{"id":643011,"date":"2026-10-27T17:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/643011\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:52:09","slug":"tate-mcraes-housewife-embraced-by-trad-wife-tiktok-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/643011\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate McRae’s ‘Housewife’ Embraced by ‘Trad Wife’ TikTok Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTate McRae<\/a> just wants to make a lot of money \u2014 and be her own housewife. At least, that\u2019s what she sings on the catchy hook of her shiny new pop hit.<\/a> But in a world of TikTok trends and trad wives<\/a>, the meaning behind her empowered song is getting lost.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHousewife\u201d has quickly become a hit since it was first released on Oct. 18, and even marks McRae\u2019s highest-charting song as a lead artist on the Hot 100 after she nabbed the Number Two<\/a> slot.\u00a0The song has also been trending on TikTok, thanks, in part, to many creators on the platform who are using the song to soundtrack their videos idealizing more traditional gender roles when it comes to marriage and family. Some users even changed the lyrics to \u201cBe my man\u2019s housewife,\u201d so that they reflect their own married-life realities.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne video<\/a> shows a woman dancing in the mirror to the song that used the song\u2019s original lyrics as text on top but adds a pointed parenthetical. It reads, \u201cI just wanna be a stay at home mom, raise godly kids & serve my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother video from a woman named Sadie, a self-described \u201clifestyle and content creator\u201d notched nearly 300,000 thousand views using the song atop a clip<\/a> of her hugging her husband with text that reshaped McRae\u2019s lyrics to read, \u201cI just want to spend all of his money be his cute housewife.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tIn a comment on the video, the creator addressed \u201chaters\u201d and defended her song choice as a \u201cjoke,\u201d writing, \u201cTo all the haters coming for me over this song choice, please understand im making a little joke and a fun twist on a great song! i have so much respect for women in the workforce and women who provide for themselves. i understand hard work because ive done it and will continue to do it, just in the way that i choose and in a way that may look different then you. my dream has always been to live the classic housewife life, have a husband who provides for our family and stay home to raise my future babies. if that\u2019s not your dream that\u2019s totally okay! every woman deserves to choose her own path! but heaven forbid i have a little fun with a song!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAnother video<\/a> shows a creator who posts about her \u201chousewife life\u201d doing chores to McRae\u2019s song as text atop reads, \u201cI just want to stay at home, be my man\u2019s housewife\u201d with a caption that says, \u201cHousewife life is the life for me.\u201d One commenter on the video pointed out that the video \u201ccompletely lost the plot of the song,\u201d to which the creator responded, \u201cThat was the whole point sis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSince its release, plenty of other women have also leaned into<\/a> the song\u2019s intended message in TikTok clips. Olivia Dunne posted her own video<\/a> using \u201cHousewife\u201d atop a picture of her achievements as a gymnast and a model. \u201cI love this song & standing on business,\u201d Dunne wrote in the caption of her post. Another user posted a clip<\/a> of herself dancing to the track as text overtop the clip read, \u201cTate made this for the tradie ladies,\u201d referencing her job in the trades. Another user decided to still focus on her marriage but in a cheeky way when she posted a video<\/a> of herself in her wedding dress with a message that read, \u201cHow this song feels getting married and not posting a single thing with my husband from our wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs the \u201ctrad wife\u201d version of the trend has grown on TikTok, some creators have voiced their opinions against it, noting the irony of co-opting the feminist message of \u201cHousewife\u201d in this way. One woman posted<\/a> a video where she\u2019s side-eyeing off-camera with text atop the clip that reads, \u201cso who\u2019s gonna tell the tradwives this song there lip syncing [sic] to by Tate McRae means the exact opposite of what they think. Girlies it\u2019s okay to sit out on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tOne compilation video<\/a> read \u201cIn a world of this\u201d over various clips of women reimagining \u201cHousewife\u201d juxtaposed it with other videos of women embracing the original song\u2019s lyrics and text that said \u201cBE THIS!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cShe\u2019s talking about not being dependent on a man,\u201d one creator said in a video<\/a> that garnered over a million views. \u201cShe\u2019s not centering her life around a man. To top it off, the album cover is literally a picture of her pushing around a baby stroller full of cash. What about that is screaming trad wife?\u201d<\/p>\n