"Vox headline: 11/27/23:
You can’t even pay people to have more kids"
I'm a longtime lurker and while I always appreciate all our Queens thoughts, perspectives and humor, I've never felt compelled to post....until I read this story today. I found myself outraged at the utter lack of critical thinking displayed by 'world leaders' and the research communities referenced in this article. By the time I read halfway through the story, my mind was screaming "It's the MISOGYNY, stupid" at the author!
This story details the exhaustive research into why women aren't jumping at the 'opportunity' to be mindless broodmares anymore....yet completely misses the REAL reason: MEN & their bullshit.
Instead of trying to literally force women to have more children, knowing full well that in addition to their careers, physical risks of childbirth, unpaid labor of scrotery, economics, etc. etc. etc., we women have so much more we want to accomplish than to simply be June Cleaver literally serving at the pleasure of men. They're missing the most important factor of all: manchildren and their entitled scrote behaviors.
If the men weren't such lazy, selfish, disgusting, negative value dusties, perhaps the overwhelming work involved in child-rearing wouldn't be so overwhelming for us already utterly exhausted women. The simple act of existing as a woman in today's world is completely exhausting. Adding motherhood to the avalanche of other responsibilities & unrealistic expectations foisted upon women in general is simply a bridge too far for many of us.
Misogyny has been a pandemic for generations and it's only getting worse! I'm eternally grateful to have escaped my childbearing years unscathed and am blissfully, gleefully childfree by choice. This article has helped me be grateful to my menopausal hot flashes as a gentle reminder of my good fortune and wise life choices!
I'd love to hear the community's thoughts!
A great number of men name their daughters after his ex/high school sweetheart. It shows me everything I need to know about how men feel about their children.
Men trap women with babies. Men know women are forever tied to them if she has kids with them
Check out " I regret having children" facebook group and " breaking mom" reddit