I’m responding to @My2cents1975 I’ve lost her response to my podt and I don’t want to scroll back in case I lose mine in the scrolling.
This is long and please scroll on by if you aren’t interested. My apologies. I did try to edit but I think I may have edited out much of my ‘argument.’ 😂
I really haven’t followed the politics surrounding sport @My2cents1975 but from what I’ve observed I’d agree with your last paragraph.
I don’t see Meghan as pushing Trad lifestyle. The trad wife stuff comes out of the White Christian Nationalist movement and I don’t think Meghan is ever going to please them in big numbers. Meghan doesn’t hide the fact that she works outside the home, and doesn’t pretend that home life fulfills her completely.
I’ve watched some of her shows and although I’m too old and tired to do what she does, I could buy her jam and honey (if only she shipped here) and spread it on some locally sourced artisan sourdough with supermarket bought butter. Yum yum. That’s what she’s pushing. Buy a bit of this and that and this other thing; and create something pretty and tasty. Until I can buy and try her jam, I’ll buy the local jam sold at the markets.
Meghan’s more about bringing a bit of luxury to everyday life, I think. I know her everyday life is far different from mine, but she hit the nail on the head when she talked about ‘elevating’ stuff. As funny as that word became on each repetition, she actually did manage it imo. The show is not about adopting the lifestyle all the time, but about doing bits of it. I find that the world is pretty bleak politically speaking at the moment - so I’m gravitating to shows and books that are light and amusing and often an alternative perspective for me.
I’d say she’s trying to be more like Martha Stewart, than a trad wife. But don’t think shes trying to be a copy of Martha either. She’s carving out her own niche. Meghan’s also able to appeal to a market that’s not been paid much attention to that I can see - the ever growing Black American middle class and upper middle class women that want to see their lives, or something like it, reflected back at them on tv.
I’m all over the place with this. I only started taking an interest in American politics since my husband became ill. He’s fascinated by American Politics so it gives us something to discuss other than his illness so he stays active and he remains interested in life.