Saturday, August 12, 2006

Baby Talk Cover Noncontroversy

Breast Feeding Noncontroversy

This is the silliest controversy since Tinky Winky.


"I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine," one person wrote. "I immediately turned the magazine face down," wrote another. "Gross," said a third.


The article states "a quarter of responses to the cover were negative." That means the other 75% of those polled had no problem with the Baby Talk photo.

More interesting wording.


The evidence of public discomfort isn't just anecdotal. In a survey published in 2004 by the American Dietetic Association, less than half 43 percent of 3,719 respondents said women should have the right to breast-feed in public places.


The article could have stated that 57% support the right of women to breast feed in public. This outrage is purely manufactured. The only place you can find the magazine is at an obstetrician's office.

A study found that 70% of women stop breastfeeding because of public pressure.


New mom—Agnes Tavoulareas tried breastfeeding, but found it difficult.

“There’s alot of pressure to breast feed,” said Agnes. “In today’s society, you can’t do it anyway. People look at you like you’re disgusting,” she continued.


America needs to growup as a society. I blame the the Christian Right and their political enablers for shaming women on sexual matters. I'm tired of morality lectures from TV evangelists who exploit the needy and have a fetish for prostitutes

2 Comments:

At August 12, 2006 9:09 PM , Blogger Bryan White said...

Huh. And here I thought it was one baby making a raspberry on top of another baby's head.

 
At August 14, 2006 4:10 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think avian flu is going to be a problem ?

I heard it would hit USA & Canada this fall.

Is there anything to the avian flu panic ?

 

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