Hot Takes on Yik Yak | Women refusing to get married because they don't want to be reduced to a "wife" is completely valid as it's an ongoing issue. Because why tf did I see an article describing Simone Biles as an "NFL Wife" when she is a decorated Olympian?

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Women refusing to get married because they don't want to be reduced to a "wife" is completely valid as it's an ongoing issue. Because why tf did I see an article describing Simone Biles as an "NFL Wife" when she is a decorated Olympian?

Anonymous 4w

I can’t tell if this post is against marriage or saying a person is more than a title

Anonymous 4w

In the same way Taylor swift is soon to be a football wife? That’s not her entire identity, but she’s gonna be married to a football player

Anonymous 4w

If you actually loved someone you wouldn’t care if some people thought of you as that person’s wife. You’d be proud if anything.

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Anonymous 4w

This is such a shallow post, if you’re proud to be married to someone, being referred to as their spouse is as much a compliment as having your own achievements honored. But you’re right, if a woman wouldn’t want to be called someone’s wife, they shouldn’t be married.

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Anonymous 4w

Reduced?? She would be upgraded bro

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Anonymous

#1 4w

how is being an nfl wife an upgrade from an OLYMPIAN?

Anonymous

#1 4w

She’s literally the best gymnast of all time what are you on about

Anonymous

#4 4w

Describing a woman (a highly successful one at that) only by the relationship to a man is fully intentional. By wording it that way you reduce a woman to just an extension of her male counterpart when she is her own person with her own personality and achievements INDEPENDENT of her husband and they should be given the respect they deserve

Anonymous

#7 4w

the issue isn't being called someone's wife. the problem is a clear pattern of WOMEN's achievements & identities being minimized or not even mentioned.... when her husband had nothing to do with the situation. we simply don't see this happen to men.

Anonymous

#2 4w

Do we know if the post was about Simone or about her husband?

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Anonymous

#2 4w

I get that an article about Simone that decided to just call her a “NFL wife” would be quite an understatement, but modern women achievements are far from understated in this culture.

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Anonymous

#7 4w

Honestly, there’s a reason I know her name and not her husband.

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Anonymous

#5 4w

I get what your saying but any person should be happy in a loving marriage so in my mind they would be proud of who they are married to, wife or husband that’s just my opinion tho I get that it can be degrading looking on as an outsider but personally I would be proud

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Anonymous

#4 4w

I’m sure she is proud of him. The issue isn’t between the people in the relationship, it’s between women and how media chooses to talk about them. Think of it like this: Sally is dating/married to John John brings sally to a work party Sally introduces herself as sally (because that is her name) Everyone just calls her “The girl that John brought” all night This is incredibly oversimplified but what I’m saying is diminishing her to just her relationship is an intentional choice of words

Anonymous

#8 4w

Oh I'm all for marriage, I'm just against women's accomplishments being ignored because they married some guy

Anonymous

#7 4w

If you can read, then you can clearly see that it's about Simone Biles.

Anonymous

#5 4w

Or because that how they know her? Like oh yeah your John’s wife Ive heard great things vice versa, oh yeah your salleys husband. Similarly someone might so oh yeah your such and such dad, or refer to a group/family as John and them. The Simone biles example is admittedly different because she is the more known person in the relationship, although I’m sure there are some people who know Johnathon Owens and not her, but in most cases you are doing this to relate it to someone u already know.

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Anonymous

#4 4w

I don’t think it’s a matter of love. It’s a matter of identity. For example, that people are announced as Mr. And Mrs. John Smith and letters addressed to Mrs. John Smith as her identity. You can love someone and still be happy to be their spouse. But that doesn’t mean you want when you’re at work, or in the news to be known only as the spouse. You want people to know you for yourself, not your spouse. To be an individual person.

Anonymous

#9 4w

I’m not necessarily disagreeing I’m just saying I doubt Simone biles is very upset at this so someone else being upset over it for her is a little odd imo

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