I hear on R4 Broadcasting House an article of the usual for/against style, designed to divide women so
they oppose, judge and scorn each other.
The fight used to be Stay-at-home Mama vs At-work Mama. Now it's Tiger Mama (aka Pushy Parent Mama) vs Ordinary Parent Mama.
All
I've got to say to this false dilemma is Fuck off. Creating a piece which asks you to consider whether you are or you aren't a pushy mama is a false
alternative, dredged up by the unimaginative to whip up a slanging
match, so they can call the resulting boxing match 'a debate'. It isn't.
The common ground and common truth is that all parents, male or
female, will advance the interests of their own kids if they feel in a
position to do so. The debate should explore society, economics, in/equalities of access. But that doesn't promote books, articles,
careers or broadcasting ratings, does it?
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