Re: Anti-Breastfeeding Groups

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This is from Urban Legends:

From: Andy Warinner

<warinner@...>

Reply-to: Andy Warinner

<warinner@...>

Subject: Re: [ZEITGEIST] anti breast feeding group?

I'm looking into this.

Many, though not all, states have passed legislation

that allows

breast feeding in public. One would think that

Citizens Against

Breast-Feeding would make those laws their first

target rather than

trying to influence the Republican nomination.

The phone number given is actually a New York number

and it does

work. It's just an answering machine message that

states it is for

Citizens Against Breast-Feeding. The messages claims

to have offices

in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Reverese phone

number lookups

did not give a name for the New York phone number.

There are several Hennessy's living in Phoeniz,

Arizona, though none

listed as Tess Hennessy.

Web searches failed to turn up any references to

Citizens Against

Breast-Feeding.

So, I haven't found solid evidence that the

organization exists.

It smells like a media spoof to me. The group's claims

are so

hyperbolic that one suspects parody.

Warinner

Urban Legend Zeitgeist editor

in PA

SAHM to

1/5/98

Jordan 6/7/00

Married to Nick 5/9/92

[Guest guest]

i wonder if its some sort of devil's advocate thing to bring

attention to the moral right and some of their almost absurd

platforms in the eyes of some, and has nothing to do with

breastfeeding, or if it is to get the breastfeeding activists loud

and organized and out there? hmmmmm. just a theory (x files music

please *lol*).

*smile*

chris

> In a message dated 8/3/00 3:45:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> 1levy1@s... writes:

>

> << OK, unless this is a joke, this woman obviously has some serious

issues

> going on. >>

> I truly believe that it's THESE people who have the sexual problem

regarding

> breastfeeding. Some unresolved issues. This whole thing makes me

SICK!

>

> Kerin

[Guest guest]

you have to find humor somewhere in all of this madness we call the

world or it will drive you - insane (jumping around like daffy duck

going oh hooo hoo ohh hoo hoo haaaaaaahhhhh)

*smile and hugs*

chris

> In a message dated 8/3/00 11:34:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> cl-chrisziggy@i... writes:

>

> > we think the act of urinating, particularly men holding

> > themselves and urinating, and women wiping themselves after

urinating

> > is a primitive act and promotes masturbatory practices.>>

>

> ROFL! I am just DYING over here! LOL That is too funny

Chris!

>

> Cheryl (wiping the tears from her eyes and the water off the

monitor!LOL)

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You ARE a brave soul! I eagerly await the results.

Katrina - CO

>From: Jcannand@...

>Reply-Vaccinationsegroups

>Vaccinationsegroups

>Subject: Re: Anti-Breastfeeding Groups

>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:51:39 EDT

>

>I'll be the brave one and clear up all the confusion. I'll leave my phone

>number for them to return my phone call. I'll even ask for information to

>be

>sent to me. I called and got the answering machine too--it sounds real,

>but

>who knows. There are a lot of bored people out there. The part that

>struck

>me as being odd, was when they said they were not accepting donations.

>What

>grassroots organization does not accept donations? Sounds fishy to me.

>We'll see.

>

>

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I wonder if it's not a clever marketing scheme to just get a lot of hits on their site. Sick way to do it, but obviously effective! But the phone number and phone message belie that. Hmm... Dunno.

Be...

Peace.............................. :->

Re: Anti-Breastfeeding Groups

I'll be the brave one and clear up all the confusion. I'll leave my phone number for them to return my phone call. I'll even ask for information to be sent to me. I called and got the answering machine too--it sounds real, but who knows. There are a lot of bored people out there. The part that struck me as being odd, was when they said they were not accepting donations. What grassroots organization does not accept donations? Sounds fishy to me. We'll see.

[Guest guest]

OK, unless this is a joke, this woman obviously has some serioue issues going

on.

I don't even know where to begin with the comments on this one!

Shelby wrote:

> http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/info/netWomen.html

>

> Click on Tess Hennessy

>

> Foulkfamly@... wrote:

>

> > No way! This is a joke, right? Please say it isn't so! This is just too

> > disgusting to believe.

> >

> > Callie

> >

> > I know we are all probably done with the BF chat, but found this interesting

> > tidbit on another board. Apparently, they are real,have an answering

> > machine, and are demonstrating at the Philly GOP convention. Oh yeah, if

> > anyone is looking for a job, they are hiring.

> > Katrina - Colorado

> > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> > REPUBLICAN CONVENTION MUST BAN BREASTFEEDING NOW: Over

> > 200,000 American citizens have signed a petition urging

> > Congress to declare breastfeeding unlawful. This

> > primitive ritual has and continues to be a violation of

> > babies' civil rights. It's an incestuous relationship

> > with mothers leading to moral decay.

> > Women enjoy an erotic experience that imposes oral

> > gratification on innocent infants after birth. Their

> > reprehensible behavior teaches children illicit sex,

> > subsequently manifesting addiction to promiscuity.

