Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and the Unfortunate Implications

Re:Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and the Unfortunate Implications by KTallguy on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:00AM (#25161029)

> If you mean you can't make a show where a character aspires to be a housewife, I'm not sure I understand what the narrative purpose of such a story would be. Becoming a housewife isn't really an aspirational achievement in the way having a prestigious career is, and I don't think it's a story many are really interested in, nor one that would be easy to tell in a manner that doesn't seem forced.

This is not a true statement for many folks out there, and there are plenty of people who can relate to stories of being in the home. I think the best answer is broadening the things that are acceptable to aspire to, not opening one door while simultaneously locking another.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and the Unfortunate Implications by chungus_khan on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:24AM (#25161305)

Lots of people relate to stories about domesticity, and about being a housewife, but the actual process of becoming one fundamentally doesn't centre aspiring to be one. The work one puts into becoming a housewife isn't about working to become a housewife, it's about finding a spouse. There is a massive amount of media depicting romance, including domestic fantasies, it just isn't targeted at the same audience as many here fall under. A lot of these stories even involve said person not knowing what they want to become and choosing a domestic life out of passion for the romantic interest.

[ Parent | on HN ]