{"id":36249,"date":"2022-12-19T05:50:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T05:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/meri-brown-supports-patriarchy-with-kody-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T05:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T05:50:06","slug":"meri-brown-supports-patriarchy-with-kody-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/meri-brown-supports-patriarchy-with-kody-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Meri Brown Supports Patriarchy With Kody \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/robyn-kody-brown-pics-sister-wives\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-ftr.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-ftr.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/robyn-kody-brown-pics-sister-wives\/#!1\/sister-wives-2010\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/robyn-kody-brown_2.jpg?w=293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Editorial use only. 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During one-on-one interviews on the Dec. 18 episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/sister-wives\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sister Wives<\/em><\/a>, Kody stood by a remark he made on the present this season about working a patriarchal family. The remark got here amidst\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/christine-brown\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christine Brown\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> resolution to depart Kody and the household. \u201cAt that moment, I\u2019m like, I screwed this up,\u201d Kody stated in his one-on-one. \u201cI should\u2019ve been more patriarchal. It\u2019s a dumb idea, I realize, but in the moment, I\u2019m going like, \u2018Ladies, she wouldn\u2019t be leaving and we wouldn\u2019t be having these problems during COVID if I would\u2019ve just been the head of the family.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles\">\n<h2 id=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles__heading\"><span class=\"inline-related-articles__heading__eyebrow\">More About<\/span>Meri Brown<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">When Meri was requested in her one-on-one whether or not\u00a0<em>she<\/em> sees Kody as the pinnacle of the household, she replied, \u201cI absolutely do.\u201d When host\u00a0<strong>Sukanya Krishnan<\/strong> then requested Meri to make clear whether or not which means she subscribes to patriarchy, Meri confirmed, \u201cYeah. But I also am a strong, independent woman and I can do whatever I want. [Is Kody] going to support me in that, as well? It\u2019s looking like those maybe [don\u2019t fit in the same puzzle].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4987597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4987597\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4987597\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-embed1.jpg\" alt=\"meri bron\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4987597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meri Brown on \u2018Sister Wives.\u2019 (TLC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/janelle-brown\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Janelle Brown<\/strong><\/a> was NOT for a patriarchal way of life. \u201cNow, all of a sudden, his tune is, \u2018I\u2019m going to be the head of the household and if you don\u2019t agree with me you can\u2019t be around me,&#8217;\u201d Janelle stated. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Plural marriage is standing in the way of my personal progress.\u2019 He said that to us one time. Maybe he doesn\u2019t want to do that anymore. Maybe he wants it to be simpler and easier. He\u2019s changed his tune.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">While Kody was having points with Janelle, Meri and Christine this season, issues appeared to nonetheless be going effectively with fourth spouse,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/robyn-brown\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Robyn Brown<\/strong><\/a>. According to Janelle, that\u2019s as a result of Robyn subscribed to the sort of way of life Kody now needs. \u201cThe way he wants <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/12\/04\/sister-wives-kody-janelle-brown-marriage-issues-recap\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his relationship<\/a> to look [is what he has with Robyn],\u201d Janelle insisted. \u201cThat\u2019s not how we initially set it up. We were going to work together as a team to raise this family. That was our main goal. There weren\u2019t conversations like this about how he\u2019ll be in charge for decades. And now, the last few years, it\u2019s like he wants his life to look more like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"entry-navigation inline-trending-stories\">\n\t\t<span id=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Articles Trending Now<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-navigation__heading\">\n\t\t\tTrending Now\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-navigation__heading__icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<path fill=\"#D718A7\" d=\"M8 16.376a8 8 0 1 0 0-16 8 8 0 0 0 0 16Z\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m9.51 5.626 2.11-.75.76 2.09\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m3.42 10.696 2.21-3.05 2.03 3.83 3.95-6.5\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- .entry-navigation --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">She added, \u201cFrom what I see from the outside, it looks like Robyn is willing to live that way and that\u2019s great if it works for them. It feels like it would feel nice if I had a husband who would see MY perspective as much as he seems to see Robyn\u2019s.\u201d In previews for upcoming episodes of the one-on-one specials, Janelle and Kody <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/12\/12\/kody-janelle-brown-split-sister-wives\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed their separation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4987592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4987592\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4987592\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sister-wives-meri-embed2.jpg\" alt=\"kody brown wives\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4987592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kody Brown along with his 4 wives. (Puddle Monkey Prods\/Kobal\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Meanwhile, Meri additionally appeared to lastly resign to the truth that\u00a0<em>her<\/em> relationship with Kody may be over. She was requested a couple of clip from this season, the place he revealed that he doesn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/12\/15\/sister-wives-meri-kody-brown-marriage-issues-split-preview\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contemplate himself married<\/a> to Meri anymore, and admittedly wouldn\u2019t care if she discovered another person. Meri revealed that she requested Kody if they need to publicly deal with the truth that they\u2019re \u201cnot married\u201d anymore, however claimed that he didn\u2019t wish to achieve this for worry of judgement.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-link\" class=\"inline-related-link\">\n\t\t<span id=\"related-link\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Related Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-related-link__text\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Related:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/kody-brown-wives-4651959\/?utm_source=related-link&amp;utm_pageType=article-with-linked-gallery\" data-analytics-trigger=\"inline-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tKody Brown\u2019s Wives: Meet All The Women He\u2019s Married Over The Years\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">During the one-on-one, Meri came upon that Kody had truly considered reconciling along with her throughout their final anniversary (in April 2021) after she made him her well-known rice krispie treats. \u201cThe expression was sweet and the mood I was in was the right mood to try and think about reconciliation,\u201d Kody admitted. \u201cI was wiling to see the error of my ways and then work to determine whether we were good with each other anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">However, in response to Meri, these emotions didn\u2019t final previous the night of the anniversary. She shared extra about what occurred that day when the cameras had been off. \u201cI put my arms around him and I said, \u2018What would you do if I kissed you right now?&#8217;\u201d Meri revealed. \u201cHe was physically..a board. He was backing up. He\u2019s like, \u2018I can\u2019t do that.\u2019 It makes me feel good that he was considering [reconciliation], but it didn\u2019t last through the evening, I guess. I would be open to it, though.\u201d The dialog will proceed on the subsequent episode of\u00a0<em>Sister Wives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" class=\"article__subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"click\">Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter<\/span> to get the most popular celeb information.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: TLC Meri Brown has stayed Kody Brown for years, regardless that they\u2019ve barely had an intimate relationship to talk of since her catfishing scandal in 2015. 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