“No woman should be authorized to stay at home to raise her children. Women should not have that choice, precisely because if there is such a choice, too many women will make that one.” So said feminist “philosopher” Simone de Beauvoir in a 1975 interview. Today, two generations later, this spirit lives on, too — only, with a 2025 spin. The message is now, you see, that if you tout history’s default, stay-at-home motherhood, you’re basically a “fascist.”
In fact, if you’re encouraging this maternal norm, as President Donald Trump does, you’re much like the Nazis! “So avoid that, ladies,” is the message. “Be a good cog in the machinery and stake out your space in an office cubicle.”
Thou Shalt Not Question the Dogma
This appears the thesis of a recent article in the left-wing Guardian. Its title reads, “From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home.” (And weak men rely on their cats and computer fantasy life?)
“Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor,” the piece’s subhead elaborates. “In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies.”
What’s the “womanosphere”? It is a traditionalist media ecosystem paralleling the manosphere but, of course, geared toward females. Commentator Milt Harris, writing at Canada Free Press, presents its key themes and messages, writing:
- Rejection of feminism: Womanosphere narratives often argue that liberal feminism has failed women by pushing them into unfulfilling professional roles at the expense of family life.
- Emphasis on tradition: The content promotes traditional family structures, often idealizing the role of a wife and mother. This aligns with the “tradwife” (traditional wife) trend.
- “Make America Hot Again” (MAHA): The movement promotes a conservative lifestyle through pop culture, wellness, and self-improvement content, often packaging political messages within a lifestyle and beauty framework.
- Anti-“woke” rhetoric: Like the manosphere, the womanosphere positions itself as a virtuous quest to rid society of “woke, feminist ideals”.
- Focus on lifestyle: Influencers often discuss parenting, wellness, and dating from a conservative perspective, framing traditional life as a path to happiness and purpose.
full story at https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/libs-now-say-that-touting-the-stay-at-home-mom-norm-reflects-fascism/