A rather new and welcome partner in the Conservatism vs. Wokeism battle is a movement called “tradwives.”
These are young women, usually religious, whose marriages are traditional in the sense that the women reject modern feminism and choose to be homemakers, while their husbands are the breadwinners.
This from wndnewscenter.org.
Needless to say, the pushback by the left against such old-fashioned attitudes and behavior has been extreme, with tradwives being mocked from one end of the liberal spectrum to the other.
Feminists proclaimed tradwives as racist. Critics called the lifestyle “creepy.” Even the frilly dresses these women favor are deemed white supremacist.
However, ironically some progressive feminists are discovering this lifestyle, too, though, they call it something else. Simply put, some women want a life beyond the workplace competition—a different style of life.
Priscilla Lucifora has written:
In the beginning, there were the girlbosses, typically elder millennials who built empires, dedicated their lives to work, and preached a single creed: that of money. According to them, men needed to be ‘beaten’ at their own game—in the realm of work, power, and economic well-being, hitting them where it hurts: in their wallets and in male-dominated fields. Becoming richer and more powerful than men, replacing them, was the only way to be a feminist.
Now, it seems, “girlbosses” are “so last year.” Instead, let’s welcome the “soft girls” revolution.
An online article written by senior editor Stephanie McNeal, entitled Welcome to the Soft-Girl Revolution: How Young Women Are Rejecting Girlboss Culture for a Life of Leisure, describes how many career-driven young women are learning a bitter truth: Competing in the workplace is exhausting and not as fulfilling as family and motherhood.
‘Soft girls’ have found a new lease on life by embracing traditional womanly roles, and doing so with all the ultra-femininity they were urged to reject in the first place to erase those gender norms.
McNeal explains:
The soft girl doesn’t value the grind or getting ahead. She prioritizes slow living. Her days are filled with a nearly obsessive focus on self-care, from making the perfect morning smoothie to tending to her skin and trading in hardcore HIIT workouts for leisurely ‘cozy cardio.’ Long-term, the soft girl dreams of making dinner for her husband and, if she’s got them, staying at home with her kids. She’s not interested in making partner or founding her own company. She’s in touch with her feminine energy, her menstrual cycle, and her moods.
And if this life of leisure is not supported by a husband, some women seek:
[R]elationships with men between 10 to 14 years older who can ‘financially’ meet them at their level [and need].
But most “soft girls,” it seems, are adopting traditional marriage with a breadwinning husband.
McNeal explains:
Motherhood is … the desire of many soft girls, especially those who can stay at home with their kids.
Will the “soft girl” movement fit into Conservatism as the Right strives to emerge in dominance over the radical Left Wokeism?
Most certainly, yes!
Lucifora explains:
[O]ne might also consider the resurgence of marriage in this wave. After a period of decline, marriage is once again becoming desirable for Gen Z. More and more girls on TikTok express a desire to marry young or to feel content in their roles as non-working wives or girlfriends, showcasing their daily lives as ‘stay at home girlfriends.’
Further, this trend can be credited on what the Left chronically blames as the “difficulty of living under late-stage capitalism,” exacerbated by working conditions, declining salaries, rising prices, and “a global crisis from various perspectives.”
And contrary to the Left calling tradwives racist, the soft-girl movement—according to a BBC article—got its start among Nigerian social media influencers and has since gone mainstream. The desire to be a homemaker clearly crosses cultural and racial lines.
NOTE: Study after study has confirmed the benefits of a stay-at-home parent (usually the mom) on the emotional development and well-being of children.
Final thoughts: Taking up the soft-girl ethos may seem boring to some but it may also prove to be an exciting new way of life for many young ladies—to break away from the rat race and stop feeding into the grinding machine of labor and instead to build and nourish a home and family. And in the soft girls’ efforts to make life more comfortable and rewarding for themselves, they are aiding their children’s emotional wellbeing and joining the fight against wokeism.
Thank you, ladies, and God speed to the fight against wokeism.
