The Super Mom Trope: The Problematic Way We Celebrate Mothers
Mother's Day is upon us (at least in the United States), and with that comes the outward celebration of mothers everywhere. This week, I am examining one specific narrative we often see around this time - and that is what I call The Super Mom Trope. Essentially, this narrative celebrates the superhuman capabilities of moms, something that when done is broad strokes is actually quite problematic.
In this episode, I am covering four reasons this "moms are superheroes" rhetoric can be harmful to individual mothers and society as a whole:
It failed to recognize the human-ness of mothers, and the…
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