C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
'Britt seemed to want viewers to imagine her in an apron, gazing lovingly upon her family and realizing she must sacrifice some measure of domesticity for "the future of children." It's all nonsense, of course. She is exactly the "permanent politician" she accused Biden of being, as any perusal of her resume will show. Britt holds a political science degree and law degree from the University of Alabama. She went straight from graduation to work on the staff of her predecessor, Sen. Richard Shelby. She worked in private practice and government, but never as a full-time stay-at-home mother.
And yet, even as her colleagues were in D.C. for the speech, Britt framed herself as a hausfrau, talking about how "my husband, Wesley, and I just watched President Biden’s State of the Union Address from our living room." Her address was filmed from her kitchen with an aesthetic that former White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri mocked as "'tradwife," which is internet slang for "traditional wife." As feminist writer Jill Filipovic wrote, Britt's was a message of who women should be: "Afraid, valued only for being mothers, and in the kitchen." Republicans didn't even bother to hide the sexist nostalgia they were angling for. As the New York Times reported, talking points circulated before the speech suggested Republicans call her "America's mom."
Just last week, the GOP nominated Donald Trump to be president, despite a New York judge recently finding that "Trump sexually abused — indeed, raped" journalist E. Jean Carroll. In his State of the Union speech, Biden blew off the long-standing lie that Republicans oppose abortion because of "life," instead accusing Republicans of broadly opposing "reproductive freedom" and adding, "those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women in America." The "pro-life" mask is fully off, proving feminists were right all along: Republicans just want to make women second-class citizens.'
Britt is conservatism personified: reactionary, fearful of positive, beneficial change, hostile to the rights and protected liberties of women, dishonest purveyors of hypocrisy, demagoguery, disinformation, and lies.
Beyond the warranted ridicule of Britt’s cringeworthy response, we indeed see a Republican agenda seeking to render women second-class citizens, denied the freedom to make fundamental decisions as individuals.
And yet, even as her colleagues were in D.C. for the speech, Britt framed herself as a hausfrau, talking about how "my husband, Wesley, and I just watched President Biden’s State of the Union Address from our living room." Her address was filmed from her kitchen with an aesthetic that former White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri mocked as "'tradwife," which is internet slang for "traditional wife." As feminist writer Jill Filipovic wrote, Britt's was a message of who women should be: "Afraid, valued only for being mothers, and in the kitchen." Republicans didn't even bother to hide the sexist nostalgia they were angling for. As the New York Times reported, talking points circulated before the speech suggested Republicans call her "America's mom."
Just last week, the GOP nominated Donald Trump to be president, despite a New York judge recently finding that "Trump sexually abused — indeed, raped" journalist E. Jean Carroll. In his State of the Union speech, Biden blew off the long-standing lie that Republicans oppose abortion because of "life," instead accusing Republicans of broadly opposing "reproductive freedom" and adding, "those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women in America." The "pro-life" mask is fully off, proving feminists were right all along: Republicans just want to make women second-class citizens.'
Katie Britt is the GOP's "tradwife" face
The "pro-life" lie gives way to GOP leaders denouncing women's suffrage and attacking birth control
www.salon.com
Britt is conservatism personified: reactionary, fearful of positive, beneficial change, hostile to the rights and protected liberties of women, dishonest purveyors of hypocrisy, demagoguery, disinformation, and lies.
Beyond the warranted ridicule of Britt’s cringeworthy response, we indeed see a Republican agenda seeking to render women second-class citizens, denied the freedom to make fundamental decisions as individuals.