Comedian Leslie Jones has never shied away from sharing her unfiltered opinions on everything from sports to dating and relationships. But her latest share about marriage might just be one of the most controversial yet hilarious things we’ve heard.
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Jones’ comments came out of a new interview on Ziwe’s podcast to promote her recent standup special, “Leslie Jones: Life- Part 2.” During their conversation, they discussed, among other things, her rise in the comedy world, her dating preferences, and eventually, marriage. Specifically, Ziwe asked Jones if she could ever see herself as a “tradwife.”
If you don’t know, a “tradwife” is defined as “a married woman who embraces traditional gender roles (such as being a stay-at-home wife and mother),” according to Merriam-Webster. Over the last few years, it has become a giant trend on TikTok with Gen Zers embracing the lifestyle more than any other group. Influencers like Nara Smith, Hannah Neelemen, and Estee Williams have built livelihoods online showing how they cook, clean, take care of their kids, and their homes while their husbands go out and do the more traditional “protecting and providing.”
But while the lifestyle has garnered plenty of interest from the younger crowd, for Jones, that’s not something she’d ever aspire to.
“Absolutely f*cking not. Because that’s not who the f*ck I am. And my daddy didn’t raise me like that. My dad used to literally say that to me. I didn’t raise you to be somebody’s wife,” Jones said.
The comedian went on to share a more shocking take: “Most of the people that I know that’s gotten married are divorced now. I think marriage is legalized slavery,” she said.
When Ziwe asked her to explain further, Jones connected her thought to the concept of a tradwife, explaining that women in those situations would be expected to give up their independence.
“Especially if he expecting you to be a trad wife…might as well pull out a whip and a chain,” she said.
Jones later ended her diatribe by giving a word of advice to women: “I don’t think it’s beneficial for a woman at all. Don’t get married.”
This, of course, isn’t the first time Jones has joked about slavery and the dating world. If you’ll remember, in 2014, she joked that while her pick of suitors nowadays isn’t great due to her skin color and height, she claimed that she would’ve been a hot commodity during slavery times.
“I do not want to be a slave. I don’t like working for all you white people now and you pay me. But back in the slave days, my love life would have been better,” Jones said at the time, “Master would have hooked me up with the best brotha on the plantation and every nine months I’d be in the corner popping out super babies. I’d just keep popping them out. Shaq. Kobe, LeBron, Kimbo Slice, Sinbad. I would be the number one slave draft pick. All of the plantations would want me. Now, I can’t get a brotha to take me out for a cheap dinner. Can a b*tch get a beef bowl?!!”
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