9 Times TV And Movies Made Motherhood Look Undesirable
You don’t have to look far to see the war against motherhood in our culture. Just turn on the TV.
In an entertainment industry still plagued by the boss-girl narrative, it’s far too common to find the tired stereotype of female accomplishment: a woman struggling to make something of herself, tied down by the apron strings of her needy, whiny children. It’s a formula that gets slipped into popular shows and award-winning films as frequently as possible, a persistent visual implication that being a mom makes life unfair to women. By modeling mothers after a model of “relatable exhaustion,” the movies are often blind to the fact that motherhood is a blessing, and that many – if not most – women find happiness by embracing this aspect of their femininity.