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Cow moms v. cat ladies

Ballerina Farm & JD Vance & the effort to pathologize women’s solitude

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Aug 08, 2024
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By now, you’ve probably seen the Times of London profile of Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman, which depicts her as a young woman bullied into marrying before she was ready, giving up her career as a ballerina to fulfill her husband’s pastoral dream. Maybe you’ve even seen Neeleman’s uncharacteristic direct response, or the many videos of her egg apron. …

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