Stay At Home Mom Article
I found this article on... surprise Thought Catalog! It was written by a stay-at-home mom who makes the argument that the people who judge her decision to leave her career and become a homemaker the most are those who label themselves as feminists. This reminded me of the discussions we've had about what it means to be a feminist. Even in some of our class discussions, the disregard for those who are housewives comes across. When we were discussing romance novels, it seemed as if these housewives hadn't made the decision or choice to become housewives and there seemed to be a general dislike of their lifestyle (perfectly acceptable however to each their own). I think often the idea that a woman can make the choice to lead whatever life she chooses whether that be being a wife and homemaker, a career minded woman, or any mix of the two lives is often viewed as an either or dichotomy. You can either be a career woman or a homemaker, not both. I am torn on my views and this article gave me pause to reconsider my own beliefs. I do agree with the a lot of the comments that this by labeling a whole group of people, such as feminists, as bad is the exact same thing this article is speaking out against.
Not really knowing too much about feminism before, I definitely have heard people say feminists were too harsh sometimes and I have gone along with that idea before. Like you said though, knowing both sides of the story makes it kind of hard to find the middle ground. Definitely enjoyed reading this article!
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