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Terry Prone: This anti-tradwife campaign must be stopped

The Government plans to thwart influencers promoting 'stereotypical roles for women and girls'. Meanwhile, Irish girls prefer shopping, gossip, make-up, and spice bags to a life as a stay-at-home mother
A typical trad wife 'with an impossibly tiny waist and a gingham apron who, having crafted a gourmet meal for Himself, rushes off to make up her face because that’s the least the main breadwinner should expect.' Picture: iStock

A typical trad wife 'with an impossibly tiny waist and a gingham apron who, having crafted a gourmet meal for Himself, rushes off to make up her face because that’s the least the main breadwinner should expect.' Picture: iStock

We haven’t seen much ‘trad wifery’ here yet but the Government has announced plans to prevent it, and I want those plans stopped. Seriously. Right now.

At the end of last week, they announced they were going to provide good money — ours, like — to prevent Irish girls being social media-messaged into what they confusingly call “particular care roles”. 

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