HGTV’s Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines are being irresponsible, a feminist argued, since having “too many” children threatens the planet. And though population control is tied to troubling things, it is worth revisiting, she suggested.
The Gaineses, who announced recently that they are expecting their fifth child in an Instagram post, were heavily criticized on social media, a response that surprised feminist writer Kristen Pyszczyk, even though she concurs with their critics.
“Procreation is becoming a global public health concern, rather than a personal decision,” Pyszczyk asserted in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation editorial Saturday, an article which argued that it ought not be taboo to slam people for having “too many” kids.
“While having a child or five is a very personal choice, it’s also a choice that affects everyone who inhabits our planet. So while many people might find the backlash [against Chip and Jo Gaines] unwarranted, it’s actually a conversation we need to have in order to challenge our uncritical acceptance of the life-fulfillment-through-procreation story.”
And even though population control is fraught with associations with “nasty historical events” and “eugenics,” it merits further discussion because it is “not an exaggeration to say that the survival of our species depends on it,” she went on to say.
Amid dire looming threats to the planet scientists like Steven Hawking warn are imminent, “the fact that people are starting to react to those who have many children is great, but we need to go…
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