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ffrf.org
@ffrf.org

The Botkin sisters deserve credit for admitting the harm they caused. But they were teenagers when religious fundamentalists used them to promote female submission. The real problem is an ideology that treats women’s independence as rebellion and their subjugation as virtue.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com

The Botkin sisters once told Christian girls to serve their fathers until marriage, then serve their husbands. Now they’re apologizing for all the harm that message caused. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/they-told-...

friendlyatheist.comThey told Christian girls to submit. Now the Botkin Sisters say they were wrong.The authors of “So Much More” have issued a sweeping apology for the patriarchal advice they once promoted

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

I'm a trad wife. So I *always* do as my husband commands. For instance, I am currently following his instructions to take complete control of our family, our money, and him. He didn't come out and say that, but I took it as a silent wish. Glory!

The Colvin Study
@ajcoog.bsky.social

Anyone who's done any historical research in 19th century gender roles will instantly recognize how what these two writers promoted were 19th century gender roles. That any sane person in the late 20th century could think that's normal is bonkers.