If the average American were asked what they imagine the priorities of the feminist movement are these days, most people would likely cite concerns like “fighting abortion bans” or “getting justice for sexual violence victims” or boring mainstays like “equal pay for equal work.” But if you listen in to the world of right-wing social media influencers, they have a different answer. To them, feminists are single-mindedly obsessed with destroying women who identify as “tradwives.”
Kind of strange that the top comments in this thread are referring to the fantasy of a single-income household, as if surviving on one income would make an oppressed, confined, lonely, mothers-little-helper-addicted wife acceptable.
I don’t think they’re implying it’d be acceptable, just that the current economic situation makes that fantasy even more unrealistic.
Classic Lemmy. They aren’t suggesting that if the income was there, the fantasy is A ok.
They are discussing a specific facet of the situation. You don’t have to acknowledge everything in every comment. There’s already many comments on how gross the fantasy is
It was a much simpler time. One person could stay at home and take care of the kids. No headaches or additional costs of arranging childcare.