Celebs public about bf'ing
Elana Kehoe
ARQUETTE: MY WIFE BREASTFEEDS ANYWHERE
Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox is under the watchful eye of her
husband David Arquette since becoming a mother -- because she'll
breastfeed their daughter "anywhere."
Cox and Arquette welcomed their first child Coco into the world on June
13, and the actor has observed how willing his wife is to keep their
offspring happy -- whatever the situation.
He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
Moms Gone Wild!
"But her boobs are just gorgeous. They're so big, but it's like this
cosmic joke because they're huge but they're not for me!"
PALTROW REFUSES TO DIET AFTER PREGNANCY
Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
to get back into shape.
The Oscar winner, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May and claims it would be
unhealthy to diet while she is breast-feeding.
Paltrow says, "I'm not in my pre-pregnancy state. I'm trying not to
rush myself.
"I want my food to be high quality as I'm feeding Apple. I'm not into
dieting. Now I'm able to exercise, I'm shrinking back down a little bit.
It's a very slow process."
zeldabee
[...]
>
> He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
> breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
> having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
> Moms Gone Wild!
Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby? You know, I
saw a woman on an Amtrak train with a baby, and she had her whole shirt
unbuttoned from the top with her whole breast out. This was when Sprogly
was about 2 months old, her baby looked to be the same age...I winced
when I saw her, because she could have easily unbuttoned the bottom of
her shirt and nursed without her entire breast being exposed.
I almost stopped and offered to show her how to do it. :o) (I didn't.)
It bugs me, though, because NIP is so not a big deal, but when some
people object to it, they often say things like, oh, we don't want to
see your breasts hanging out, when as a rule they *don't*--and I know
women who are much larger-breated than I who NIP without showing the
whole boob.
[...]
>
> PALTROW REFUSES TO DIET AFTER PREGNANCY
> Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
> dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
> to get back into shape.
>
> The Oscar winner, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
> welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May and claims it would be
> unhealthy to diet while she is breast-feeding.
Well, that's nice to hear...
> Paltrow says, "I'm not in my pre-pregnancy state. I'm trying not to
> rush myself.
Gosh, I hope not. She was absurdly thin IMO...she looked like a strong
wind might blow her away.
> "I want my food to be high quality as I'm feeding Apple. I'm not into
> dieting. Now I'm able to exercise, I'm shrinking back down a little bit.
> It's a very slow process."
Oh! Another food name! I wonder, is it a nick, or did she really name
her child Apple?
--
z e l d a b e e @ p a n i x . c o m
Angela S.
The Watsons
"zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote in message
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> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby? You know, I
> saw a woman on an Amtrak train with a baby, and she had her whole shirt
> unbuttoned from the top with her whole breast out. This was when Sprogly
> was about 2 months old, her baby looked to be the same age...I winced
> when I saw her, because she could have easily unbuttoned the bottom of
> her shirt and nursed without her entire breast being exposed.
he might be exaggerating-i know my father almost had a heart attack when i
was bf'ing in the hospital because "the whole world can see my daughter's
boob", even tho' i Was in the hospital and i was covered by the latest in
parisian hospital fashion...;)
Jess
zeldabee
> >
> > Oh! Another food name! I wonder, is it a nick, or did she really name
> > her child Apple?
> >
> *sigh* no, I do believe it her childs real name.
Oh. Wow. How creative.
zeldabee
> "zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote...
> > Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby? You know, I
> > saw a woman on an Amtrak train with a baby, and she had her whole shirt
> > unbuttoned from the top with her whole breast out. This was when Sprogly
> > was about 2 months old, her baby looked to be the same age...I winced
> > when I saw her, because she could have easily unbuttoned the bottom of
> > her shirt and nursed without her entire breast being exposed.
>
> he might be exaggerating-i know my father almost had a heart attack when i
> was bf'ing in the hospital because "the whole world can see my daughter's
> boob", even tho' i Was in the hospital and i was covered by the latest in
> parisian hospital fashion...;)
Well, the woman I'm talking about really had her entire breast out.
