Comments on: According to HHS, the Average U.S. Mom is White, White or White http://www.sustainablemothering.com/2010/05/13/according-to-hhs-the-average-u-s-mom-is-white-white-or-white/ Mothering as a Human and Civil Right Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:56:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tweets that mention According to HHS, the Average U.S. Mom is White, White or White | Sustainable Mothering -- Topsy.com http://www.sustainablemothering.com/2010/05/13/according-to-hhs-the-average-u-s-mom-is-white-white-or-white/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Tweets that mention According to HHS, the Average U.S. Mom is White, White or White | Sustainable Mothering -- Topsy.com Thu, 13 May 2010 21:24:39 +0000 http://www.sustainablemothering.com/?p=835#comment-696 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jake Aryeh Marcus. Jake Aryeh Marcus said: New blog post: According to HHS, the Average U.S. Mom is White, White or White http://bit.ly/b3Bhl5 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jake Aryeh Marcus. Jake Aryeh Marcus said: New blog post: According to HHS, the Average U.S. Mom is White, White or White http://bit.ly/b3Bhl5 [...]

]]> By: Jake http://www.sustainablemothering.com/2010/05/13/according-to-hhs-the-average-u-s-mom-is-white-white-or-white/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Jake Thu, 13 May 2010 21:09:53 +0000 http://www.sustainablemothering.com/?p=835#comment-695 I am still staring at my 2010 Census form because the Census Bureau defines "race" in a way that seems designed to offend everyone. Even if one accepts that "race" is something real (I believe it is socially constructed and while of social significance because of the privilege it carries, has no scientific or biological basis), "white" is not a race. That means none of the choices on the form apply to me. But, though most people would look at me and say I am white, none of those babies looked like mine or had that sometimes relaxed, sometimes intense urgent, something nursing babies have. I don't think any of the photos would make want to breastfeed and ultimately isn't that what the booklets should be doing? I am still staring at my 2010 Census form because the Census Bureau defines “race” in a way that seems designed to offend everyone. Even if one accepts that “race” is something real (I believe it is socially constructed and while of social significance because of the privilege it carries, has no scientific or biological basis), “white” is not a race. That means none of the choices on the form apply to me. But, though most people would look at me and say I am white, none of those babies looked like mine or had that sometimes relaxed, sometimes intense urgent, something nursing babies have. I don’t think any of the photos would make want to breastfeed and ultimately isn’t that what the booklets should be doing?

]]> By: Elita @ Blacktating http://www.sustainablemothering.com/2010/05/13/according-to-hhs-the-average-u-s-mom-is-white-white-or-white/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Elita @ Blacktating Thu, 13 May 2010 21:00:09 +0000 http://www.sustainablemothering.com/?p=835#comment-694 Thank you! I had a conversation with a friend about this yesterday (she is white) and she said none of the photos appealed to her either because none of them show a mom enjoying and engaged in the act of breastfeeding. Even if all three photos had been amazing and beautiful, I just don't understand how it could be acceptable for NONE of the choices to feature a mom of color. And your guess about the birth rate is probably right. Statistical Abstract doesn't appear to list Hispanics & Whites separately, but I bet if they did it would be glaringly obvious that they are more children of color born every year than white. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0080.pdf Thank you! I had a conversation with a friend about this yesterday (she is white) and she said none of the photos appealed to her either because none of them show a mom enjoying and engaged in the act of breastfeeding. Even if all three photos had been amazing and beautiful, I just don’t understand how it could be acceptable for NONE of the choices to feature a mom of color.

And your guess about the birth rate is probably right. Statistical Abstract doesn’t appear to list Hispanics & Whites separately, but I bet if they did it would be glaringly obvious that they are more children of color born every year than white.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0080.pdf

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