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I really want to appreciate the content you put out, but your obsession with Jews is a bit too much for my liking. You should perhaps focus more on Europeans, much more relatable.

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Hi Brad,

Thank you for your feedback. I focus on promoting Judeo-Christian values. As an observant Jewess, I naturally reference our scripture, as it is what I am most familiar with. Regarding nationalities, both Malka and I are Europeans. In my conversation with her, the emphasis was on traditional values, which are also cherished by Christian tradwives, rather than on religion itself.

I sincerely hope you will continue enjoying Psychobabble, we have amazing guests lined up.

Hannah

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Oct 1·edited Oct 1

It wasn't only TV shows but also Women's magazines.

I hypothesise that the Editors and writers of Women's Magazine undertook a subtle and covert form of manipulation, especially using pop psychology questionnaires.

For example, a psychology questionnaire would be "Are you being abused?" followed by personal stories of women who allegedly have been abused.

What clued me into this was a mate who told me that his wife would report feeling unhappy after reading women's magazines. His simple reply was, "Stop reading them!"

I should also add many decades ago, a female psychologist I knew said that magazines like Australia's Women's Weekly were about maintaining things as they are.

I didn't understand what she was saying at the time.

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That’s a really interesting point, and you’re right—it wasn’t just TV shows, but also women’s magazines that played a big role in shaping perceptions. Those subtle manipulations, like pop psychology questionnaires and personal stories, often worked to sow seeds of doubt about traditional roles, even when no issue existed. Women percieve abuse to be much more common than it is! I am so sick and tires of the not-so-subtle message that if you were content in your role as a wife or mother, maybe you were missing something. We are left watching sci-fi and Tom Cruise.

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Oct 2Liked by Hannah Spier, MD

A question I often ask myself is, "Why is it so?"

I can tell you exactly where I was and roughly the year, 1992, when a friend told me she was pregnant with her first baby. In a discussion, I spoke to her about the importance of including her partner with the child. After all, I have heard many mothers say that their husbands did not show interest when their children were young. I suspected he was excluded.

Little did I know that what I had hypothesised was not researched until a decade later and is known as "Maternal Gatekeeping."

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I'm gonna write a TV show or movie script that gives women a houswife to admire and want to be like.

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Thank you! Please do, I would pay to watch that.

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