Porphyry Avis is a young writer from Budapest, Hungary tackling the whole question of social media trends, including the hopes and the hazards of fashion.
Yes at the top of our list of cultural concerns is that some women are becoming culturally conservative in a way that is not authentic enough... I don't mean to come across as uncharitable but do you really think we can be picky about the ways women embrace femininity in an era of single career cat ladies and mass abortion? Furthermore the Lauren example relies completely on her side of the story so we have no idea to what extent it's even true, and the Ballerina Farm example is both framed in the worst possible light. First, I'm fairly certain she said she was happy she decided to have a family instead of pursuing her career. Second, it doesn't matter how prestigious your prancing school is, being a mother is a higher calling; and we are going to have to reweight how we encourage women in that direction if we want them to stop literally sacrificing their children on the alter of success. I don't intend to be rude, I'm sure the author's intentions are solid but this really does not belong on this Substack.
Yes at the top of our list of cultural concerns is that some women are becoming culturally conservative in a way that is not authentic enough... I don't mean to come across as uncharitable but do you really think we can be picky about the ways women embrace femininity in an era of single career cat ladies and mass abortion? Furthermore the Lauren example relies completely on her side of the story so we have no idea to what extent it's even true, and the Ballerina Farm example is both framed in the worst possible light. First, I'm fairly certain she said she was happy she decided to have a family instead of pursuing her career. Second, it doesn't matter how prestigious your prancing school is, being a mother is a higher calling; and we are going to have to reweight how we encourage women in that direction if we want them to stop literally sacrificing their children on the alter of success. I don't intend to be rude, I'm sure the author's intentions are solid but this really does not belong on this Substack.
Hear, hear.