I have been following 4B on TikTok and I see the pushback women are getting from the opposition making formal complaints about 4B posts as if they are racist or violent. One way to support 4B is to like and share 4B posts. I have heard TikTok rumors of a public action event on June 24th. Meanwhile, I think we can go deeper than 4B and look at the word "wife" - because it seems to me that word connotes a second class status. As goal posts in our vocabulary, wife and husband are both gendered and hierarchical. I live with a man I love. I like sex. But I will never be a wife again. He is my partner. I am his partner. I think dropping the labels husband and wife is a first step toward equal treatment for women.
I have been following 4B on TikTok and I see the pushback women are getting from the opposition making formal complaints about 4B posts as if they are racist or violent. One way to support 4B is to like and share 4B posts. I have heard TikTok rumors of a public action event on June 24th. Meanwhile, I think we can go deeper than 4B and look at the word "wife" - because it seems to me that word connotes a second class status. As goal posts in our vocabulary, wife and husband are both gendered and hierarchical. I live with a man I love. I like sex. But I will never be a wife again. He is my partner. I am his partner. I think dropping the labels husband and wife is a first step toward equal treatment for women.
Love the term partner for describing being in an equal relationship. Thanks for sharing Billie!