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Amazing Day...Amazing Women
June 28, 2002
What a great day, the better part of it spent with two inspiring mamas. We are plotting the revolution in my living room. There's just something magical about talking about fixing the ills of the world while children play and scream around you. And every five minutes, m came in to announce a fact from his Giant Book of Cross Sections. And c climbed up in my lap to be snuggled and climbed back down. And did this several times, just naturally flowing into and away from me whenever he needed to.
We have several things planned, some of which I will not discuss here. One of the things I can discuss is we are going to try to get a nationwide nurse-in going the week before the international nurse out which coincides with World Breasfeeding Week.
Here in Austin, Hooters restaurants have signs on them stating that KIDS EAT FREE on Saturdays. First of all - who the fuck brings their KID to hooters? And second...well...our idea is to get a bunch of nursing moms to have a nurse-in outside of hooters. We will be holding signs that say "My kid always eats free at my Hooters."
I think the reason behind this is primarily, Hooters is pretty notorious for being shitty about waitresses who are also nursing moms and need to pump (there are at least two court cases that I know of). And also...we just like to fuck with the idea that breasts are sex objects. Sure, they can be, but they do serve another, very important function. And much of the anti-breastfeeding bullshit comes from people (um, men) who desire to see breasts (and women) as their property. And that damn baby keeps getting in the way.
So, I'm sure I'll post more about this event in the future. We'd like to have this happen in as many cities as possible. I'm not sure if Hooters is strictly a US "phenomenon," but if they have them in other countries, we could make it nationwide. The only drawback for me is that it's extremely doubtful that c would actually nurse in public with all sorts of babies around. He RARELY nurses outside our home anymore. But I'm sure we'll find plenty of women with babies who are eager to nurse.
After the Nurse-out, I think we're going to focus on either child abuse (particularly spanking) or obstetrics. We're trying to think of fun and interesting ways to protest and inform...so if anyone has any ideas, let me know!
Comments
Makes me wish we had a hooters here. But I'm sure the SC Mamas would love to participate in the nurse-in. But no hooters in this town (cuz it's a chain) I was thinking of downtown but now they are trying to say ppl can't congregate in groups downtown(???) It should be somewhere public. The mall? Around the fountain?
We were supposed to talk about this today at the park actually. Shit. I was really distracted & forgot and no one else brought it up.
Oh well, good for you for staying on task. Sounds like you all had a lovely day!
I like kickin' ass mamas.
I hate hooters. my oldest, loves their wings, the hotter the better ya know? so one afternoon, weekday arround 3:30, i took them there and the waitress actually laid her breats on the table while taking my kids orders. her breats were right in their faces. i was so disgusted when she left the table, that i called another waitress over, explained my displeasure and asked to have my order to go. the manager came over and asked me what was wrong and i told him, "my kids are not 40 year old business men who aren't getting any at home or looking to cheat on their wives. they like your food and do not need to be exposed to your waitresses silicon to eat here."
he gave me my order free and gift certificates for our next trip. i gave them away to some of my single guy friends who like boobs and beer.
i will never enter another hooters again.
Hi Lanie!
I've gotten a great response from women all around the country on the Hooters idea!
Jennie