14. Childless Monsters

The Ladies of Comicazi Podcast

In books, television, and movies, we are often shown an image of motherhood as superheroic or even saintly. Women who can’t or won’t have children, however, are routinely shown as somehow lacking or damaged, and particularly of seeing themselves this way. Why is this still the primary narrative in 2019, and what are the ways we can shift it?

Tropes Referenced/Discussed:

Not Wanting Kids is Weird
Babies Make Everything Better
Mandatory Motherhood

PANEL:
Erin McGrath
Elise Sacchetti
Valerie Sacchetti
Phoebe Sinclair

Editing:
Savannah Camacho