The Times’ portrait of Hannah Neeleman, better known as “Ballerina Farm,” is the most talked about article since it was published earlier this month. Unhashing the controversy around the trad wife social media trend, the viral feature drew concerns about the exploitation of the 34-year-old. One particular video highlighting the ongoing alleged mistreatment of the internet sensation resurfaced, drawing even more backlash.
Hannah is the most well-known trad wife despite having never attached herself to the movement or even used the term, journalist Megan Agnew wrote for The Times on July 20.
Megan, who flew to rural Utah to observe the influencer, who is followed by 9.3 million people on Instagram and 8.7 million people on TikTok, exposed what appeared to be the dark side of being a trad wife.
