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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Hear, hear
This article in the NYTimes about rowdy children in coffee shops caught my eye since one of the featured shops is a place not far down Clark Street from me, Taste of Heaven. I applaud the owner's rule about using indoor voices in his cafe. As I've said before, I don't appreciate unruly children in areas where adults go to think, work, and talk. The article has one thing wrong though--Women and Children First, an awesome feminist bookstore also located in Andersonville, does not have a no-breastfeeding policy.
"When a retail clerk at the bookstore asked a woman to stop breast-feeding last spring, "the neighborhood set him straight real fast," said Mary Ann Smith, the area's alderwoman."
I learned from a feminist listserv that I'm on that the store didn't have any male staff members last spring, and that they definitely don't ask nursing mothers to leave. Cell phone chatters though, watch out.
13:45 6 comments
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yeah, it's typical that they'd flub that up.
could you tell me more about this listserv you're on? i might want to join and it would probably be great for outreach for the conference i'm planning. even if it's a chicago group -it's a natl conference and a we have a some really great women coming from chicago. e-mail me, chica, when you've got a moment, please?!
could you tell me more about this listserv you're on? i might want to join and it would probably be great for outreach for the conference i'm planning. even if it's a chicago group -it's a natl conference and a we have a some really great women coming from chicago. e-mail me, chica, when you've got a moment, please?!
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: 3:48 PM
: 3:48 PM
Breast feeding should be done in private, not public. Unless you want the whole world to watch, then don't do it in public.
# posted by : 7:00 PM
: 7:00 PM
My dear anonymous #3, the business we're discussing here, Women and Children First, welcomes breastfeeding. It isn't a matter of whether or not it should be done in public, but the fact that a reporter incorrectly stated their store policy and misrepresented the store's philosopy and attitude. The alderwoman is also now saying that she was totally misquoted.
Hey, just found your blog through chicagobloggers.com (I'm also off the Bryn Mawr stop so I though I'd check out my neighbors).
The NY Times article/Taste of Heaven incident was also on WGN News last night but they didn't have much to add.
I commend the owner, though. Although really, the sign should be higher up for the parents to read it. It's the parents responsibility.
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The NY Times article/Taste of Heaven incident was also on WGN News last night but they didn't have much to add.
I commend the owner, though. Although really, the sign should be higher up for the parents to read it. It's the parents responsibility.
