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News

News Round-Up Nov. 21: An Anti-Co-Sleeping Campaign, Sexist Onesies and Twilight As Teaching Aide

What we’re reading today:

1. Have you ever been concerned about in-flight entertainment and it’s appropriateness? We have, but only because the inescapable movie playing was the Russell Brand Arthur.

2. You should use Twilight to teach your kids about sex and love and babies and relationships and all that. Wait. Sorry, that’s not right. Be careful what your kids are learning from Bella, Edward, Jacob and co. Like, if a vampire baby is trying to bite its way out of your uterus, threatening to kill you in the process, maybe sit down with Planned Parenthood?

3. Ulgh T-shirt makers! What is wrong with you?? More slogan controversy, this time on onesies, with Gymboree having a gendered onesies that say either, “Pretty like Mommy” or “Smart like Daddy.” We get it, it doesn’t seem like a big deal compared to the anti-math shirts, but can we not raise baby girls to think of themselves as princesses, cupcakes and sweet objects of consumption while baby boys are thought of as smart, capable and adventurous?

Miscellany

Costume Recipe: Mario

When we got our Nintendo Entertainment Systems (we’re talking about these old-school babies) which included Super Mario Bros. 3, that was it. We were hooked. In honour of Videogame Week here at Bunchland, we give you…Mario (or Luigi).

Mario!

You will need:

A fake handlebar mustache

Overalls (the bluer the better)

A red shirt

A Mario hat or red baseball cap

White gloves

(You can be Luigi by sporting a green shirt and hat instead of red!)