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Today’s Lady News: Breastfeeding Billboard Pisses Off Peeps In Ohio

Jessica WakemanApril 20, 2010 //
  • For some reason, people in Ohio are offended by a billboard that says “Breast Milk Satisfies” and shows a cute baby with milk — you know, breast milk! — dribbling out of his mouth. [Cleveland Leader]
  • Another day, another sketchy “plastic surgery” incident: cops in Venezuela arrested two beauticians who pretended to be doctors and gave women boob jobs and butt implants out of an apartment in Maracay. [Fox News]
  • A 22-year-old college student has filed a civil lawsuit against Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Eric Foster, accusing him of sexual assault, false imprisonment, and other charges. The student, who is a hotel receptionist, claims Foster assaulted her when she delivered dental products to his room. [AP]

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Breaking News: Boobs Are For Breastfeeding, Too!

Jessica WakemanApril 14, 2010 //

Shocking, I know, but I had to break the news some time: Our fabulous funbags are actually biologically designed to feed hungry babies, not just to look tasty in a Body by Victoria C-cup. Alas, some Neanderthals can’t handle such a bombshell about breasts — namely, folks in corporate America who’ll do everything from tweet (and delete!) to kick a nursing mother out of a restaurant at the slightest hint of a snacking infant.

After the jump, two recent breastfeeding incidents that make us think we could all use a Biology 101 refresher course. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Photographer Says Facebook Removed Her Breast Photos

Jessica WakemanMarch 30, 2010 //
  • Australian photographer Gemma Rose-Turnbull says a Facebook administrator removed two of her photographs from the site’s “Photos” section because they depicted exposed breasts. One photograph showed a baby being breastfed, while the other showed a topless middle-age woman. Turnbull also had “sexy” photographs, such as from a wet T-shirt contest, which were left up by administrators. “I’ve spent five years doing this project and it really has validated it for me that mainstream media says that young, sexualized breasts are okay and that breasts that fall outside those dimensions are not okay,” Turnbull said. “So we don’t want to see old breasts. We don’t want to see breasts being used to feed babies.” [ABC.net.au]
  • An Illinois judge lifted a restraining order on a “parental notification” law yesterday. “Parental notification” require the parents of a teenage girl to be notified about her abortion within 48 hours of the procedure. Although the judge lifted the restraining order, he approved a grace period for appeals to the law to be worked through in court. [AP]
  • Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill yesterday forbidding insurance companies on the individual insurance market to charge higher rates to women than men. Ritter said gender discrimination has allowed insurance companies to charge women rates 60 percent higher than those for men. [New York Times]

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Today’s Lady News: Cops Come To Target Over A Breastfeeding Mom

Jessica WakemanDecember 7, 2009 //
  • Boobs splashed on the cover of Cosmo? Check! Boobs flopping around in shows like “The Girls Next Door” or movies like “The House Bunny”? Boobs feeding a hungry infant? OUTRAGE! Cops in Harper Woods, Michigan, responded to the scene of a ghastly breastfeeding-mother incident at a local Target. New mom Mary Martinez had been stopped by a security guard while feeding her 4-week-old girl. The security guard said breastfeeding in public was against the law; Martinez and her husband said (correctly) that it wasn’t. The police were called and set the security guard straight. Still, Martinez and her husband left the store embarrassed. “They just made a spectacle and a scene,” Martinez complained. [My Fox Detroit]—Thankfully, Target spoke out to say that nursing moms are, of course, welcome at their stores. Here’s hoping this dumb security guard got fired.

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Men Can Breastfeed — Seriously!

Justine FieldsAugust 17, 2009 //

Weird alert! Besides enhancing the pectorals of the male species, male nipples can actually play a purpose other than decoration. Since men posses both mammary glands and pituitary glands––the essentials for lactation — they also have the ability to breastfeed. When the factors align properly, some doctors believe that men can partake in nourishing their children in the same way as women. Though this doesn’t happen in everyday circumstances, in some rare instances, men have been the breastfeeders. Keep reading »

Is Drunk Breastfeeding A Form Of Child Abuse?

