Governor Gavin Newsom has previously remarked that the Democratic Party will need to be more “culturally normal” if they hope to improve their standing in future elections. Recently resurfaced comments from his wife, though, raise doubts on if he’ll be the one who can lead that charge.
In interview footage that drew attention on social media, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the self-styled “first partner” of California, remarked that she gave her sons dolls to play with, “[…] even if they tear the head off.” According to Newsom, this is to teach her sons that caregiving is not a female-exclusive activity. You might think the fact that her young sons’ reaction toward receiving dolls would lead her to question the liberal lie that gender is socially constructed, but the thought never crosses her mind.
In the same interview, Newsom also mentioned that she changes male protagonists in books to female, to show them that women can be at the center of a story. She did not comment on whether it is important for her sons to have strong male role models growing up. Instead, sounding like a valley-girl liberal cliche generator, she said, “At the end of the day, we’re all kind of like in this place in history maybe where we’re recognizing what it is to ultimately deconstruct all these gender roles and ultimately be human, and that’s exciting to me.”
Newsom isn’t new to these brave, pioneering arguments against the patriarchy. She started the “ask her more” campaign in 2015, which advocated asking female celebrities questions beyond their fashion on the red carpet. As we all know, women are famously disinterested in the fashion and pageantry surrounding award shows.
Newsom also recently whined to the press at a recent press conference for her husband, after the media pushed the governor on topics outside of the Planned Parenthood funding he spoke about. According to Mrs. Newsom, “You wonder why we have such a horrific war on women in this country and that these guys are getting away with it. Because you don’t seem to care.” A Democratic politician defending abortion at all costs is par for the course, so it’s unclear how much there is to comment on, and why the press couldn’t take the opportunity to ask Governor Newsom about his failed high-speed rail plan as well.
A lot can happen in two years. But here’s hoping that culturally normal America rejects Governor Newsom’s inevitable presidential bid, and the liberal wine-mom babblings of his wife that come with it.