Besides, it's one thing when you're in the hospital and you *just* had a
baby, and you're figuring out this whole BFing thing, and another thing
entirely when you've got a 2-month-old.
The Watsons
> Well, the woman I'm talking about really had her entire breast out.
well, one day she'll get tired of the hassle of flopping the whole thing
out....;)
> Besides, it's one thing when you're in the hospital and you *just* had a
> baby, and you're figuring out this whole BFing thing, and another thing
> entirely when you've got a 2-month-old.
true...:)
Jess
toypup
"Elana Kehoe" <el...@zen.org> wrote in message
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> PALTROW REFUSES TO DIET AFTER PREGNANCY
> Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
> dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
> to get back into shape.
>
> The Oscar winner, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
> welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May and claims it would be
> unhealthy to diet while she is breast-feeding.
>
> Paltrow says, "I'm not in my pre-pregnancy state. I'm trying not to
> rush myself.
>
> "I want my food to be high quality as I'm feeding Apple. I'm not into
> dieting. Now I'm able to exercise, I'm shrinking back down a little bit.
> It's a very slow process."
Good for her. She does what's really best for her and baby. Wish more of
them were like that.
Eric Anderson
> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
Maybe he's just exaggerating? I don't take my whole breast out, but I've
been known to say, "Oh, I'll whip it out..." during conversations about
breastfeeding, when in reality, I'm not whipping the whole thing out, kwim?
Denise
SuperEeyore
> [...]
>>
>> He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
>> breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
>> having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
>> Moms Gone Wild!
>
> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
Hahahaha! I'm betting that's not the case. My mil says the same thing
about anyone including me nursing in public. Any adjusting of the boob area
without anything actually showing gets her uncomfortable like we are
whipping it out.
Laurel
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> ARQUETTE: MY WIFE BREASTFEEDS ANYWHERE
> Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox is under the watchful eye of her
> husband David Arquette since becoming a mother -- because she'll
> breastfeed their daughter "anywhere."
> PALTROW REFUSES TO DIET AFTER PREGNANCY
> Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
> dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
> to get back into shape.
>
> The Oscar winner, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
> welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May and claims it would be
> unhealthy to diet while she is breast-feeding.
>
Good for them - I think its great that such high-profile people NIP. It
more than makes up for their taste in names ;)
I just hope the media doesn't decide to hound them like they did to a celeb
here who NIPped whilst on a popular TV show.
Amanda
--
DD 15th August 2002
1 tiny angel Nov 2003
DS 20th August 2004
Elana Kehoe
> Good for her. She does what's really best for her and baby. Wish more of
> them were like that.
I'm thrilled she's talking about it.
I saw a pic today that showed her carrying Apple. Saw some nice chunky
legs :-). On the baby, not on Gwyneth. :-)
Amy
> [...]
> >
> > He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
> > breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
> > having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
> > Moms Gone Wild!
>
> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
That certainly sounds like a guy's take on it, especially a protective
husband's. I think I'd have slapped him round a bit for speaking so candidly
with the press. They're going to be itching for a photo opp now ;-)
You know, I
> saw a woman on an Amtrak train with a baby, and she had her whole shirt
> unbuttoned from the top with her whole breast out. This was when Sprogly
> was about 2 months old, her baby looked to be the same age...I winced
> when I saw her, because she could have easily unbuttoned the bottom of
> her shirt and nursed without her entire breast being exposed.
You know, in some countries exposure of boob is completely normal whether
you have a baby on it or not. The latest fashion on the catwalks show nipple
all the time. Maybe this lady did not even think about the amount of boob
showing, because it was so natural to her. I know I don't bother looking
around me to see who might be looking, because if DD is hungry and crying,
she gets fed, it is a direct brain to boob connection without any social
hang-ups. I do try to nurse more discretely these days, mainly to avoid
humiliating my parents-in-law who bottlefed.
It was once considered obscene to show ankle in public too.
--
Amy,
Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02,
& Ana born screaming 30/06/04
elizabeth emerald
"Amy" <don'tsp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bcf21739...@news.newsreader.com...
> > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 07:40:00 GMT, Elana Kehoe was all, like:
> > [...]
