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Ultraprison!
11/18/08

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OMG, i can't believe the "protest video" uses Danny Boy as the background music. overdramatic much?

also, i love the twitter names of the "protestors." yeah "90210organic," i bet this is just the worst thing happening in our world right now.
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That_little_attention_whore
11/17/08

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Wait - what is a "twitter mom" and why should I actually care about their opinions regarding a run-of-the-mill asinine commercial?
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TRexstasy
11/17/08

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God fucking forbid that anybody should ever do anything to question or poke fun at the Cult of Mom in our society. Don't you people UNDERSTAND HOW HARD AND IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE A MOTHER?!!
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cassandra
11/17/08

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The ad sounds like it was written by The Underminer. It's really passive-aggressive.

Baby slings are gross. Someone please explain to me why rich white women want to forgo any modern conveniences and carry around a 15-pound child like Guatemalan mountain peasants. Especially when those mothers gave up six-figure jobs specifically to be at home with the baby all day. That baby isn't going anywhere. It's all based on "I'm a better mommy than you," and it's so damn pretentious.
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devilchyld22
11/17/08

@cassandra: I'm not a mom who gave up her six figure job, but I definitely wore my baby. And it was the greatest thing I ever did. My daughter loved it. It used to be the quickest way I could get my kid to sleep. Out in ten every single time.

Plus it gave me two free hands instead of one.

It was easy to go from carrying her to feeding her without getting undressed in front of everyone, or having to move her around a lot plus shed normally fall asleep while feeding so it was perfect.

I didn't wear my baby to be cool, or a better mom, I wore my baby because it was CONVENIENT as hell. And any new mom will tell you anything that makes our lives a little bit easier is totally OK in my book.

And, I didn't go out and spend any money on a sling, my best friend made my mine, and its awesome.
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The Queen of No
11/17/08

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I don't find it to be offensive or effective. But I would never have a kid.
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STICKSnSCONES
11/17/08

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Moms: Jesus says RELAX!
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BlondeGrlz
11/17/08

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Yeah, I can't for the life of me figure out how to be offended by this. I've been reading baby stuff reviews online and every single mom who comments on these carriers talks about how it doesn't hurt your back but it hurts your shoulder, or how this one has a back support but doesn't work very well or how her baby doesn't like the sling version which is good because it hurts soooo much. Are these Twitter moms offended because someone is saying it out loud instead of on internet boards?
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rollergirl76
11/17/08

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I've used Twitter before, but only to promote my blog and any freelance writing I'm doing at the time. It's a great promotional tool. However, if you're sending 24/7 Twitter updates about what you're thinking about, what you're feeling, your cat's constipation problems, etc., then you need to get a life. NOBODY CARES.
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Dottie Gale
11/17/08

@rollergirl76: But she hasn't pooped in DAYS!
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vangie
11/17/08

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I think Americans whine too much--and I'm an American. We have made a hobby out of being offended. Whatever happened to just shrugging and turning the other cheek and all that? Geez, if we took away everything that people whine and protest about, we'd have nothing left. Except a bunch of people whining that they don't have anything...
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PhillyLass
11/17/08

@vangie: Word. And it's not even turning the other cheek. It's realizing when something isn't even a smack in the face. Seriously, get the fuck over it.
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mommy_dearest
11/17/08

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I wore my baby in a sling and various baby carriers. If you are experiencing pain, the answer is not Motrin, but to get some help learning how to wear it right. My baby was 10 lbs at birth, so size isn't the issue.

I think the reason this was so annoying is that it suggests the only reason mothers use slings is to be trendy and look "official", even though everyone "knows" what a stupid thing it is. I got sick of people saying to me that I should just put the baby down, that I was too clingy, that I was hamring my baby and my body.

It just reminds some moms of how judged they feel. It isn't the worst ad I've seen, but it did kind of make me feel dumb, if that makes sense.

Oh, and if you do have a baby, and want to use a baby carrier, don't use a baby bjorn. Those ones DO cause pain.
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Dottie Gale
11/17/08

@mommy_dearest: The Bjorn was the only one I liked!
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sybann
11/17/08

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Yeah - if that's a "real Mom" talking please keep her away from me. That's a bish that needs cuttin'.
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stacyinbean
11/17/08

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I think the ad sucks all over. I think getting pissed over it likely means you have too much time on your hands.
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Smitros
11/17/08

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Motrin is not the answer.

Clearly the babies are fat.
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PhillyLass
11/17/08

@Smitros: LOL!
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RainbowBrite
11/17/08

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God, get a life. Perhaps the ad is mildly offensive to baby-wearing fanatics, but it is far from so offensive it warrants a boycott of Motrin. Why do people feel the need to flip the fuck out over everything that rubs them the wrong way.

If people cry offense at every little thing, no one will pay attention when there are truly offensive things to complain about. Boy who cried wolf.
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PhillyLass
11/17/08

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I've noticed in my own social circle that some yuppy-pseudo-hippy moms are very judgy about other moms who don't wear the sling or who don't breastfeed or who don't go for "natural" childbirth. And on and on and on. I thought the ad was poking fun at the judgy-yuppy-pseudo-hippy-moms and not at motherhood in general or womanity as a whole. It wasn't especially clever or insightful. But the judgy-yuppy-pseudo-hippy-moms could really stand to take themselves a lot less seriously.
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