> > Repbulicans: choose a candidate who supports our cause!

> > Tess Hennessy, Founder-DirectorCitizens Against Breat-FeedingP.O. Box 55741

> > Phoenix, AZ 85078New York Office: (212)330-7675

> >

> >

>

> --

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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> against the power of others.

> - J. Ehrlich

>

> In this age, which believes that there is a shortcut to

> everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that

> the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.

> - Henry

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>

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My husband and I think this whole thing is very coincidental since

Playboy is hosting a Democratic fund raiser for Al Gore. This appears

to be a smear campaign on the Republicans " family " values. Just another

example of politicians trying to mislead and scare the public into

voting for them. " Oh no, we better not vote Republican because they'll

make me stop breastfeeding.... "

- ville, FL

[Guest guest]

That makes sense.

wrote:

> My husband and I think this whole thing is very coincidental since

> Playboy is hosting a Democratic fund raiser for Al Gore. This appears

> to be a smear campaign on the Republicans " family " values. Just another

> example of politicians trying to mislead and scare the public into

> voting for them. " Oh no, we better not vote Republican because they'll

> make me stop breastfeeding.... "

>

> - ville, FL

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Over the years, I've come across a number of women who couldn't or

wouldn't breast feed. They all resented very much the pressure to do so

by other women, who correctly believe that there is no equivalent

substitute. They are angry when they are villified by Le Leeche and

others, for not BFing. Women obviously feel strongly about this issue. We

just had a volatile debate on this list over it.

If I were one of the women that felt slighted and put-upon for not BFing,

I would probably start a phantom group that purportedly wants to outlaw

breast feeding. The real purpose is not to outlaw it, because that would

be impossible, if not ridiculous. Instead, it is intended to get a rise

out of the staunch BFers; to get them angry and put them on the

defensive. In other words, make pro-BFers feel the way they have been

made to feel.

My advice: ignore them. No politician is dumb enough to vote to outlaw

breast feeding.

gary

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 08:37:02 EDT teresav26@... writes:

> In a message dated 8/3/00 2:41:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> gk-cfic@...

> writes:

>

> << this has to be a joke. No?

>

> gary

> >>

> + All,

> This is for real! I called the number and got the answering machine

> with the

> whole agenda on it. I can't believe they have 200,000 supporters!

>

>

> www.diapers.bizland.com

>

>

>

>

>

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I'm telling you. This has to be a hoax. Some people are having a big

laugh at the reactions it is provoking. Just ignore this " group " .

gary

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:40:44 EDT Jcannand@... writes:

> In a message dated 8/3/00 10:08:33 AM Central Daylight Time,

> helminger@... writes:

>

> << http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/info/netWomen.html

> >>

> I looked up her name through this link, and I'm confused. She seems

> to be

> some kind of playboy model, or something. What would she have to

> do with

> this?

>

>

>

>

>

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Folks, this is definitely a hoax. Please have a look at this page:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/breast.htm

Moseley

Alan 02/11/84

Joanne Natasha 01/13/00 home waterbirth, cloth-diapered, co-sleeping,

exclusively breastfed, and non-vaccinated picture of health! (Check us out

in the attached photo, taken June 18) :-)

P.S. , I do think some politicians ARE dumb enough to try to outlaw

breastfeeding, but I think there's enough pressure from those of us who know

it's the right thing to do and organizations like the AAP, who even though

they take money from the formula manufacturers, can't deny that

breastfeeding is best. Here's a great article about breastfeeding,

formula-feeding and guilt.

http://babiestoday.com/breastfeeding/drjack/guilt.htm

Re: Anti-Breastfeeding Groups

,

Over the years, I've come across a number of women who couldn't or

wouldn't breast feed. They all resented very much the pressure to do so

by other women, who correctly believe that there is no equivalent

substitute. They are angry when they are villified by Le Leeche and

others, for not BFing. Women obviously feel strongly about this issue. We

just had a volatile debate on this list over it.

If I were one of the women that felt slighted and put-upon for not BFing,

I would probably start a phantom group that purportedly wants to outlaw

breast feeding. The real purpose is not to outlaw it, because that would

be impossible, if not ridiculous. Instead, it is intended to get a rise

out of the staunch BFers; to get them angry and put them on the

defensive. In other words, make pro-BFers feel the way they have been

made to feel.

My advice: ignore them. No politician is dumb enough to vote to outlaw

breast feeding.

gary

On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 08:37:02 EDT teresav26@... writes:

> In a message dated 8/3/00 2:41:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> gk-cfic@...

> writes:

>

> << this has to be a joke. No?

>

> gary

> >>

> + All,

> This is for real! I called the number and got the answering machine

> with the

> whole agenda on it. I can't believe they have 200,000 supporters!

>

>

> www.diapers.bizland.com

>

>

>

>

>

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