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Archive for October 5th, 2007

You must watch this

Posted in body image, bratz hatred/pornification/sexualising children, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood on October 5, 2007 | 21 Comments »

It’s an ad, but it’s pretty incredible. I’m very excited to see feminist parenthood hit the mainstream. (Thanks Feministing and Feministe for putting me on to it).
P.S. Yes, the ad puts the onus on parents to educate and protect their children from advertising rather than media, corporations and government taking any responsibility. Yet again. This is [...]

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Yummy Mummy: Can cause serious side-effects

Posted in body image, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, pregnancy and birth, yummy mummy on October 5, 2007 | 14 Comments »

This is an excellent article* from the New York Times on ‘Mommy Makeovers’ or plastic surgery packages aimed at mothers. It’s happening in Australia too. The ‘Yummy Mummy Conspiracy’ is after you and it is not about making you feel sexy – it is about making you feel bad about your normal appearance in order to convince [...]

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