Just a reminder that life in Iraq is still hell under the American occupation. Please do remember that when Bush says that war was justified for whatever stupid reason he’s come up with this week.
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Canadianisms, eh?
If, like me, you read For Better or For Worse this morning and wondered what Pogos and poutine are, here’s a handy American’s Guide to Canada. It’ll help you tell the difference between a klick, a pop, and a Beep.
The Journey Explain’d
Just to bring everyone up to speed:
Deana is moving to Michigan this week. She starts her new job as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology (yay!) at Grand Valley State University this fall.
Karen is helping Deana drive to Michigan by way of Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Cheyenne, mumble mumble Nebraska something, and Chicago. They have a pair of digital cameras and a laptop, so they’re armed and dangerous.
Cheap-labor Conservatives
Oooh, Deb’s going to love this one: Defeat the right in three minutes.
Be sure to read it all the way through. The argument may seem oversimplified, but it provides a lever to achieve some really astute observations. The author’s weblog takes the discussion further.
If you’ve ever found it difficult to understand the behavior of Cheap-Labor Conservatives (and I have), this may just shed some light.
Breastfeeding man = risque?
OK, who can explain to me why a poster of a man breastfeeding at work would be controversial? I just can’t see it.
Let’s tick off the elements:
A man in a suit with his chest exposed. If this was a problem, most Guess ads would be banned.
A man holding his child. Can’t even imagine a problem there.
A man with his child on his chest. I’ve seen that in Sears catalogs, for cryin’ out loud.
A baby in a diaper. Um, yeah.
An office. Uh-huh.
I got it. It must be the poster of Lucy Lawless’ legs on the wall.
Seriously, though, the real reason it was pulled was the same reason it was made: it makes people think about the double-standard we still have. If men needed to breastfeed at work, do you think there’d be any problem?