Vance also seemed to agree when a podcast host suggested that having grandparents help raise children was a ‘weird, unadvertised feature of marrying an Indian woman’

JD Vance agreed with the notion that raising grandchildren was “the whole purpose of the postmenopausal female,” an unearthed 2020 podcast shows.

Vance also seemed to concur when the host suggested that having grandparents help raise children was a “weird, unadvertised feature of marrying an Indian woman.”

It’s the latest in comments from the Republican nominee for vice president about women and “traditional” roles that have drawn ire. Vance has faced intense criticism in recent weeks for previous sexist comments, including his remarks about “cat ladies.”

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    you know, it’s great. with both parents working, having a grandmother who raises them when the parents can’t is an invaluable blessing. it’s great for the kids because they feel more free with a grandparent who pampers them; it’s great for the grandma and makes up for the empty nest after her own kids grow up, you know you kind of miss looking after small kids, the way they talk and laugh is irreplaceable… it’s great for the parents who maybe don’t have the privilege of staying at home…

    you know you could have said stuff like this. the underlying sentiment can easily be relayed like a human being. but no, you had to go with “that’s the whole purpose of postmenopausal female”. fucking weirdo.

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      More importantly, maybe grandma doesn’t want to raise your kid? My mom was helpful as long as she felt like it. My mother in law moved away so she didn’t have to feel guilty telling her kids she didn’t want to be a free babysitter anymore. When my kids were small I was annoyed, but as I get and feel older, I much better understand it.

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      Vance’s underlying sentiment is that women are only to be valued for their ability to pop out babies and keep them from ruining his naps.

      Somebody should totally hack his phone and change all his ringtone to baby shark and cause every call marked “spam” or “telemarketer” or “blocked” to instead be treated like a priority call.