Can we talk about Suzanne Venker?

CommGeekGirl · 2020-05-14T01:16:27+00:00

This article hits so hard! I had to overcome a lot of those patterns and learn to be vulnerable. My dad wanted boys and though he had all girls taught us not to cry and pushed sports on us. He also wasn't emotionally available due to his own issues and the stress of his job. And I was constantly responsible for my little sister. I had to feed her and take care of her like she was my own. He also told me that my opinions and thoughts never mattered. Said I didn't know anything, and insisted men were better than me.

So take all that and mix it. I became a staunch feminist hell bent on proving myself and being the only woman in a male dominated industry. Though I was miserable. I wanted to show him that I was as good as anyone. Proving myself didn't give me time to be myself and almost killed my relationship. What's the point of being the best if there's no one to share it with?

Now my opinions are valued by my husband who I own a business with. And I look forward to being able to have a child in a couple years. I wound up a CEO anyway, but I'm doing it in a way where I can raise a family.

turnipthebunbun · 2020-05-13T20:24:02+00:00

Fantastic post. I'm excited to binge her articles.

BonnieBelle255 · 2020-05-13T23:31:50+00:00

Just read the first article - I liked it! do you think that being feminine includes having a calm and quiet spirit? One of the things she mentioned was not talking too much. But occasionally I am with a quiet man, and I feel the need to be "the chatty one" to prevent awkward silences. What do you think?

sweetdovely · 2020-05-13T21:30:09+00:00

Her book “The Flipside Of Feminism” is also very good!

saltlamp67 · 2020-05-15T18:50:17+00:00

I took a quick look at her blog and stopped short when I saw this:

Let me tell you about Mark, a married father of two who I’m in the midst of coaching (along with his wife). Like every other red-blooded male, Mark has single focus: he’s at his best when he concentrates on one thing at a time. And when it comes to earning for his family, again like most men Mark feels a unique kind of pressure—one most wives do not. I don’t care how many “working mothers” (God I hate that phrase; what’s a nonworking mother?) there are out there; it isn’t the same. Most married mothers work for precisely the reason Friedan laid out in her book: to achieve some measure of personal fulfillment outside the home.

Seriously? Most women work only for the sake of personal fulfillment? I'm sure she has some lovely ideas in her blog but it's hard for me to trust someone with a blind spot that huge.

_reluctant_redditor_ · 2020-05-13T20:42:57+00:00

This website is a gold mine. Thanks!

saltlamp67 · 2020-05-13T20:26:31+00:00

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Title	Can we talk about Suzanne Venker?
Author	saltlamp67
Upvotes	72
Comments	20
Date	May 13, 2020 6:58 PM UTC (3 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/RedPillWomen
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