Commentary: “Chad” & “Trad” Are In Fact Pagan, Not Christian or Jewish Otherwise

 In fact, a lot of “chad” and “trad” influences are quite pagan and therefore wholly antithetical to Christianity and its Jewish roots. In fact, many proudly-“chad” and “trad” self-professed Christians—whether they are actually or nominally Christian—would despise women such as the following: 

1) Eve herself, as she was created to be Adam’s “helper”—not his concubine or his mere servant. 

2) Rebekah—a camelherder whom, because Isaac would not honor the word that “the older shall serve the younger”, had to help secure the blessing that was promised to Jacob.

3) Rachel and Leah—with Rachel being a shepherdess, and both working in the fields. In fact, in order to obtain a fulfillment of her marital right, Leah had to speak up for herself and have her son Reuben give his aunt Rachel mandrakes. 

4) Tamar the Canaanite—she did not let her in-law father get away with causing her to violate her levirate duties. 

5) Miriam—she spoke up for her brother Moses to Pharaoh’s daughter when she yet a child.

6) Zipporah—when Moses almost died because he did not undergo brit milah (circumcision), she performed his brit milah and convicted him of his sin by calling him “a husband of blood”.

7) Zelofechad’s daughters

8) Deborah the judge

9) Hannah—she dared to speak up to Eli the kohen about her predicament when he caught her praying

10) Abigail the eventual wife of David—whose first husband was committing emotional and mental adultery by abusing her. 

11) Huldah the prophetess

12) Na’omi

12) Ruth—after all, she pursued her kinsman redeemer

13) The Canaanite woman whom asked Jesus to heal her daughter

14) Mary of Bethany—whom anointed Jesus’ feet! 

15) Priscilla the tentmaker

16) Lydia 

17) Phoebe 

Other women—e.g., Pu’ah and Shifrah—are coming to mind as I write this list.

If the “chads” and “trads” had their way, none of the women listed would have been anything but sex slaves and mere servants whom cooked, cleaned, and provided continuation of their fathers’ and husbands’ lines. Absolutely none of the women would’ve been able to advocate for themselves and others, hold men in their lives accountable when they needed to be held accountable, and serve their communities within the olive tree that is the Body of Christ—into whom gentiles as branches are grafted, and away from whom Jews and gentiles alike need to keep misogyny of every kind.