Nara Smith & The Internet's Obsession with (Fake) Tradwives

In this week's episode, I further explore the ideology behind the increasingly popular 'tradwife' lifestyle and discuss how this term is now being misused against mommy vloggers and creators who post domestic life content. I also dive into the questions around Nara Smith, TikToks' buzziest creator at the moment, to better understand if her content really is Mormon tradwife propaganda, or simply innocent lifestyle content with a focus on home and family life (and cooking for her kids from scratch). Episode on Gwen Swinarton: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hQy5cyGOgPury7sWMgPOI Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Timestamps: 5:46 Who is Nara Smith? 6:35 What is a tradwife? Defining the term & exploring its ideology  20:20 Is a SAHM the same as a tradwife? How & why the internet is misusing this term 24:28 Exploring Nara Smith's background & content— is it Mormon and/or tradwife propaganda? Sources:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/01/06/a-psychologist-explains-the-dangers-of-the-tradwife-movement/?sh=e50144179c3b  Proctor, D. (2023). The #Tradwife Persona and the Rise of Radicalized Domesticity. Persona Studies, 8(2), 7–26. https://doi.org/10.21153/psj2022vol8no2art1645 Leidig, E. (2023). The Making of a Tradwife. In The Women of the Far Right (pp. 89–122). Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/leid21016-005  https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-51113371  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/fringe-left-alt-right-share-beliefs-white-power-movement/672454/  https://theconversation.com/far-right-tradwives-see-feminism-as-evil-their-lifestyles-push-back-against-the-lie-of-equality-219000  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/31/white-supremacy-trad-wives-far-right-feminist-politics  https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/the-tradwife-trilogy-part-3-the-real-women-behind-the-tradwife-movement/  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html  https://www.salon.com/2019/07/14/alt-right-handmaidens-and-the-white-baby-challenge/  https://gnet-research.org/2023/07/07/tradwives-the-housewives-commodifying-right-wing-ideology/  https://people.com/tiktok-star-emily-mariko-is-married-7568389  https://www.tiktok.com/@fluentlyforward/video/7340014688714935583  https://www.pbs.org/mormons/themes/women.html  https://www.mormonstories.org/truth-claims/mormon-culture/women-in-mormonism/  https://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith/video/7314399107139915051  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nara-smith-lucky-blue-smith-tiktok-mormon-tradwife-1234979241/  https://junkee.com/nara-smith-tiktok-controversy-explained/356552  https://x.com/hereliessian/status/1748194968538370126?s=20  https://www.tiktok.com/@domesticblisters/video/7339912436406832415?_r=1&_t=8kNeFDNLqx6  https://www.tiktok.com/@domesticblisters/video/7340393378955283742  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7338916098533870878  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7340435660894948639  https://www.tiktok.com/@allyrooker/video/7340467055100955934  https://www.tiktok.com/@caroclaireburkeee/video/7339699210398207274