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Comment on Your daughter’s hair by Noble Savage

Noble Savage — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:08 +0000

I love that Angelina doesn’t try to mould her kids’ ethnicities to match hers, including their hair. But then, if you’re going to go to all the trouble to embrace other cultures by adopting children from them, why would you then try to make them into cookie cutter versions of yourself? Wouldn’t have made sense.

Comment on What does one wear to a protest rally? by Sungold

Sungold — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:04:46 +0000

Ditto to your point on home birth. I chose a hospital setting (with major reservations about any method that didn’t allow the child to be beamed out a la Star Trek) but a planned home birth can be the smarter, more responsible choice for some women.

As to proper attire for a demo? I once went to an anti-fascism rally in Germany wearing a leopard costume. It’s a nice mix of silly and sexy, like all wildcat-themes clothing. People weren’t sure what to make of it, but a little amusement is good for any antifa crowd, at least until the tear gas makes its appearance.

Comment on Overheard at a children’s birthday party by Hendo

Hendo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:24:46 +0000

My mum’s hopeless at spelling and routinely mispells the same words in different and exciting ways. She manages to remember that I’m Kate and not Cate, though. Even dyslexic people usually remember how to spell names of those closest to them!

Comment on Why the stalling on abortion law reform? by Wendaway

Wendaway — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:07:12 +0000

Anna Bligh states that she will not take the decriminalisation of abortion to the vote in Queensland parliament, even a concience vote, while the doubt of losing ground on the excisting laws is there. It is a total cop out as number crunching would indicate that success is there if she showed courage to go forward rather than stagnate.

The Cairns Womens Network has been working at creating pressure on parliamentarians in Queensland, with support from groups in Brisbane and interstate, and will continue until some commitment is reached. Many of us have background with the same issue in Victoria, a sense of deja vu is pervading.

The young couple are committed to stand trial on charges of procuring an abortion and assisting to procure an abortion. No date is set, early 2010 is the most likely.

Comment on What does one wear to a protest rally? by yas

yas — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:59:56 +0000

I was under the impression that there was a great deal of concern for the demise of homebirth in the feminist community, the Canberra rally was huge! Every feminist I know is aware of and fighting against this, and many of them haven’t had homebirths themselves (I haven’t).
I think 400 people turning up to Rudd’s office is a great turnout, we certainly don’t get that many turning up to pro-choice protests, though there might have been about that many at RTN, I really couldn’t say I’m absolutely terrible at judging crowd numbers, but it seemed like a whole lot of Brisbane women were there.
I think there is little public concern for women and feminist activism in general, but unless I am missing something huge here, there I don’t see feminists being silent on this issue. Of course almost all the feminists I know are also mothers and that might have something to do with my perceptions

Comment on What does one wear to a protest rally? by corardens

corardens — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:49:13 +0000

Cormac = CLEARLY displeased with the threat to home birth.

Comment on What does one wear to a protest rally? by Anji

Anji — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:16:06 +0000

You make seriously cute kids! Also as a rat fanatic, I need to know where you got the toy rats from.

Comment on Do you see what I am seeing? by breedermama

breedermama — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:54:02 +0000

Your baby is obviously genetically predisposed for awesomeness.

Comment on What does one wear to a protest rally? by kris

kris — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:55:41 +0000

Lauca looks totally ready for action. Nice protest wear.

I don’t quite understand why there isn’t more concern. Not being directly concerned or wanting/ having one yourself hasn’t stopped feminist agitation for access to abortion, or more general issues such as mandatory detention.

Is home birth seen as so out there, so much a ‘hippy/granola’ and thus illegitimate kind of a thing, that people don’t appreciate it as an issue of concern?

Or maybe people honestly believe homebirths are dangerous and so they are not something that should be supported?

Comment on Your daughter’s hair by Kym

Kym — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:04 +0000

I have a friend who is white, she had a child to an African American. Her daughter has curly hair and she keeps it short and it looks fine to me. My husband is Maori and most of his family have curly hair though he doesn’t. I have wavy hair, our children have straight hair though I see my youngest has curls.
My sil who does have natural curly hair does straighten her hair. I think its fine but not necessary. I prefer the natural things.
At the end of the day caring for our children’s emotional needs far outcede the importance of their looks.