Brittany Pettibone Review

I myself have always been right-wing politically and would describe myself as a moderate, conservative libertarian. In all the years in which I resisted the socialist craze for equality, I regretted one thing above all – that so many women, apparently guided by feelings rather than facts, acted as “somehow left”. Because on the “right” these women immediately associated with the image of the boring “caring housewife”, while “on the left” means maximum freedom, also the freedom to break yourself and live past your real needs. For about four or five years now I have noticed a slow but steady change, but more in the rural area and not in the big cities and metropolitan areas. Young, self-confident women who absolutely want several children, a competent and reliable man, and see their supposed “luck” not only in the hamster wheel of daily bread. These young women therefore tend to be classified politically as “right”, although they are usually not even aware of this. As an older white man like me, the left is primarily a hate object these days, and it is therefore difficult, if not impossible, to influence young women with reason. This requires young, ideally also optically attractive right-wing women who can offer a role model and identification opportunity. Voilá – here is one! Brittany Pettibone (what a cool name), born into a large Christian conservative family in California in 1992, has been working as a right-wing political activist in the USA for the past few years, and fell in love with the boss of the “Defend Europe” campaign Austrian identities, Martin Sellner. In the meantime, the two have also married, a beautiful couple indeed! So it is only logical that the new right publisher Antaios, which also publishes Sellner, presents “Young, Female, Right” Pettibone’s first political work in German. Although it is actually only partially a political work. I was sometimes surprised at reading, and not always pleasant. Pettibone often refers to her lived Christianity, albeit cautiously and quite charmingly, which of course does not necessarily seem convincing to me as an agnostic. However, the cultural differences between (Western) Europe and the USA must also be considered here. Pettibone tells of her life and how she became who she is, in what was probably a deliberately chosen simple language. While reading, I found that this particular style is probably that of a woman for other women, and therefore sometimes appealed to me less. But I’m not the target group either. Basically, it is about Pettibone wanting to help young women to discover themselves honestly, not to be constantly influenced by others, and above all to stand by a future family with several children. Pettibone is convinced that children make women happy. Just like “real” men who love, care and protect. Some quotations from the booklet: “The prevailing zeitgeist makes the boys realize that they are privileged by gender alone. That they are all potential rapists. That if they were ever accused of sexual assault, the girls should ALWAYS be believed.” “Ultimately, a young man will almost always choose a girl who outweighs what she may lack in outer beauty with inner values and beauty: sincerity, kindness, generosity, loyalty, courage, selflessness. He knows that a girl with such qualities will not only make his life happy, but that he also wants to help such a girl to have a happy life. ” “No girl is great by nature, but we all have the potential to be great.” “Today’s world is attached to wrong values. Irresponsible people become famous. Decadent people are put on the podium. Mindless people have incredibly high follower numbers on social media. Greedy people come to wealth and prestige. Bribery people come to power. Prestige and approval are no longer merits that someone has to work for themselves, but are treated as a kind of article of faith. ” Even if the style and simplicity of the texts did not always appeal to me, I believe that Pettibone is very good at the language of young women and can actually become a (right) identification figure for them. This is very good and absolutely worth supporting. In some places there seem to be small translation errors, so I believe e.g. not that you can put a smartphone in a “thick red wallet”. This was probably a handbag. And the original English title “What Makes Us Girls: And Why It’s All Worth it” fits the content much better than the German title. Normally I would give three stars for the 167 pages of text plus a short and fitting afterword by Ellen Kositza, but since I do not represent the target group and find the topic good and important, I would be happy to give it four. It would be nice if more young women were guided not only by their feelings but also by their minds, and thus would recognize the infinite left lies. Because for most women, happiness means (not only!) Being a loving mother and wife. And to have a real “guy” faithfully at his side. Because the greatest freedom in life is to voluntarily forego part of it.