A new trend has been launched on Instagram, in order to
combat “rape culture.” The trend? New mothers are asking their infants for
“permission” to pick them up before actually doing so.
According
to Heatst.com, the trend began a few weeks ago after Nisha Moodley, mother of
6-month-old Raven, made an Instagram post featuring a selfie with her son and
an explanation of her new parenting style, complete with an “endrapeculture”
hashtag. Moodley claims to be able to “feel for his ‘yes’” after she politely
asks him if she can hoist him up. (“Raven” is a he?).
I have
tried to “feel for her ‘yes’” on a
number of occasions, but these were all adult women who were old enough to
talk. Is this really a good idea when it comes to one’s infants? Should we also
get an infant’s “permission” to feed them, change their diapers, give them
medical care, or put them to bed?
Apparently
so, according to Moodley: “Since
the moment he was born, we’ve always asked before we pick him up. I always feel
for his ‘yes.’ Why? Because we want him to know that his body is his, and that
others’ bodies are theirs, and no one gets to make choices about someone else’s
body.”
Tell that to Planned Parenthood
and the 300,000-plus mothers each year who abort their children. Please.
Moodley,
who also uses #lessonsinsovereignty and #bornfree
in her posts, added: “It always touches my heart when someone
takes a moment to connect with him and says “Can I hold you, dude?”
“Can
I kill you, dude” doesn’t sound as sweet.
No
less a luminary than “parenting expert” Sharon Silver avers that Moodley’s
parenting methods are “correct,” according to Yahoo News. Silver told Yahoo: “This
idea is part of the wonderful [‘Recourse of Infant Educarers’ (RIE)] parenting
philosophy, which is essentially respecting a child’s timetable and allowing
him or her to participate in the full range of experiences as the
result of a decision. It’s the underlying premise of positive parenting.”
The
RIE website offers a new book titled: “Baby Knows Best.” I see. It wasn’t that
long ago one of the top-rated television shows was called: “Father Knows Best.”
It’s
no wonder there are fewer and fewer fathers. And fewer and fewer babies.
I guess it’s true: You’ve come a long way,
baby.
But you probably already knew that.
May I change your diaper? I'll "feel" for your "yes."
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