‘The London Times has become the latest media outlet to suggest that embracing traditional gender roles is a form of extremism with an article that claims so-called ‘trad wives’ are on a par with “ISIS brides.”
“A growing online community of women are rejecting feminism in favour of submission to men. The techniques used to radicalise them are similar to those used to groom Isis brides,” writes Julia Ebner.
Ebner works for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a think tank that partners with national governments, Google and others “to counter hate and extremism in the UK.”
Apparently, women who choose to be subservient to men in the framework of a traditional marriage now represent an extremist movement.
This is not the first instance of the ‘trad wife’ narrative being linked with extremism.
Self-proclaimed “anti-fascist” researcher Becca Lewis reacted to a BBC piece about ‘trad wives’ by labeling it “literal white supremacist propaganda.”
Read more: London Times Says Embracing Traditional Gender Roles is a Form of ISIS-Style Extremism
