47 min
#27 - Stepford Wives (1975): The health benefits of Robot Replacement Therapy (RRT) Madness and Movies Podcast
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Stepford Wife (n): a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance.
That's fairly insidious, and I think we have all come to recognize it as such. There is an over-strong emphasis on stability, "normality," and the value of compliance. But put it side by side with the World Health Organization's definition of mental health:
Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual... can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
Do you see the problem yet?
Stepford Wife (n): a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance.
That's fairly insidious, and I think we have all come to recognize it as such. There is an over-strong emphasis on stability, "normality," and the value of compliance. But put it side by side with the World Health Organization's definition of mental health:
Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual... can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
Do you see the problem yet?
47 min