Nara Smith & The Internet's Obsession with (Fake) Tradwives
MAR 07
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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 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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https://junkee.com/nara-smith-tiktok-controversy-explained/356552 

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