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Maryah Haidery's avatar

I see what you’re trying to do here, but as a woman from Pakistan (which is basically India before they had a whole spat about religion and got a divorce), I feel the need to push back a little…

It might be easy for sexy, White, obedient trad wives to nab a great catch like JD Vance or Eric Weinstein, but it’s really tough out here for college educated, “mid looking”, brown gals like me. You have no idea how much I appreciate their PSA that Indian women come pre-packaged with parents who will provide free, on demand childcare (who needs an earned income tax credit when you can have in-laws from the subcontinent? In fact, if he and Vance had spread the word about this “odd, unadvertised benefit” 20 years ago, it would have changed the trajectory of my entire life!

Instead of pursuing a career I love or marrying a man who appreciated me for something other than my ovaries, I could be pestering my numerous children to get married and crank out some babies so my post menopausal body could do what God designed it to do!

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Irene Schindler's avatar

OMG!!!! Thank you, I needed someone to explain to my old, tired, non reproductive menopausal body— what the hell i should do. Guess I’ll give up pointless rewarding job, my creative writing happiness, my mental health clarifying workout routines—- and wait for Mr. Vance Thank God, Mr. Vance has it covered. And thank you, Holly. I can sleep—- not sleep better now.

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