If the average American were asked what they imagine the priorities of the feminist movement are these days, most people would likely cite concerns like “fighting abortion bans” or “getting justice for sexual violence victims” or boring mainstays like “equal pay for equal work.” But if you listen in to the world of right-wing social media influencers, they have a different answer. To them, feminists are single-mindedly obsessed with destroying women who identify as “tradwives.”
To me this kind of trend is no different to any other trend on social media. There’s certainly no shortage of stupid trends coming from social media and by now people should learn to distinguish real life from TikTok. The tradwife cringe doesn’t seem more or less harmful than the onlfans girl trend. And there’s probably no point in waiting for a salon article on how harmful sex work can be.
Personally I think you should be able to sell people any kind of fantasy you want to because that’s what these trends are - a fantasy.