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they probably identify each other as roommates and best friends in public And even then, a white woman and black…
Yeah, unless they live in an unusual neighborhood, they probably identify each other as roommates and best friends in public.
Fair bet that the interracial same-sex couple in the first panel would probably have to stay closeted. In addition to…
I'm adding Dicebox to my list of comics to try. I recall in 2016(?), the Washington Post interviewed a bunch…
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Category Archives: Breastfeeding & Lactivism
Parents are pretty stupid nowadays
Luckily, yet another childless person is willing to tell us how stupid we are! Thank goodness! Because, to be honest, it’d been almost ten minutes since the last time someone without children graced me with their opinion on how much … Continue reading
Six Thoughts On The Case Of The Breast-Feeding Professor
From the Washington Post: Adrienne Pine was in a jam. The assistant anthropology professor at American University was about to begin teaching “Sex, Gender & Culture,” but her baby daughter woke up in the morning with a fever. The single … Continue reading
Men Breastfeeding Their Children
My friend Amy King posted this video on Facebook. I am not sure why the breastfeeding expert is sitting naked in a bathtub in a candlelit room, and I have to admit that image does make it difficult to take … Continue reading
Bottles, Breasts, and Mothering "Choices"
A few months after my boys were born I stumbled across a message board for twin moms, I really started to enjoy the tips and the sense of community that I gained from reading and posting on the site. One … Continue reading
Abortions also make women skinnier….
The Health Select Committee has just recommended extending paid parental leave to six months, to encourage breast feeding. As a supporter of paid parental leave (or, more accurately, as someone who believes that paid parental leave doesn’t go nearly far … Continue reading
Maggie Gyllenhaal Breastfeeds: Sexists Go Crazy
Some paparazzi took pictures of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal breastfeeding her child in public. Somehow I missed this, when the “scandalous” photos were taken a couple weeks ago. They are posted all over the place at entertainment blogs. I thought I … Continue reading
Conversation I Had At My Church Job Yesterday
Young Woman (YW): Excuse me? I’m making a baby area, but I forget to make a sign before I left my house. Amp: You want me to make you a sign? Sure. ((This is a common request at my job, … Continue reading
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Pork Board Backs Down
From the Lactivist blog: I want to make it clear to my readers that based off of our contact with the staff at the National Pork Board it is quite clear to me that they were extremely upset that anyone … Continue reading
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Lactivist Blogger Attacked By The National Pork Board
This is one of those stories I could not make up. Here’s a quote from the Lactivist: Yep, you read that right. The Lactivist is being threatened with a lawsuit. Why? Because I was selling a shirt that said “the … Continue reading
@Megalodon, @Ampersand, They would definitely have told everyone outside their community that they're roommates. I knew an older guy in…