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Diamond Member
Madeline's 'feminism' is loathe to choice for women.Mudwhistle wrote:
The Feminine Mystique is kind of out-dated. Equality has become a reality. The book was geared toward a time when women were relegated to a life of child-bearing and that of a subservient housewife. It was groundbreaking when published but those days are thankfully long gone.
Gender equality is not a reality, mudwhistle, though strides have been made. As for the suffering of "subservient housewives", since we still have women who spend part of their lives as stay at home moms, and far more who seem to think they'd like to, the book still has relevance.
I see Maddie is, again, deciding what other people want. Many women want to be stay at home mom's... they don't 'seem to think they'd like to'.... they actually do want to. What is wrong with that? I have great respect for women who prioritize their children over their own selfish desires.