Friday Femme Fatale: Lactation, Adoption & Darwinism

categories: Friday Femme Fatale, Motherhood, News

Published August 28, 2009 @ 03:54PM PT

Well summer is almost over and you can nearly hear the echo in the media chambers of how sloooow the news cycle has been lately - but never fear, Friday Femme Fatale is always here.

Here are some of the interesting articles of the week, enjoy:

Six Questions on Men and Feminism for Author Shira Tarrant (Bitch Magazine)

When Words Kill: A Health Care Glossary (Religion Dispatches)

Love in the Time of Darwinism (City Journal)

Warning: Unauthorized lactation can get you fired, moms. (Buckeye State Blog)

Shotgun Adoption (The Nation)

Houston Officials Bust Teen Sex Ring (My Fox)

Mali women's rights bill blocked (BBC News)

New mom's firing upheld (The Columbus Dispatch)

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How the fucking hell could those idiots possibly say that her pumping her breasts and being fired for it wasnt gender discrimination ?

They must be getting desperate to pull that shit...

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 08/28/2009 @ 05:38PM PT
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