Hi Nikki,
You are very welcome. This is a very large topic to get your head around and I would not say that I am an expert at all of how different cultures understand and accommodate or not people who do not confirm to expectations of behaviour for their sex. However, I know enough to be confident that framing diverse global cultures with US derived understanding is unwise generally and particularly so for very unique culture-bound practices and beliefs. Perhaps living and working in the Asia Pacific (which btw includes quite a few countries that were never colonised, those colonised by a European country, those colonised by the US, and those colonised by other Asian countries) provides some advantages in that respect. The world is a complex place.
Karleen Gribble
Australia


> 
> Date:    Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:40:24 -0400
> From:    Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: thank you Karleen
> 
> Dear Lactnet Friends:
> 
> I appreciate the dedication and depth of Karleen's knowledge and work in
> this field. Thank you for writing, Karleen.
> 
> I've was annoyed with the folks in my health department that rewrote
> the promotional flyer for the 20-Hour Interdisciplinary Breastfeeding
> Course for the US. They translated the sexed language into Woke. They
> insisted that lactation and breastfeeding were synonymous. OMG. "The
> 20-Hour Breast/Chestfeeding course for the US?  No!! Fortunately, my
> protests were heeded and they, like the Bander-log, found something else to
> fuss over.
> 
> Certainly the work with individuals must be different to the work in public
> health. We agree there.
> 
> I will mull over what you have written, recognizing that this subject is
> far from my area of expertise, and that White colonialism has had, and
> continues to have, a powerful impact on the entire planet.
> 
> warmly,
> -- 
> Nikki Lee
> RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC, RYT500
> *@NikkiLeeHealth*
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
> *Communications are confidential and meant only for whom they are
> addressed.*
> 
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