tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post7771401435145173765..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: Mind ReaderRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-85488401128737055912008-03-18T23:37:00.000-04:002008-03-18T23:37:00.000-04:00Amber, this made me laugh--"maybe do some of that ...Amber, this made me laugh--"maybe do some of that patented Rixa brand of critical analysis." Fantasy images of packaging "insta-Rixa" and becoming independently wealthy flitted across my mind for a second there. LOL<BR/><BR/>I started using tinyurls for links in blog comments; it avoids the messy wrapping and line-breaking.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-64373143450101844032008-03-18T22:14:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:14:00.000-04:00Oh, the links aren't wrapping properly, here they ...Oh, the links aren't wrapping properly, here they are again:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mothering.com/<BR/>sections/action_alerts/<BR/>march2008.html#babyborrowers<BR/><BR/>http://www.naturalchild.org/<BR/>jan_hunt/<BR/>baby_borrowers.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.nbc.com/<BR/>The_Baby_Borrowers/<BR/><BR/>sorry if you have to retype those into your browser, it's the only way i could get them to fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-46153239891033467522008-03-18T22:10:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:10:00.000-04:00Dear Rixa,This comment has nothing to do with your...Dear Rixa,<BR/><BR/>This comment has nothing to do with your post, but I don't know how else to contact you. I know your blog is widely read by the Mama/natural birth/AP community online, so I thought you might be able to help get the message out about the NBC show, "The Baby Borrowers".<BR/><BR/>Rather than type out what I'm talking about I'll just refer you here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mothering.com/sections/action_alerts/march2008.html#babyborrowers<BR/><BR/>here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.naturalchild.org/jan_hunt/baby_borrowers.html<BR/><BR/>and here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nbc.com/The_Baby_Borrowers/<BR/><BR/>My personal letter to them is pasted at the bottom of this comment. I sent it to them via the feedback form on their website.<BR/><BR/>I would so appreciate if you would do a post about this, and maybe do some of that patented Rixa brand of critical analysis. I'm a student too (only 4th year undergrad though), but this makes me so mad I can't even see straight let alone form any kind of meaningful response. :S<BR/><BR/>What are your thoughts?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Amber<BR/><BR/>"Dear NBC,<BR/><BR/>I must add my voice to the many that are demanding the cancellation of "The Baby Borrowers". Taking a helpless infant out of it's own family, and placing it under the care of others (let alone other children!) is not only socially irresponsible, but downright immoral. I am sure you have measures in place to assure the physical safety of these babies, but what about their emotional and psychological health? I will not get into those issues specifically here since people much more qualified than I have already brought them to your attention. (http://www.naturalchild.org/jan_hunt/baby_borrowers.html) But I urge you to cease this senseless science project! It is harmful to babies, it is harmful to families, and it is harmful to your viewers.<BR/><BR/>NBC, you have crossed the line. If you really want to help teenages determine whether or not they will be good parents there is no need to make it a public spectacle. There is no need to subject real babies to this kind of use and abuse, and yes, that's exactly what this is. Get this show off the air! <BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>A Concerned Canadian"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-20145329153702024982008-03-18T16:08:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:08:00.000-04:00i love her comics. so inspiring and funnyi love her comics. so inspiring and funnyOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520966443612804862noreply@blogger.com