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California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s \u201cfirst partner\u201d Jennifer Siebel Newsom is going viral after a video resurfaced in which she said she gives her sons dolls and changes male protagonists in books to female protagonists when reading to her children.<\/span><\/p>\n The resurfaced conversation comes from a 2019 interview with the Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez honoring Women\u2019s History Month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve given our boys dolls \u2026 to learn that care and caregiving is not just an activity reserved for women but is also an activity that is a responsibility for men,\u201d she said. Later in the interview, she added, \u201cIf I\u2019m reading a book and the protagonist is a male, I just change the he to a she.\u201d She said it normalizes women being the star of a story and that \u201cwomen matter and women are interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Her comments were quick to draw criticism from the Right.<\/p>\n Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey said, \u201cBeing a boy isn\u2019t a disease that needs to be cured. Masculinity is a strength that needs to be fostered and encouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox New\u2019s Tomi Lahren added, \u201cI told yall the other night on Watters PrimeTime as bad as Gavin is, the wife will be the woke weight on his ankles.\u201d<\/p>\n Popular commentator Link Lauren said, \u201cI\u2019e sounded the alarm for years. Jennifer is on eof the most radical women in public life. Imagine how she is behind closed doors if this is what she says publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n The Daily Wire obtained the interview in its entirety and found that in addition to her parental advice, Siebel Newsom said conservative politics conflict with viewing women as equal.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI grew up revering Ronald Reagan \u2026 my father did, so therefore we did,\u201d she said. \u201cMy dad has always been the biggest champion of women, especially marginalized and vulnerable women, but unfortunately his politics led him in a direction that is sort of in conflict with seeing women as equal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She also <\/span>blames<\/span><\/a> California\u2019s K-shaped economy on the \u201cdevaluation of all that we\u2019ve feminized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEverything that we\u2019ve feminized in American culture \u2014 whether entire industries like education, health care, etc., or just attributes like empathy, care, and collaboration \u2014 because of the devaluation of all that we\u2019ve feminized, we actually have this incredible inequitable system whereby socioeconomic mobility has never been as poor.\u201d She added that \u201cwith California, for example, being the richest and poorest state in our country, we know that we have a lot of work to do to ensure that every California resident achieves not just the American dream, but the California dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Siebel Newsom concluded, saying this is a policy she\u2019ll champion as \u201cfirst partner\u201d of California, a title she created, <\/span>explaining that she sees it as a more inclusive alternative to the traditional title of \u201cfirst lady.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time critics have questioned the first partner\u2019s beliefs and word choices. Siebel Newsom even mentioned her husband has at times been a critic. \u201c<\/span>Every once in a while, he\u2019ll [Governor Gavin Newsom] say, \u2018That\u2019s not really helpful that you said that,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018I know, I\u2019m sorry,\u2019 but it\u2019s the truth and I\u2019m always going to speak the truth, and I\u2019m always a mama and I always care about not just my children, but California\u2019s children, and I\u2019m always going to advocate for women.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n CNN\u2019s Scott Jennings has <\/span>argued<\/span><\/a> Siebel Newsom will be a problem for the governor of California if he chooses to run for president in 2028. Jennings made his remarks after Siebel Newsom discussed traveling to red states to learn about racism and misogyny. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n