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Leslie Jones Rejects ‘Tradwife’ Ideal, Calls Marriage ‘Legalized Slavery’ in Ziwe Interview

Her comments tap into a growing online push for traditional domestic roles.

Overview

  • Jones, speaking on Ziwe’s interview series, said marriage “is legalized slavery” and told young viewers “Don’t get married.”
  • She rejected the “tradwife” role and said that if a man expects it, he might as well “pull out a whip and a chain.”
  • She credited her father with teaching her not to be “somebody’s wife” and cited many acquaintances’ divorces to question marriage’s value for women.
  • The “tradwife” label refers to women who embrace homemaking and submission to a sole-breadwinner husband, a trend that has spread on TikTok and Instagram since 2020.
  • Reports from Breitbart, Complex, and The Root amplified the clip and framed it within wider fights over gender roles and modern feminism on social media.