Maureen,

I have seen this commercial and unfortunately the way I took it was not in
the most positive light.  I took it as a representing a woman being smarter
in sports than the man had expected considering she was nursing.  I think
she was supposed to be just this object doing "woman's work" and the man was
surprised that she had more going on than that.  I am hoping I
misinterpreted that but judging from the majority of sports programming, I
didn't.  I am constantly amazed at the misogynist attitude of sports
programming and sports magazines.


Wendi Jones
Breastfeeding Advocate
http://www.lactivist.com



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Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 8:41 PM
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Subject: Fox Sports Channel-did anyone see this commercial?


I'm probably the only one on the list watching a Kansas State versus Iowa
football game on aSaturday afternoon.  Actually, I was being "held captive",
nursing my youngest on the couch while DH watched the game.   I don't know
if any of you have caught this commercial on the Fox Sports Channel but it
is for a new show called "Sports Geniuses" on said network.

Here's the scene:  A young man (20s) is sitting across from a nursing mother
on a train.  The top of the mother's shirt is unbuttoned and the top of her
breast is exposed and she is nursing an older infant.  He is looking at her
with a bewildered look on her face (maybe he's thinking, oh so that's what
their for?).  Then she asks him some sports trivia question.  Don't call me
a genius because this is yet another commercial where I just "don't get it".
Did anyone else see it?  I didn't quite know how to take it because it took
me off guard.

Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
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