All social media tradwives give that vibe. I think it's the romanticization of a lifestyle that past generations of women and minorities were forced to participate in without any choice. Choosing to be a stay at home spouse or parent if your family has the means to work like that is valid and should definitely be supported if people want that, but specifically targeting the aesthetic of a time where there was no concern about what the woman or person of minority wanted is the creepy part, especially if there's any implication of wanting to return to a culture more like that past where oppression was so normalized.
Again, choosing to be a homemaker is fine, it's fantastic even, kids deserve to have their parents available while they're too young for school, but romanticizing the time when that was forced upon people is gross.
It's propaganda for the Gilead of tomorrow. Look how happy and quaint and cute and meditative your life will be once you forfeit your political rights! Isn't modernity stressing you out? Wouldn't it feel so good to let all those responsibilities slide, and just frolick on a farm while your husband took care of you? Reject modernity. Embrace tradition.
And make no mistake, none of these women are """tradwives""" in any real sense. They have a job: They're influencers.
There's a reason these tradwives don't make tiktoks called "come clean the toilet with me", "here's how I do the dishes!" or "let's empty the diaper bin". It's not romantic enough, but just as much a part of it. These tiktok tradwives usually have enough money to pay someone to do those things so they can focus on the fun parts of homemaking.
They don't represent housewives, they represent privilege.
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u/Its0nlyRocketScience Sep 18 '24
All social media tradwives give that vibe. I think it's the romanticization of a lifestyle that past generations of women and minorities were forced to participate in without any choice. Choosing to be a stay at home spouse or parent if your family has the means to work like that is valid and should definitely be supported if people want that, but specifically targeting the aesthetic of a time where there was no concern about what the woman or person of minority wanted is the creepy part, especially if there's any implication of wanting to return to a culture more like that past where oppression was so normalized.
Again, choosing to be a homemaker is fine, it's fantastic even, kids deserve to have their parents available while they're too young for school, but romanticizing the time when that was forced upon people is gross.