http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-brooks9jun09,0,2939207.story In a commentary in the LA Times Rosa Brooks an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Law tells ‘lactavists’ to chill out. She goes on to state that she nursed her two children until they were 6 months old. Great! She then starts in on how hard it is to hold…
Category: Parenting
Cowards
Yesterday on The View the nurse-in was talked about breifly and BW also called in to “clarify” the situation. (see my post below). Merideth, one of the hosteses, stated that they would “latch on to the issue tomorrow”. Well I Tivod today’s episode and there was NO mention of the nurse in or the topic…
The controversy continues
I would first like to say that the quote of Barbara Walters saying that breastfeeding is “gross and discusting” which I got from the press release for the nurse in is not accurate. BW called into The View yesterday to say that she totally supports breastfeeding and it does not make her uncomfortable and that the story…
New York Nurse In
A nurse-in was held today today at ABC studios across the county to protest comments made by Barbara Walters and the general anti-breastfeeding attitude of the hosts of “The View”. In New York the protesters nursed their children outside of ABC headquarters just a few blocks from where “The View” is filmed. The protest was…