Many many years ago we were on a camping trip and a couple came over to our fire to hang out with us. The wife’s name was Brandy. Husband’s way of making conversation was saying “What do you think about the controversial topic of abortion” and pointing at someone else and then going around the circle to get the next person to answer. He would always skip his wife. Finally we said Brandy what do you think about that topic? And she said well, I think whatever he thinks. As my husband, his opinion is my opinion. Well, quite a discussion occurred after that.
Later, we learned this was supposed to be a weekend where they were going to try to fix their marriage and after Brandy went back to the tent husband stayed at our campsite and hit on one of my friends.
So, anyway, whenever I see this trad wife discourse I think about Brandy.
A HOUSEHOLD VOTE?? I don't keep up with American politics that well, but some critical/satiric voices on the Trad Wife and Fundie movements have trickled down into my YouTube algorithm (don't ask) so I was aware of some of the madness... But a household vote?! Bruh.
Your pieces just keep getting better and better. Humor used to be my saving grace. After a number of challenging years, I found myself getting Extremely Serious about everything. I'm making an effort to get back my sense of humor. Thank you for helping me with that. The Tradwife phenomenon; the terrifying performance of Katie Britt (why do the crazy conservatives love to delve into horrific sexual events in painful detail?); fundie baby voice; our eroding rights, with suggestions for further erosion that I keep mistaking for jokes, are all things we ignore at our peril.
BTW, I did get your Susan Lucci joke. I saw her recently in scenes from the 2015 Jennifer Lawrence film Joy, which I'd never heard of until I watched it on Max a couple of weeks ago. Susan Luccl looks exactly the same as she did in the 1980s without looking weird. How does she do that?
This is brilliant! I have always loved your writing and the way you use humor. You have now officially topped anything of yours I've read before, and I've read them all, for years. Thank you so much!
Many many years ago we were on a camping trip and a couple came over to our fire to hang out with us. The wife’s name was Brandy. Husband’s way of making conversation was saying “What do you think about the controversial topic of abortion” and pointing at someone else and then going around the circle to get the next person to answer. He would always skip his wife. Finally we said Brandy what do you think about that topic? And she said well, I think whatever he thinks. As my husband, his opinion is my opinion. Well, quite a discussion occurred after that.
Later, we learned this was supposed to be a weekend where they were going to try to fix their marriage and after Brandy went back to the tent husband stayed at our campsite and hit on one of my friends.
So, anyway, whenever I see this trad wife discourse I think about Brandy.
A HOUSEHOLD VOTE?? I don't keep up with American politics that well, but some critical/satiric voices on the Trad Wife and Fundie movements have trickled down into my YouTube algorithm (don't ask) so I was aware of some of the madness... But a household vote?! Bruh.
Your pieces just keep getting better and better. Humor used to be my saving grace. After a number of challenging years, I found myself getting Extremely Serious about everything. I'm making an effort to get back my sense of humor. Thank you for helping me with that. The Tradwife phenomenon; the terrifying performance of Katie Britt (why do the crazy conservatives love to delve into horrific sexual events in painful detail?); fundie baby voice; our eroding rights, with suggestions for further erosion that I keep mistaking for jokes, are all things we ignore at our peril.
BTW, I did get your Susan Lucci joke. I saw her recently in scenes from the 2015 Jennifer Lawrence film Joy, which I'd never heard of until I watched it on Max a couple of weeks ago. Susan Luccl looks exactly the same as she did in the 1980s without looking weird. How does she do that?
Keep doing what you do. We need you.
This is brilliant! I have always loved your writing and the way you use humor. You have now officially topped anything of yours I've read before, and I've read them all, for years. Thank you so much!
SUSAN LUCCI - rejection folder. Got it! 😄 I always appreciate the way you use humor to jab back. Ag the absurd maddening revolting signs of the times.