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Nara Smith & The Internet's Obsession with (Fake) Tradwives

Nara Smith & The Internet's Obsession with (Fake) Tradwives

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Nara Smith & The Internet's Obsession with (Fake) Tradwives

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week's episode, I further explore the ideology behind the increasingly popular 'tradwife' lifestyle and discuss how this term is now being misused against mommy vloggers and creators who post domestic life content. I look at creator Nara Smith as a prime example of  Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Timestamps: 5:46 Who is Nara Smith? 6:35 What is a tradwife? Defining the term & exploring its ideology  20:20 Is a SAHM the same as a tradwife? How & why the internet is misusing this term 24:28 Exploring Nara Smith's background & content— is it Mormon and/or tradwife propaganda? Sources:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/01/06/a-psychologist-explains-the-dangers-of-the-tradwife-movement/?sh=e50144179c3b  Proctor, D. (2023). The #Tradwife Persona and the Rise of Radicalized Domesticity. Persona Studies, 8(2), 7–26. https://doi.org/10.21153/psj2022vol8no2art1645 Leidig, E. (2023). The Making of a Tradwife. In The Women of the Far Right (pp. 89–122). Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/leid21016-005  https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-51113371  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/fringe-left-alt-right-share-beliefs-white-power-movement/672454/  https://theconversation.com/far-right-tradwives-see-feminism-as-evil-their-lifestyles-push-back-against-the-lie-of-equality-219000  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/31/white-supremacy-trad-wives-far-right-feminist-politics  https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/the-tradwife-trilogy-part-3-the-real-women-behind-the-tradwife-movement/  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html  https://www.salon.com/2019/07/14/alt-right-handmaidens-and-the-white-baby-challenge/  https://gnet-research.org/2023/07/07/tradwives-the-housewives-commodifying-right-wing-ideology/  https://people.com/tiktok-star-emily-mariko-is-married-7568389  https://www.tiktok.com/@fluentlyforward/video/7340014688714935583  https://www.pbs.org/mormons/themes/women.html  https://www.mormonstories.org/truth-claims/mormon-culture/women-in-mormonism/  https://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith/video/7314399107139915051  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nara-smith-lucky-blue-smith-tiktok-mormon-tradwife-1234979241/  https://junkee.com/nara-smith-tiktok-controversy-explained/356552  https://x.com/hereliessian/status/1748194968538370126?s=20  https://www.tiktok.com/@domesticblisters/video/7339912436406832415?_r=1&_t=8kNeFDNLqx6  https://www.tiktok.com/@domesticblisters/video/7340393378955283742  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7338916098533870878  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7340435660894948639  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7340467055100955934  https://www.tiktok.com/@caroclaireburkeee/video/7339699210398207274   
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Sydney-based journalists Lauren Meisner & Jordyn Christensen. Follow us @lauren.meisner and @jordyn_christensen