Makayla Tracy PZ ’30 argues that Nara Smith’s claim that she was never a tradwife is untrue. Although she can change the trope on which her platform relies, she cannot deny her willing contributions to the aestheticization of domestic life.
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OPINION: Microfeminism is a cop-out to avoid effective advocacy
Olivia Brinkman Schooler PO ’29 exposes microfeminism for what it is: a sorry way to sidestep radical acts and meaningful tactics in effecting change during the United States’ conservative realignment.
OPINION: Cooking from scratch won’t save people on SNAP
“From-scratch influencers and right-wing politicians are, of course, not the same people. They operate on entirely different playing fields, yet both groups perpetuate an oversimplified notion of what it takes to eat in ways they deem acceptable and necessary,” writes Zara Seldon PO ‘29. “No, most people do not have enough time or enough money to “just make fresh bread a few times a week.” Yes, launching a campaign founded on the assumption that Americans in poverty could “just eat healthy” if they tried is unreasonable.”