> > >
> > > He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
> > > breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
> > > having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
> > > Moms Gone Wild!
> >
> > Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
>
> That certainly sounds like a guy's take on it, especially a protective
> husband's. I think I'd have slapped him round a bit for speaking so
candidly
> with the press. They're going to be itching for a photo opp now ;-)
but wouldn't that be a good thing? pics of celebrities bf in public would
certainly make it seem more normal for everyone.
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS - born 20-aug-02
"Anything lost can be found again, except for time wasted" -- Hilltop Hoods
elizabeth emerald
> Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
> dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
> to get back into shape.
that's fantastic. makes a nice change from what you hear about.
Indyrah
On the red carpet before the show, Debra Messing was asked teasingly about
her pre-Emmy routine and if it included teeth bleaching. Her answer: "No,
I'm breastfeeding". Just very matter of factly. A cool bf moment.
"Elana Kehoe" <el...@zen.org> wrote in message
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KR
hahaha, just kidding! Sorry for offending anybody.
KR
"Angela S." <chiefsc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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SuperEeyore
"elizabeth emerald" <nospam...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> but wouldn't that be a good thing? pics of celebrities bf in public would
> certainly make it seem more normal for everyone.
I'd be a bit freaked out about being watched in public while parenting for a
photo-op. Especially the first few exhausting months...
newfy.1
> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
IMO, it's just David Arquette being immature and maybe trying to be funny
about the whole thing.
I saw both of these articles at the gossip ng.
JennP.
eggs
"The Watsons" <warped...@dcrc.net> wrote in message
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He was just goofing around on some chat show - saying silly,
exaggerated, stuff to make the audience laugh. He wasn't being serious.
Although I did once see a woman strolling around in the supermarket with
her t-shirt shoved up above her boobs while she held a feeding newborn
with one arm and pushed the cart with the other. This was a couple of
weeks after we moved to Sydney and I thought "Man! Things have changed
in Australia in the last 10 years!" I *thought* I'd nurse anywhere
until I saw that one! I don't mind seeing a boob when someone nurses,
but two of 'em strolling the aisle was a bit much for me ...
eggs.
eggs
> [...]
> >
> > He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
> > breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird.
We're
> > having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast
out).
> > Moms Gone Wild!
>
> Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
Really, "take out" is such a strange expression to use for breast
exposure. "Oh! Look! There's one right here in my pocket!" Takes
boob out of pocket, clips to chest, feeds baby.
eggs (wishing I had some new bolt-ons to replace these old ones!)
Chris Craig
> Courteney's actually breastfeeding
Not too crazy about this line...
Anyway, I hardly watched Friends but from the little I saw I was extremely
disappointed that the Rachel character didn't seem to be breastfeeding her
child - actually seemed fairly distant from any type of normal motherly
activities.
The trailer for "About Schmidt" made fun of extended breastfeeding, there
was an episode of Law and Order SVU where the story was about a mother who
steals "formula" from a can that turns out to be smuggled liquid cocaine
(she couldn't tell the difference??), and none of the characters thought
it was odd that someone who needs to steal to survive might have
considered breastfeeding. I'm sure there are thousands of other examples.
Are there any organizations that are attempting to get Hollywood to show
breastfeeding in a positive light, similar to the way tobacco is being
deglamourized?
--
Chris Craig
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The Watsons
"eggs" <segg...@bigponderosa.net.au> wrote in message
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> eggs (wishing I had some new bolt-ons to replace these old ones!)
there was a comedy routine done a while back 'bout a woman who wished she
had swappable boobs-one to give the hubby to play with "don't bother me, i'm
reading", one for the mechanic "gotta put the huge honkin' ones on", one for
running "teeny tiny ones"....
wish i could remember who did it, it would probably be even funnier now
since i feel like that some days-can i trade these huge things for my small
pair? ;)
Jess
Amy
news:2slqggF...@uni-berlin.de...
> > That certainly sounds like a guy's take on it, especially a protective
> > husband's. I think I'd have slapped him round a bit for speaking so
> candidly
> > with the press. They're going to be itching for a photo opp now ;-)
>
> but wouldn't that be a good thing? pics of celebrities bf in public would
> certainly make it seem more normal for everyone.
