The bOOb Lady’s Blog

Breast Cancer Awareness month (October) is just around the corner, and one of the more creative — and controversial — fundraisers in support of the cause is the Blogger Boobie-Thon. For one week, bloggers around the globe expose their “girls” (covered and uncovered) to benefit breast cancer research. The effort doesn’t discriminate, as man-boobs are most welcome.  (They also have a beautiful gallery of breastfeeding photos.) You can pledge dollars, bare your own, or support the effort by providing technical assistance. Anyway you look at them, you’ve gotta love the Blogger Boobie-Thon motto: “we share because we care.”     

For a fascinating look at how boob-feeding appears on the big screen, pick up this month’s issue of Mothering Magazine on “Reel Milk.” The author, Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis, points out that very few family friendly films (those that are G rated) feature the best-for-baby approach to nourishing our children. Films that do feature a nipple at work “seem to be shot from a heterosexual male perspective, emphasizing the sexual objectification of breasts that permeates American cinema. For a full list of films, visit http://reelmilk.blogspot.com.