Category Archives: Breastfeeding & Lactivism

Parents are pretty stupid nowadays

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Julie

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 →

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Six Thoughts On The Case Of The Breast-Feeding Professor

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ampersand

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 →

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Men Breastfeeding Their Children

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

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 →

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Pandagon triggers 'oh!' moment for Mandolin about middle class propagation

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Mandolin

I just read this on Pandagon and had a sense of “Oh! Oh! Ohmigod! Oh!” — not so much because of it’s analysis of the breastfeeding issue speficially, but because I’d never thought of this aspect of how the middle … Continue reading →

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Bottles, Breasts, and Mothering "Choices"

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Rachel S.

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 →

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Abortions also make women skinnier….

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Maia

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 →

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Breastfeeds: Sexists Go Crazy

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Rachel S.

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 →

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Conversation I Had At My Church Job Yesterday

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Ampersand

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.1 YW: Thanks! It should say “Mothers Room” in … Continue reading →

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Pork Board Backs Down

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Rachel S.

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

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Rachel S.

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 →

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