Hmmm.....it would be good for us and the breastfeeding cause in general, but
I doubt I'd like to be a frazzled, tired Courtney, lifting my shirt to
reveal my saggy, stretch-marked tummy while the papparazzi snap away...oh,
who am I kidding, she's a celeb, she doesn't have any of that ;-)
Amy
Oliver for that matter). I know a Ginger, does that count?
--
Amy,
Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02,
& Ana born screaming 30/06/04
"KR" <kay...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Amy
There's been a joke in my family ever since I said Ana was due for her
'double latte' which I stole from that newspaper article someone posted a
while back (the article was derogatory but I still think the term was kinda
catchy).
My aunt, into her 60's and never well-endowed, has by her admission a pair
of 'flat whites'. The latest National Geographic featured an impressive pair
of 'long blacks', and so on...
There is a type of coffee for every boob type imaginable ;-)
Sara
Chris Craig <use...@ciotog.net> wrote:
> Elana Kehoe wrote:
>
> > Courteney's actually breastfeeding
>
> Not too crazy about this line...
>
> Anyway, I hardly watched Friends but from the little I saw I was extremely
> disappointed that the Rachel character didn't seem to be breastfeeding her
> child - actually seemed fairly distant from any type of normal motherly
> activities.
I can't believe I'm admitting to having watched many, many episodes of
"Friends" -- it must be the sleep deprivation (2 am is time to get up?
Wha'?). Anyway, as I recall she did nurse at first and it was a nice
little scene, but I don't remember if it ever came up again. And then
the kid seemed to disappear.
Oh, right, right -- didn't we have a discussion about this here? "She
made it look unrealisitcally easy" vs. "it's nice that she made it look
easy."
The Watsons
> There's been a joke in my family ever since I said Ana was due for her
> 'double latte' which I stole from that newspaper article someone posted a
> while back (the article was derogatory but I still think the term was
> kinda
> catchy).
> My aunt, into her 60's and never well-endowed, has by her admission a pair
> of 'flat whites'. The latest National Geographic featured an impressive
> pair
> of 'long blacks', and so on...
> There is a type of coffee for every boob type imaginable ;-)
*mad giggles into the coffee she's drinking* ;D
Jess
zeldabee
> "zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1bcf21739...@news.newsreader.com...
> > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 07:40:00 GMT, Elana Kehoe was all, like:
> > [...]
> > >
> > > He says, "It gets really crazy because Courteney's actually
> > > breastfeeding and she'll whip it out anywhere. It's kinda weird. We're
> > > having meetings, she's like, 'Excuse me,' (and takes her breast out).
> > > Moms Gone Wild!
> >
> > Why does she need to 'take her breast out' to feed a baby?
>
> That certainly sounds like a guy's take on it, especially a protective
> husband's. I think I'd have slapped him round a bit for speaking so candidly
> with the press. They're going to be itching for a photo opp now ;-)
>
> You know, I
> > saw a woman on an Amtrak train with a baby, and she had her whole shirt
> > unbuttoned from the top with her whole breast out. This was when Sprogly
> > was about 2 months old, her baby looked to be the same age...I winced
> > when I saw her, because she could have easily unbuttoned the bottom of
> > her shirt and nursed without her entire breast being exposed.
>
> You know, in some countries exposure of boob is completely normal whether
> It was once considered obscene to show ankle in public too.
I didn't say I thought it was obscene...just unnecessary to show that
much boob. I had the impression that she didn't know a better way to do
it. She looked sort of nervous, looking around daring anyone to say
anything. Anyway, like it or not, lots of people in the US are upset by
exposed breasts, and I'm not saying that's a good thing at all, just
that the 'issue' of NIP gets confused with 'exposing the breast in
public' when most of the time the breast isn't exposed at all when NIP.
Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
his disgust over a woman he'd seen BFing on the subway. I surprised him
by telling him that I'd not only nursed in public, but that I'd nursed
right in front of him without him even realizing it. :o)
The Watsons
> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
> his disgust over a woman he'd seen BFing on the subway. I surprised him
> by telling him that I'd not only nursed in public, but that I'd nursed
> right in front of him without him even realizing it. :o)
*snicker*
Jess
Cat
"The Watsons" <warped...@dcrc.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote in message
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> > Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
You ladies are influenced by milk and breastfeeding :-) cow-orker?
I'm still giggling.
Tine, Denmark
The Watsons
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coffee and cows-perfect way to start the morning....;)
Jess
zeldabee
> > "zeldabee" <zeld...@usa.net> wrote...
> > > Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
>
> You ladies are influenced by milk and breastfeeding :-) cow-orker?
>
> I'm still giggling.
From another group... :o)
Amy
> I didn't say I thought it was obscene...just unnecessary to show that
> much boob. I had the impression that she didn't know a better way to do
> it. She looked sort of nervous, looking around daring anyone to say
> anything.
She was probably still learning. Some of us aren't as co-ordinated as others
:-P I know it took me quite a while to feed DD comfortably on the left, as
I'm very predominantly right handed. They're gradually evening up ;-)
> Anyway, like it or not, lots of people in the US are upset by
> exposed breasts, and I'm not saying that's a good thing at all, just
> that the 'issue' of NIP gets confused with 'exposing the breast in
> public' when most of the time the breast isn't exposed at all when NIP.
True, there is a lot of ignorance around.
> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
> his disgust over a woman he'd seen BFing on the subway. I surprised him
> by telling him that I'd not only nursed in public, but that I'd nursed
> right in front of him without him even realizing it. :o)
LOL at your 'cow-worker'. I had a few of those.
Michelle J. Haines
zeld...@usa.net says...
>
> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker
"Cow-orker" is a terms originated, I believe, by the charming
childfree people, and might not want to be one you bandy about too
much. Unless it's a typo, in which case, I apologize.
Michelle
Flutist
--
Drift on a river, That flows through my arms
Drift as I'm singing to you
I see you smiling, So peaceful and calm
And holding you, I'm smiling, too
Here in my arms, Safe from all harm
Holding you, I'm smiling, too
-- For Xander [9/22/98 - 2/23/99]
Jacqui
> zeld...@usa.net says...
>>
>> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker
>
> "Cow-orker" is a terms originated, I believe, by the charming
> childfree people, and might not want to be one you bandy about too
> much. Unless it's a typo, in which case, I apologize.
No, it originated in alt.folklore.urban and has been all over Usenet
for the last 15 years at least.
Jac
Katie
wrote:
>In article <pan.2004.10.08....@ciotog.net>,
> Chris Craig <use...@ciotog.net> wrote:
>
>> Elana Kehoe wrote:
<snip>
>> Anyway, I hardly watched Friends but from the little I saw I was extremely
>> disappointed that the Rachel character didn't seem to be breastfeeding her
>> child - actually seemed fairly distant from any type of normal motherly
>> activities.
>
>I can't believe I'm admitting to having watched many, many episodes of
>"Friends" -- it must be the sleep deprivation (2 am is time to get up?
>Wha'?). Anyway, as I recall she did nurse at first and it was a nice
>little scene, but I don't remember if it ever came up again. And then
>the kid seemed to disappear.
>
I remember there were a few episodes that implied that she was still
breastfeeding after the initial scene with it. I can't remember
anything about them now but I just remember thinking at the time that
it was cool that she still seemed to be doing it and that there wasn't
a big deal made of it. It was just very matter-of-fact or mentioned
in passing.
Oh! I just remembered something vaguely about an episode where Phoebe
convinced Rachel to go out for an evening a while after Emma was born
and Rachel wore an outfit to show off her big breastfeeding breasts.
I also remember the episode when Ross had a bottle of ebm for his son,
Ben, in Monica's fridge. Of course, in that episode they made a big
deal about who was going to taste it LOL.
>Oh, right, right -- didn't we have a discussion about this here? "She
>made it look unrealisitcally easy" vs. "it's nice that she made it look
>easy."
