Ah, I see what you're saying and I understand. However, if you're following that line of thinking, I would say it wasn't appropriate to have the monkey (who appears to be a big part of the show) participating in any sports in the commercials, since I have trouble thinking of one where I would be positive there are no…

Well it's an NBC show so I don't think they actually paid anything for it. They've been using the Olympics to push their Fall line-up pretty hard.

I don't think it was a particularly sensitive or clever choice in any circumstance - I think it's a really stupid commercial about what looks like a silly show that is going to have a monkey in it. And since it's a commercial airing during the Olympics, it's gymnastics themed. I think the timing is bad BECAUSE Gabby…

Oh, that's true - I'd somehow managed to forget that it wasn't being broadcast in real time. I still don't think it is deliberate - NBC is not that stupid and like you said, I'm sure they arranged the ad spots far in advance. They've been pushing that show really hard and the gymnastics are a really popular event -…

Right, that was my point - going in to the Olympics that's who everyone expected to win.

The Gabby Douglas thing is really strange for people to be getting upset about. Even if that ad was originally scheduled to run after the gymnastics final (which I'm not sure it was - I've seen that ad, along with the turtle and the horny dog ads, throughout the entire Olympics so far) Gabby was not expected to win.…

I agree with that - there are major problems on both sides, and the vast majority of women don't seem to know that a little bit is better than nothing.

I actually feel comfortable assuming that when the number is as high as 60%, there are some issues at play beyond just not wanting to breastfeed. Of course not wanting to is a valid reason, and I never said it wasn't. But it's fairly obvious that most women aren't making that choice with all the proper information at…

If you go look at the previous post about this topic, you can see numerous stories about women not being educated on the benefits of breastfeeding, and you can also see people talking about how in some immigrant cultures, it is looked down upon. I have also observed this in the hospitals where I've worked. And…

Apologies - for some reason your comment showed up in my inbox, so I assumed it was a reply to me, not to someone else.

Ugh. First of all, no, the jury is not still out on that. Everyone agrees that breastfeeding confers numerous benefits that formula simply does not. However, that does not mean it is right for all women, and if you actually read my comment I said nothing about telling someone they must breastfeed. I said many women…

Yes, of course your choice. But that's so clearly not what I was talking about in my comment. Is it really a choice for all the women who are uneducated about the benefits of breastfeeding for even a little while? Or who have formula forced on them and their babies while in the hospital, by doctor and nurses who they…

I think part of the problem though, is that there are a lot of women who don't even TRY to do what you're doing. You're doing exactly the right thing - providing your baby with breast milk in the only way that works for you, for as long as is reasonable for you. But there are a ton of women out there who figure that…

They already have made this a ticket-worthy act in Philadelphia. I'm not sure if it's reduced pedestrian deaths or anything like that though.

Look. I think Romney is a hypocrite for a whole HOST of reasons.

Hm. I didn't hear that, but when I was watching the recaps this morning it seemed to be the fact that she faulted on the floor routine that really knocked her out. If she was indeed scored unfairly then I could definitely see arguing that she was robbed.

That's definitely true. But I still question why we're interpreting one girl crying and the other being happy as a rivalry. I mean, one got knocked out of what was arguably the biggest competition of her life - that's really upsetting, of course she was crying. The other advanced in what was arguably the biggest…

Right, exactly. I mean, I think the rule about only two gymnasts from each country seems silly and I don't really understand it, but it's not like it was a last minute rule change. Someone being robbed is someone putting in an unbelievable performance and then getting a score lower than they deserve, or someone losing…

It's a strange rule - I don't know much about gymnastics but I don't really understand why it's in place. Are any other sports like that? I presume that in swimming, for instance, you could potentially have only one or two countries in the finals, if the 8 best times were only from one or two countries.

I mean, the Lochte/Phelps rivalry stuff has been being pushed pretty hard, and Ryan Harrison's temper-tantrum has been pretty well explored and talked about - when they interviewed him on NBC the other day the interviewer called him an idiot to his face. So I don't know if it's a gendered thing. I also don't know if I…