The article discusses how Valentine's Day reinforces the romantic myth, which cultivates societal control by insisting that romantic relationships are paramount for fulfillment and belonging. It asserts that this myth supports patriarchal, capitalist structures by promoting emotional dependence and competition among individuals, especially women. By detaching people from communal bonds and pushing conformist ideals of romance, the article argues that we lose vital connections to resistance and solidarity. It calls for a rejection of this myth in favor of solidarity with life on the planet and against oppression.
The romance myth is crucial for maintaining a gendered division of labor and extracting unpaid reproductive labor from women.
This myth is an important part of the social control that keeps patriarchy and racial capitalism going.
Valentine's Day insists we celebrate romance or feel left out, reinforcing the notion that our lives are empty without romantic relationships.
Generations of feminists have exposed marriage and romance as structures built to confine and control women and children.
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