Why Feminists Who Mock Traditional Housewives Are Hypocrites
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Dear Modern Feminists, Mocking Traditional Housewives Isn’t Empowerment, It’s Hypocrisy

What happened on the Australian "Today Show" is an example of the hypocrisy of the modern feminist movement.

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Dear Modern Feminists, Mocking Traditional Housewives Isn’t Empowerment, It’s Hypocrisy

How would you like to stay home, have your partner come home with the paycheck, and make all of life's major decisions? How would you like to do all of the housework and take care of the children? What I just described was the role of a traditional housewife. It may seem like the lifestyle that should stay in the 1950s but it's a lifestyle that is still somewhat practiced today. A woman who freely chooses to stay home and do what's best for her and her family should be celebrated as women's liberation, right?

Well, not really.

Meet Brooke Smith. She's an Australian mother of four who loves her husband and family and wants the best for them. She likes to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to make her husband's breakfast and coffee, won't go to sleep until everyone's lunches are packed, and needs everything to be in order. You think that Mrs. Smith's dedication to her husband and family would be met with praise, correct?

Well, not really.

On the Australian "Today Show," the hosts, unfortunately, made somewhat of a mockery out of Mrs. Smith's situation. A male host thought Mrs. Smith was being "hypnotized" by her husband and then asked if her husband was disabled. Oh, hypocrisy. A female host said that she likes her husband but said that he should make his own breakfast. If you like your husband, then you can treat him once in a blue moon. A female guest spoke out and said that Mrs. Smith "might actually like" her position as a housewife.

Finally, some rationality.

What happened on the Australian "Today Show" is an example of modern feminist hypocrisy. I'm not talking about feminists who think for themselves and don't blame their shortcomings on the "patriarchy." I'm talking about the "feminists" that constantly bash men for being men and want special privileges and not actual equality.

These modern feminists say that a woman should be able to make her own decisions that personally empower her and that nobody should tell her otherwise. But when a woman makes a choice that doesn't seem to fit a modern feminist agenda — like choosing to be a traditional wife — they will say that she's not a real woman and that she's a victim of the dreaded "patriarchy."

I don’t consider myself a feminist, but I actually believe that men and women should be equal.

If you mock a woman for being a homemaker, it makes you look like a hypocrite. Why? Because you're talking from both sides of your mouth. You can't say on one side that women should empower themselves but are gender traitors on the other. Pick one side that fits your viewpoint, and try to make the best argument with it. After all, you should be able to empower yourself as a strong woman.

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