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I work in academia. Indigenous peoples are less than 1% of all tenure track or tenured hires in the academy. Black academics fare barely better. Same for Latinos. We are all least likely to receive tenure even when producing rigorous scholarship for prestigious journals and presses at the same *or better* rate as our…
Bullshit she didn’t check any box:
It’s raining, my ex husband is off to Glastonbury with my former best friend, and this MADE MY FUCKING WEEK! I needed it Mary-Grace. Thank you from the bottom of my heart xx
Barack Obama is cool as fuck.
Which is insane since men aren't having sex by themselves, so why are women being called sluts and men are applauded?
Both his father and attorney (and presumably the guy himself) have echoed this statement....why are people acting like that’s a good suggestion of atonement?
FFS, the whole point is it’s not as though there is nowhere to do research. Countries in which studies have been done, show that women who drink low amounts of alcohol during pregnancy have also shown a lower rate of birth defects than the US. I am not actually advocating for pregnant drinking, just a lightening up of…
And if we passed laws outlawing drinking for pregnant women, they would immediately start in on the evils of soft cheese and why any woman who consumed even a molecule of it at any point during pregnancy is a child-abusing monster. If they got a law about that, they would move on to something else. Endlessly.
I am completely serious. Driving is dangerous and anytime a pregnant woman gets behind the wheel for a nonessential activity she’s putting her fetus at an unnecessary risk.
Many doctors recommend the occasional drink to help relax during pregnancy because stress is shown to be much more harmful than the occasional drink
However, these absolutes on women’s behavior while pregnant seem to be very centered on the US rather than other countries. That suggests a certain level of social attitude towards women at play.
I totally disagree with you. Yes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is real and is caused by binge drinking while pregnant. However, moderate (1 to 2) drinks, once or twice a week is probably not going to hurt anyone. If it were, we would have had massive levels of retardation, FAS, etc. in the 40's, 50's, 60's, and to this day…
That’s your value then. Keep it to yourself.
There’s no scientific data showing that alcohol alone can cause cleft palate. See e.g. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi…, http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/gu…, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthde….
People here are judgmental assholes.
Well, we in the good ole US of A can’t even get gender neutral bathrooms without an uproar. You think people aren’t going to pitch a damn fit if a pregnant woman wants a glass of wine with dinner? People here are judgmental assholes.
The comments on Jez articles relating to drinking and pregnancy are always entertaining. Many other countries do not fully abstain from alcohol while pregnant. Most of our grandparents probably had some drinks while pregnant with our parents (and many of them smoked, which is probably much worse). At no other time in…
No. Instead these subjects come up because almost every pregnant woman is immediately judged and pressured and given a plethora of “helpful advice” about everything they’re doing “wrong.” Most things carry risk and most pregnant women have healthy babies despite inherent risk. It’s impossible to not change your…