I feel like this entire paragraph can relate to some of the topics we touched in our reflection posts from last Thursday. It also ties in with the perspective of the eldest daughter staying home and eventually becoming a caregiver. The traditionalist policies that pressure women to adopt these roles are also meant to keep them there. By staying home as a caregiver there is less of a chance that a woman will be able to have financial liberty and that it will become more difficult to leave if the she chooses to.

One of my favorite university lectures was on the topic of banned/challenged books. We had to theorize why certain books were banned/challenged and then we'd look up the real reason it was banned. It will never cease to amazing the amount of books that were banned/challenged due to lgbtq+ content. Furthermore, we're seeing more protest and outrage over events like drag story hour. Events like this are means to create inclusive spaces for all ages. But instead they are being twisted into something they're not through the narrative that queer rights are dangerous to children.

I've also noticed a lot more men complain about this on social media, in my personal life and (oddly) immediately after matching on dating apps. I wholeheartedly believe algorithms are to blame for the rise in men adopting this mindset. I've seen it firsthand through a family member. He'll watch one right-wing-leaning reel, and suddenly his feed is full of them. Then, he'll send me a random Star Wars reel, and suddenly my For You page is filled with "Red Pill" reels. It does make me wonder: What content are they using to train the algorithms? And does anyone approve it before using it to train these algorithms?