, but I'm sick of being told I don't support women's choices when I'm seeing this trend and being alarmed by it.
Edit: removed a flippant remark about Tradwives.
Comments are just how these people don't want to be around their kids and boogeyman of men leaving them.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I know the title you gave this post is ironic, but it's literally true. There is nothing more feminist.
___________________
Its time for you and me to rise up and strike back
Don't stop until we dominate
Won't you feel great when we exterminate
All organic life!
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Its not ironic. Partly becouse women in work force was push to increase labour pool. Thus increase spending and profits. It was marriage between capitalism and feminism.
And lot of modern day feminism seems to be just about chasing big buck. Very reminiscent of 80s Yuppie culture. Point where i expect to see feminists books/movies like American
and fight club. But instead of being critique or ironic about whole thing. They are empowering and sincere
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context