Two things to note-

If he refused the award in advance, then Nestle would have given the award
to the next in line- then there is no story, no media attention.  In
addition, as I understand it, the voting was done by children, not adults. 
So to refuse the award in a public venue slights the kids.  

I think the response was media savvy and classy.

Warmly,

Charity

Hi all,

On checking my Lactnet mails, I read about appraisal for Sean Taylor 
refusing the prize money. I went back to one of the initial links and
 found 
what's below.
I wonder a bit about everyone being so enthusiastic about him refusing
 the 
money, while he accepted the award! Could that have something to do
 with the 
money he's hoping to make from getting the award, being on that list
 and 
thereby selling his book...? If you ask me, this is more a winning
 point for 
Nestlé than an action that ought to be applauded. Imo, real applause
 would 
have been justified if he had denied the award altogether. How could
 being 
on Nestlé's shortlist be a significant honour and make you feel
 delighted, 
if you are such an admirer of breastfeeding...? Mr. Taylor even
 strongly 
believes that Nestlé's practices are something from the past and that
 the 
company has taken steps to improve its practice. Well, what does that
 tell 
us about him or at least about his views on ABM-selling...?
Sometimes I find the contrasts between all the issues dealt with here
 very 
peculiar; it isn't easy to keep up with everything and build yourself
 an 
opinion that will hold, looked at from different angles...

Regards,

Marianne Vanderveen, Netherlands

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