Ooh, I'm off to Google this discussion right now!
Katie
Michelle J. Haines
sirlawren...@hotmail.com says...
OK. But it is in common used on the childfree newsgroups, in the
same context as calling women "moos" and children "crotch-fruit".
Jacqui
I wrote
>> Michelle J. Haines wibbled
>> > zeld...@usa.net says...
>> >>
>> >> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker
>> >
>> > "Cow-orker" is a terms originated, I believe, by the charming
>> > childfree people, and might not want to be one you bandy about
>> > too much. Unless it's a typo, in which case, I apologize.
>>
>> No, it originated in alt.folklore.urban and has been all over
>> Usenet for the last 15 years at least.
>
> OK. But it is in common used on the childfree newsgroups, in the
> same context as calling women "moos" and children "crotch-fruit".
Orking cows is common in BOFH-type groups, in SF groups, in all
sorts of .misc groups - *all over Usenet*. It's no more a feature of
CF groups than AOL or newsfroup or DH or any of the other assorted
Usenetisms that have emerged over the last two decades are specific
to any other group. It's just a feature of net language, nothing
more sinister than that. Yes, the CF groups have unpleasant jargon
but cow-orker isn't part of that. [You're the only one using CF
terms in this thread. Maybe you should be more careful what you
'bandy about'?]
Jac
Amy
news:MPG.1bd0c1141...@news.Qwest.net...
> In article <Xns957CE5799F788si...@163.1.2.7>,
> sirlawren...@hotmail.com says...
> > Michelle J. Haines wibbled
> > > zeld...@usa.net says...
> > >>
> > >> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker
> > >
> > > "Cow-orker" is a terms originated, I believe, by the charming
> > > childfree people, and might not want to be one you bandy about too
> > > much. Unless it's a typo, in which case, I apologize.
> >
> > No, it originated in alt.folklore.urban and has been all over Usenet
> > for the last 15 years at least.
>
> OK. But it is in common used on the childfree newsgroups, in the
> same context as calling women "moos" and children "crotch-fruit".
>
> Michelle
> Flutist
Isn't it all about how you use it? Words lose their power to cause offence
when those at the receiving end refuse to be offended.
My boss calls my fiance & I 'breeders', but as he is openly gay and means it
in jest I just laugh. Of my former co-workers who I still keep in contact
with, one is 20 weeks plus pg with #1, one enjoys the act that begets
children more than the idea of currently having kids (he's pretty young),
and the other is liable to faint if you tell her you know someone whose IUD
has failed. And of course my gay boss. But they *love* other people's kids
and make a big fuss over DD. Is being CF that objectionable?
Sara
zeldabee <zeld...@usa.net> wrote:
> Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker who'd expressed
> his disgust over a woman he'd seen BFing on the subway. I surprised him
> by telling him that I'd not only nursed in public, but that I'd nursed
> right in front of him without him even realizing it. :o)
Now he has to go wash his eyes. How cruel of you!
Michelle J. Haines
>
> Isn't it all about how you use it?
Wasn't she using it in a derogatory fashion? :)
> and make a big fuss over DD. Is being CF that objectionable?
Being without children, by choice or not by choice, isn't offensive.
Choosing to be offended that other people have children is a whole
different thing.
A while ago there was someone attempting to "build bridges" between
between the childfree newsgroups and misc.kids. That's the first
time I saw the terms mentioned earlier, including "cow-orker", so I
supposed I simple assumed it was part of the rest of the charming
lexicon.
Cat
"Michelle J. Haines" <mha...@io.nanc.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:MPG.1bd1a399f...@news.Qwest.net...
> between the childfree newsgroups and misc.kids. That's the first
> time I saw the terms mentioned earlier, including "cow-orker", so I
> supposed I simple assumed it was part of the rest of the charming
> lexicon.
Do you mean the 'cow-orker' is actually not a typo, but a used term? I
didn't realize that.
What's the meaning of it?
Tine, Denmark
Chotii
Cow-orker WAS originally a typo. It has however been accepted as a
derogatory variant on the term 'co-worker', someone you work with. Usually
applied to someone you dislike due to stupidity (like a cow).
