I know nothing about these people, and the article is lengthy, so I won't comment in depth, but as I was skimming one part jumped out at me.
The problem with a man always working on himself is that he may also be working on you.
While technically partly true, it has that feel of 'men can never win.' Not to mention the double standard. If a woman goes to therapy, should she be distrusted? The author would probably say even asking the question and bringing up the double standard is itself sexist.
But, yeah, apparently even men working to better themselves should be looked at with suspicion.
It's a tragically schizophrenic article. I think this paragraph can sum it up succinctly:
The relationship struck Sarah’s friends as odd. At one point, Sarah said, “I just want to be with my kids and cook for my man.” “I was like, Who says that?” says a close friend. “I mean, I’ve known her for 30 years. She’s a powerful, decisive, strong woman. We grew up in this very feminist community. That’s not a thing either of us would ever say.”
I know nothing about these people, and the article is lengthy, so I won't comment in depth, but as I was skimming one part jumped out at me.
While technically partly true, it has that feel of 'men can never win.' Not to mention the double standard. If a woman goes to therapy, should she be distrusted? The author would probably say even asking the question and bringing up the double standard is itself sexist.
But, yeah, apparently even men working to better themselves should be looked at with suspicion.
It's a tragically schizophrenic article. I think this paragraph can sum it up succinctly:
Because the feminism leaves a woman's body the instant she thinks she has a shot at a fit, charismatic, bearded, famous, wealthy gigachad.