Justine FieldsJune 24, 2009 //

Add this to the list of things not to do while drunk: breastfeed. Stacey Anvarinia, 26, from North Dakota, didn’t catch that memo. Earlier this year, police officers responded to an unrelated call at her home when they noticed she was drinking while breastfeeding. The brilliant cops weren’t sure if that was okay, so they put in a call to the local hospital to confirm that was not so good for the 6-week-old baby. The baby was taken out of Anvarinia’s custody. Yesterday, she plead guilty to child neglect and now she’s facing up to five years in prison. Clearly, the baby was put in harm’s way, even if the cops didn’t know it at first. But do you think this should be considered child abuse? [Grand Fork Herald] Keep reading »

Quickies!: Barack Obama Does Some Of The “Single Ladies” Choreography

Annika HarrisJanuary 29, 2009 //

  • President Obama “Put A Ring On It” in front of Beyonce. Priceless! [EW.com]
  • Papa Simpson supposedly screwed Nick Lachey out of $500,000 for a fitness video, when he instead arranged for Jessica Simpson to do the video alone for the full price of $1 million. [Perez Hilton] — Gotta love a dad who has your and HIS best interests at heart.
  • Finally, a real use for Crocs — a doggie bed. I guess if Fido is going to chew the hell out of a “shoe” it might as well be his own fugtastic bed. [DListed]

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    Facebook Makes A Fuss About Breastfeeding

    Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 22, 2008 //

    Along with adults in Santa hats and Scientology, fury over women breastfeeding in public and in photos is something I just don’t understand. The latest breast feeding scandal comes courtesy of Facebook, which removed photos of mothers nursing their babies from their personal pages. More than 58,000 people have joined a Facebook group called “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” to protest the censorship of the photos. “Whether there’s a nipple exposed or not, female breasts, specifically in the context of breast-feeding, should not be considered obscene,” says Stephanie Muir, one of the group’s administrators. I completely agree — feeding and nourishing a child through breastfeeding is one of the most natural things on earth and just because the body part she uses to do so has been sexualized in other ways by society, doesn’t mean the act of nursing is sexual or obscene. Hey Facebook, why don’t you spend a little more time dealing with all the pro-rape “flair” on your site instead? [NY Daily News] Keep reading »

    Breastfeeding Is Beautiful…When It’s Not Downright Creepy

    Wendy AtterberryNovember 12, 2008 //

    I just read a post on Perez Hilton about Salma Hayek still breastfeeding her baby. Her baby’s only, what, like one or so, so it seems totally within the realm of normal and I didn’t think much of it. But then! Ohmigod, then I watched this video over at Nerve’s Scanner about an 8-year-old still nursing from her mama’s boobs and it was seriously one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen (and I’ve been riding the subway for years, so I’ve seen lots of disturbing stuff). The part where the mother says, “If there’s any monkey business, you have to leave. I’m not having that” is super creepy. I can only imagine what sort of monkey business she might be referring to — nipple pinching? Using teeth? Lapping them around?) Oh, and I totally got the willies when the girl’s older sister, who was nursed until she was five, says about her mother’s breast milk: “Better than anything in the world. Better than a mango even.” But you guys, that’s not even the worst of it. Well, there’s sketches, and pet names, and well, you’ll just have to watch the clip to see for yourself. Keep reading »

    Breastfeeding Is Good For The Mind

    Catherine StrawnMay 6, 2008 //

    If you want a smart kid, you might want to consider breastfeeding. In a study of nearly 14,000 children, researchers found a positive link between breastfed babies and high performance on IQ tests at age six. The thing is that it’s hard to tell whether the breast milk itself is causing the IQ test performance scores to be higher, or if it’s related to the bond formed by breastfeeding. Either way, those who breastfed exclusively for at least the first three months scored an average of 5.9 points higher on IQ tests in childhood. [BBC] Keep reading »

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