--angela
Irene
> In article <4167...@clear.net.nz>, don'tsp...@hotmail.com says...
> >
> > Isn't it all about how you use it?
>
> Wasn't she using it in a derogatory fashion? :)
>
> > and make a big fuss over DD. Is being CF that objectionable?
>
>
> Being without children, by choice or not by choice, isn't offensive.
> Choosing to be offended that other people have children is a whole
> different thing.
>
> A while ago there was someone attempting to "build bridges" between
> between the childfree newsgroups and misc.kids. That's the first
> time I saw the terms mentioned earlier, including "cow-orker", so I
> supposed I simple assumed it was part of the rest of the charming
> lexicon.
>
> Michelle
> Flutist
You might want to re-read the OP (the one with cow-orker) in it. If
you look at it a little closer, you might notice that it was written
by a bfíng mom!
Irene
Cathy Weeks
> In article <MPG.1bd0a800b...@news.newsreader.com>,
> zeld...@usa.net says...
> >
> > Around the same time I had an arguement with a cow-orker
>
> "Cow-orker" is a terms originated, I believe, by the charming
> childfree people, and might not want to be one you bandy about too
> much. Unless it's a typo, in which case, I apologize.
I doubt it... I saw it in comic strips years ago - and it had more to
do with how stupid everyone in big corps seem sometimes. And
contextually, it had nothing to do with parenthood, just that
employees go blindly with the herd.
Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01
Cadie
"toypup" <toyp...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:q0f9d.321769$mD.107245@attbi_s02...
>
> "Elana Kehoe" <el...@zen.org> wrote in message
> news:1gla23z.15wip7b1i52qwtN%el...@zen.org...
> > PALTROW REFUSES TO DIET AFTER PREGNANCY
> > Movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has shunned the Hollywood tradition of
> > dieting immediately after giving birth, preferring to do gentle exercise
> > to get back into shape.
> >
> > The Oscar winner, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin,
> > welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May and claims it would be
> > unhealthy to diet while she is breast-feeding.
> >
> > Paltrow says, "I'm not in my pre-pregnancy state. I'm trying not to
> > rush myself.
> >
> > "I want my food to be high quality as I'm feeding Apple. I'm not into
> > dieting. Now I'm able to exercise, I'm shrinking back down a little bit.
> > It's a very slow process."
>
> Good for her. She does what's really best for her and baby. Wish more of
> them were like that.
She was on Oprah's after the show deal, on Oxygen, promoting a new cookbook
that her and a coactor wrote (I THINK they said they wrote it, anyway) on
healthy food. SHe talked about how she was trying to eat whole, organic
foods because of breastfeeding, and a few other comments about nursing.
Including the fact that she wondered who's boobs those were because they
certainly were too big to be hers, after her milk came in.
Amy
news:i8ead.367054$Fg5.36735@attbi_s53...
> Including the fact that she wondered who's boobs those were because they
> certainly were too big to be hers, after her milk came in.
Lol at that....I thought the same thing. I *loved* mine, which are normally
a similar size to Gwenyth's. Unfortunately the rest of my body was not up to
scratch, as my first impulse was to run out and buy a bikini.
Chris Craig
> I also remember the episode when Ross had a bottle of ebm for his son,
> Ben, in Monica's fridge. Of course, in that episode they made a big
> deal about who was going to taste it LOL.
Wow, I can't believe it! I don't know what gave me the impression that she
was a fairly detached mother, other than part of a later episode (I think
when the child was about 6 months old) where Rachel was getting ready to
go on a date.
I wonder how much of an effect a character on a show like Friends
breastfeeding would have on viewers too young to really understand,
especially since formula is so pervasive in North American culture...
--
Chris Craig
http://ciotog.net
Life of Siobhana: http://members.fortunecity.com/siobhana
Michelle J. Haines
use...@ciotog.net says...
>
> Wow, I can't believe it! I don't know what gave me the impression that she
> was a fairly detached mother,
The episode with the breastmilk tasting happened years before Rachel
had a baby, with his ex-wife and his first child.