Mayim Bialik

[Auroranorth]

I feel sorry for their kids, though. Not like they get a vote in their parent's stupidity.

[Augustus]

And the greatest irony is that most of the parents won't run any risk as they were probably vaccinated when they were kids. So sure, you got to enjoy the benefits of being protected against a lot of diseases, but your kid totally can rely on their own immune system. Just like you! Oh no, wait...

[Coffeecakes]

My brother and his baby mama are anti vaxxers. Moreso the baby mama but my bro basically takes whatever she says as gospel. I want to ring my bro's neck every single time my niece is mentioned (baby mama is persona non grata). My niece is homeschooled though. Baby mama claimed that vaccines cause cancer and has mercury as per my snooping on her fb page. Too many idiots in this world having kids.

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How is Mayim homeschooling two kids of different ages who require different curriculums and working? Especially as a single parent. No beef here against either -- homeschooling or working moms -- but there are only so many hours in the day.

[petitesuite]

I'm sure others here are more knowledgeable than I am, but there are lots of different levels of homeschooling and especially given Mayim's resources, she could very easily have tutors in her home for different subjects. I don't know what (if anything) she's shared about her kids' education, but she doesn't necessarily have to be doing it all herself.

[marvel]

Sept 22, 2014 20:22:02 GMT -4 @borokat said:

How is Mayim homeschooling two kids of different ages who require different curriculums and working? Especially as a single parent. No beef here against either -- homeschooling or working moms -- but there are only so many hours in the day.

I believe that she has mentioned that her ex-husband does most of the home schooling. Based on the few things I've read and heard, it sounds like they are mostly with him.

[Spinderella]

Sept 22, 2014 20:48:02 GMT -4 petitesuite said:

I'm sure others here are more knowledgeable than I am, but there are lots of different levels of homeschooling and especially given Mayim's resources, she could very easily have tutors in her home for different subjects. I don't know what (if anything) she's shared about her kids' education, but she doesn't necessarily have to be doing it all herself.

Exactly. Times have changed from the way homeschooling used to be (or the misconceptions of it from back in the day) to what it is now.

There are lots of programs and networks that allow parents to do a sort of "mix and match" curriculum to meet their children's needs and also to help in subjects that they may not be proficient in or want to just have tutors or other parents conduct those courses. There are also online programs that connect other homeschool children via video and other courses as well.

It's actually pretty awesome for those that attend general schools that would like to get additional help with their studies or if they're taking on additional courses.

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I was curious if Mayim had anything to say on her blog about the measles outbreak and found this instead.

The ad perpetuates stereotypes and then claims to knock them down. But mostly it reinforces a war against people Western culture deems it appropriate to knock down: people not doing what “everyone” is doing. In this way, breastfeeding moms and cloth diapering moms are the enemies of a war, which the ad claims to end.

It's a parody! They are supposed to be exaggerated stereotypes! The commercial isn't showing an end to the war. It's showing that there shouldn't be a war in the first place.

The ad shows breastfeeding as “just another choice,” ignoring that it is the medically recommended way to feed human babies. It’s not the same as cloth versus disposable diaper choices or deciding which baby shampoo to use. This commercial undermines medical and scientific fact under the guise of “It’s all the same, don’t judge. And if you do, you are the bad mom.”

Again, it's a parody. What's interesting is that Mayim seems to have not seen the negative stereotypes of all parents, including stay at home dads. She only saw criticism towards her own parenting style. Maybe that's why she completely missed the point.

The ad reinforces negative stereotypes of breastfeeding moms, but doesn’t do the same for formula moms. A new mom is shown fumbling about as if breastfeeding is so hard, and all of the breastfeeding moms are covered up by those “tents”…that’s the picture we are shown of what breastfeeding even is. How many moms actually use those tents? I wonder what little girls–or boys–who see this ad would think about breastfeeding. I suppose the sponsor of this doesn’t care what people think of breastfeeding, because they are out to sell a product, which leads to how…

Is "formula mom" a label now? And what about the dads? Are they formula moms with penises? Cause they certainly don't have the option of breastfeeding. And she was so upset about the moms with tents that she completely overlooked the working moms being portrayed in business suits and heels.

his ad exemplifies unethical marketing. An excellent piece I read about this ad by Maria Andrusiak Morland defined unethical marketing as this: “the outward product or message of an ad does not match the underlying rhetorical and persuasive techniques, analogies and metaphors that construct the presentation choices in the advertisement.”

Bingo. This is not an altruistic company out to end the mommy wars, which would be a lovely thing to do. They are out there to sell formula and the very act of selling formula undermines breastfeeding.

Do we need formula available in hospitals and for doctors to use? Of course. But this company is not interested in ending mommy wars or making the world better. There are interested in selling their product.

First of all, duh. Corporations make commercials to sell their products and make money. We all know this and accept it. It's up to viewers whether they fall for ads or not. Although, it sounds like Mayim doesn't believe formula should be a product available to the general population in the first place.  It should only be used for medical reasons when a woman (or, you know, those dads) can't breastfeed. This entire rant is completely ridiculous. It's a funny commercial that has a nice message at the end. Lighten the fuck up.

[pachengala]

I had my own problems with that commercial, and while I agree with you, highondegrassi, that she's picking and choosing what parts are offensive, I'm glad someone's highlighting that the commercial is indeed condescending, sexist, and insulting, to EVERYONE. Eff you, Similac.

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But I think that was the point. It's showing the various negative stereotypes that parents have about each other and how it shouldn't really matter. I saw it as comical exaggerations, not literal ones.