Rihanna’s Baby Girl, Gender Expectations and Bravo’s Friendship Breakups
It’s a solo ep!
First up, Rihanna’s baby girl announcement, and the internet’s relief that her family is now “complete.” It speaks to the deep cultural obsession with gender balance and the right we think we have to comment. Gender disappointment is real, and so are the constant judgements about whether our families are “enough.” I share my own experience as a mum of three boys, and why envy and expectation around gender tell us more about society’s scripts than our own worth.
Then we shift to Bravo, where fractured friendships aredominating every franchise. RHOM ends with bonds in tatters…
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