Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[YOhio]

All that said, those LDS social media moms are pretty cringe to me and it bothers me how they put their underage children front and center.

Yeah that’s awful. How is Noah doing, btw?

[YOhio]

Good article on Reason. Thanks for posting.

[myboynoah]

I just read a Reason peice that put this in the context of the more toxic elements running through some present day feminists.

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https://reason.com/2024/08/01/from-u...individuality/

Yeah, I hate those voices that make such negative judgements about women (or men) who decide to make more traditional life decisions. The point is, people should have the leeway to decide whatever to pursue whatever lifestyle choices that make (obviously as long as they don't violate laws or impinge on the rights of others). I got into a fairly heated discussion with one of my sons per Harrison Butker's wife and her choices this past summer. But it's cool, we're family, so no damage done.

All that said, those LDS social media moms are pretty cringe to me and it bothers me how they put their underage children front and center. That whole social media influencer scene seems pretty unhealthy to me.

[USUC]

Sheesh, that is bad. Reminds of that hit piece on Brandon Sanderson a year ago in Wired.

I just read a Reason peice that put this in the context of the more toxic elements running through some present day feminists.

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[YOhio]

Sheesh, that is bad. Reminds of that hit piece on Brandon Sanderson a year ago in Wired.

This one got me. She visits the family ranch and Daniel gives her a tour, a nice thing to do for a guest. Somehow it turns into her mocking him for mansplaining and whining that she can't talk to a mom making lunch for 8 kids.

Daniel wants to take me to see the new dairy farm buildings, while Neeleman goes back into the house to make lunch for the “kiddos”. We stop at an irrigation ditch (which he explains); the offices (which he explains); the milking stations (which he explains). I check my watch, feeling edgy. I want to talk to Neeleman.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I largely agree with BFM, with one qualification. Even though I may not feel super bad for the aggrieved, I have so much contempt for media/influencers who misrepresent someone for biased/political/self-interested/malicious reasons. I’d never heard of this person before today but I read an LA Times article that was pretty awful. The author constantly insulted and mocked the husband and made the wife look like a super oppressed woman, despite her wild success. She tied them to the tradwife movement while acknowledging they've had no connection, interactions with or posts about the movement. The whole article is the author muttering under her breath at the end of each paragraph. So shameless.

https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/t...dren-plfr50cgk

Sheesh, that is bad. Reminds of that hit piece on Brandon Sanderson a year ago in Wired.

[Shaka]

Daniel played LAX at BYU. I'm going to cut him some slack.

[Donuthole]

I largely agree with BFM, with one qualification. Even though I may not feel super bad for the aggrieved, I have so much contempt for media/influencers who misrepresent someone for biased/political/self-interested/malicious reasons. I’d never heard of this person before today but I read an LA Times article that was pretty awful. The author constantly insulted and mocked the husband and made the wife look like a super oppressed woman, despite her wild success. She tied them to the tradwife movement while acknowledging they've had no connection, interactions with or posts about the movement. The whole article is the author muttering under her breath at the end of each paragraph. So shameless.

https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/t...dren-plfr50cgk

Ha. This is the article I had read--not the one I linked. And yes, the author had an agenda, for sure.

[YOhio]

I largely agree with BFM, with one qualification. Even though I may not feel super bad for the aggrieved, I have so much contempt for media/influencers who misrepresent someone for biased/political/self-interested/malicious reasons. I’d never heard of this person before today but I read an LA Times article that was pretty awful. The author constantly insulted and mocked the husband and made the wife look like a super oppressed woman, despite her wild success. She tied them to the tradwife movement while acknowledging they've had no connection, interactions with or posts about the movement. The whole article is the author muttering under her breath at the end of each paragraph. So shameless.

https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/t...dren-plfr50cgk

[BigFatMeanie]

That's a curious last name...

Also, I have a hard time feeling much sympathy for anyone who lives out their life on social media. Yes, I know some here have relatives that make a living/career out of being social media influencers. That's bully for them but it's not something I would encourage my kids to attempt to do. If one's income (and, unfortunately, often one's self worth) depend on being popular and creating popular content then you essentially outsource your values to the crowd. And the whims of the crowd are a fickle, fickle mistress.

[Donuthole]

Did Ballerina Farm get discussed here? NY Times going kinda hard after the Queen Mormon Trad Wife. I don't think the article was particularly objective (the author had an angle, for sure) but I have a hard time feeling sympathy for these trad types who like to allow people to assume that their life is an accurate representation or an ideal of Mormon culture.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/s...-neeleman.html

[BigFatMeanie]

I liked the response that said, “I’m going to not watch it even harder than I already was”

[BigPiney]

Klingon Skousen is a great username

[Jeff Lebowski]

You're not found?

Weird. Tweet deleted. It was a tiktok-style video clip from the idiots in that upcoming Hulu series. The tweet said something like, "The should all be excommunicated for this video alone".

Same guy:

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[Pelado]

I am with this guy:

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