The Muppets Sever Ties With Anti-Gay Chick-Fil-A Via Facebook Meme From The...
As reported yesterday, The Jim Henson Company, which created such characters and shows as The Muppets and Fraggle Rock, has renounced Chick-Fil-A and severed ties with the anti-gay company. In a...
View ArticleBittylab Baby Bottle Sexist “Reclaim Your Wife” Advertising Campaign Fails
Bittylab, the maker of a line of baby bottles touted as mimicking a mother’s breast and breastfeeding, is currently dealing with the backlash from a failed Twitter advertising campaign. Bittylab...
View ArticleTeenager Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Preschooler At Bronx...
A teenager has been charged with murder for the shooting death of a 4-year-old boy at a Bronx playground after a stray bullet killed the preschooler at the First Annual Ghetto Angels Basketball...
View ArticleAAP Commends CPSC Decision To Ban Buckyballs
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is applauding the decision of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) to remove the magnetic toys known as Buckyballs from store shelves....
View ArticleSaving Money With Discount Drug Cards Is Sometimes Tricky
Discount drug cards promise to help patients obtain prescription medications at a more affordable price, especially for individuals who lack medical prescription insurance. However, a Google search for...
View ArticleLibrary Porn Leads To Privacy Screens On San Francisco Library Computers
As someone who has worked in a number of libraries, I know that library porn can be a huge problem. Libraries do not want to block access to information, even if that information is pornography. At the...
View ArticleThe Big Latch On 2012 Breastfeeding Event Scheduled For August 3, 4
Breastfeeding mothers around the world are preparing to participate in The Big Latch On 2012 next week. The Big Latch On, an event that coincides with World Breastfeeding Week, involves mothers and...
View ArticleAAP Resolves To Eliminate Formula Freebies To New Babies And Parents
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has resolved to advise pediatricians to stop giving formula freebies including formula company gift bags, coupons, and industry-authored handouts to new parents...
View ArticleCircumcision Ban In Germany Heralded By Intactivists: An Interview With ERIC...
A circumcision ban in Germany passed when a court in Cologne ruled that “the fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighs the fundamental rights of the parents.” The court also added...
View ArticleIntactivists Respond To The 2012 AAP Circumcision Policy Statement [Op Ed]
On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published its updated policy statement on circumcision in the most recent edition of the journal Pediatrics. In a move that shocked and angered...
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