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Some people go too far in parenting and pregnancy advice, sure, but apparently that's not enough to sell a book, so hyperbole packed in wishy-washy word-salad i
by tgv 4y ago
Some people go too far in parenting and pregnancy advice, sure, but apparently that's not enough to sell a book, so hyperbole packed in wishy-washy word-salad it is. Did these people not read about the incredibly high rate of maternal death before we had some understanding of infection? That seems precisely within the topic, but it's not mentioned. Instead, there's nonsensical post-modern philosophy style word games, like "We suggest this is because the pregnant body is the ultimate unknown: (1) it is corporeally veiled — showing and yet hiding the fetal body within" as if that explains anything.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoYeah this trips my agi-prop sensors. It may not be what they're going for, but it makes me weary. First paragraph -- "the default is to subject women to more — not fewer — restrictions" -- fly the flag high and clear. THERE IS AN ATTACK ON WOMEN Second * third paragraphs -- popular bourgeoisie white buzzwords, indicting Neo-liberal society, blaming marketing (it's the corporations). The entire article could be summed up essentially w/ the 5th paragraph, where it calls out neo-liberalism as putting all of the emphasis on the individual's choices while ignoring broader impacts. That a culture has sprung up around that doesn't require 6+ more paragraphs. Furthermore, how much of this is just population and economic dynamics? Yeah Moms c. 1960 didn't have to do all of those things listed at the end -- because there weren't 8 billion people trying to buy up all of the houses and fight for the scraps that billionaires haven't taken.