Strollerderby : W Magazine

Gloria Allred Sits On A Booster Seat

Brett Singer — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Reading this headline might cause you to think that we're being mean. Before you darn me to heck, though, consider this -- it's true.

W Magazine developed a fascination with Ms. Allred not dissimilar to our own. A key difference is that W Magazine's office is in the same building as Allred's, so staff members at the mono-syllabic-named mag popped in on a recent press conference she had regarding the OctoMom. (Nadya Suleman, perhaps you've heard of her?)

Anyway, among other amusing observations, the editors noticed that the "small and compact" attorney (their words) was seated on an actual booster seat. This one.

What seems odd to me is why Allred wouldn't just get a phone book, or a more grown-up version of a booster seat. Like maybe a pillow. The W editors wonder if "Maybe it's something she picked up from the Suleman kids?" Either that or product placement. Only time will tell.

Image: WMagazine.com

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Jolie Gives Up: 'Nursing Twins is Too Hard'

Madeline Holler — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:26:00 GMT

Twin babies Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt have been on the bottle for a month now. Mom -- no, supermom! -- Angelina said that tandem twin nursing was just too hard to keep up.

She told People magazine three months was as much as she could do. "It's very hard" and that the whole thing takes a long time.

From People:

"There's this football hold – it's a lot harder than it looks in the books,” she says in the prerecorded interview at her London hotel on Monday. "I did that a few times. I would take turns. It just takes a long time."

I've never nursed twins or tandem nursed, but that football hold? I did it a few times with my first baby and it worked ... fine. But after figuring out other positions and holds, I looked back at the football thing and was, like, what the hell was I thinking? Situating one baby in my armpit took some coordination. So, yeah, two? Break out the duct tape!

Moms of twins ... let's hear it? Do you sympathize with Jolie? Think she gave up too soon? Is she giving twin nursing a bad rap? Anybody know how long she nursed Shiloh? Because I was actually surprised last month when we saw the pics of her nursing at all. Who knew?

Anyway, Brad's mom and dad are probably very, very relieved that this nursing nightmare is over ... for now.

Breastfeeding Poisons Babies ... Sort Of

Brad Pitt's Parents Disapprove of Breastfeeding Photos

Photo: Star

Brad Pitt's Parents Disapprove of Breastfeeding Pics

Madeline Holler — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:25:00 GMT

There are plenty of things out there that I can't stand and one of them is people getting in a tizzy over breastfeeding and seeing it and photos of it and the like. Look away, people, look away. One thing that bugs me even more are mothers-in-law who don't approve, feel it's inappropriate, even harmful or salacious. That big-breasted daughter-in-law is just out there trying to get attention!

So this little story in Star magazine (meaning, not heavily vetted or deeply sourced ...) makes me feel all irritated at Brad Pitt's mom and dad. Seems the Senior Pitts are none too happy with Brad's photos of Angelina in W magazine.

Brad sent the two advanced copies of the magazine, and Brad's dad is so upset he won't even talk about it. Brad's mom feels Brangelina are using the kids to market their various causes and believes that's unacceptable. (She knows the two are actors, right? Their very nature is to attract attention to themselves.)

I think the pictures were grainy and not terribly interesting (though the cover was sweet, for sure) and would never have been published were it not for the name of the photog and his subject. And it probably shows a lack of good judgment on the part of Brad for sending the magazine in the first place. But he's really into himself so he probably didn't think about Mom and Dad's reaction.

Still, I think they need to lighten up.

What do you think?

Photo: Star

Should Angelina Stop Nursing the Kids?

Madeline Holler — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Does Angelina Jolie's role as a sex symbol mean she shouldn't breastfeed her babies? Or if she does continue, does it mean she shouldn't go publishing pictures of herself doing it? Does she owe her public the fantasy that those boobs belong to them, not her hungry little son and daughter?

Seems there's a bit of controversy in the splashy "W" magazine cover shots of her.

From Reuters:

... But while breast-feeding support groups and moms celebrated Jolie's public statement, one expert said the picture felt like voyeurism, especially given Jolie's sex symbol status in movies like "Wanted" and "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider".

"The response from moms we have seen is that if someone as popular, beautiful and together as Angelina is breast-feeding her children, it inspires other women to do so themselves," said Dr Shannon Fox, a psychotherapist with the www.Momlogic.com website.

Little is seen in the picture of the act of breast-feeding. It shows Jolie smiling, while a tiny hand is just visible at bottom of the frame.

But Fox said the cover photo sends a second message.

"The problem is that she is also an international sex symbol. So whether or not she says 'This is a beautiful way of nurturing my baby', every man who sees that photo will see those breasts as sexual."

Really? Guys, is this true? Does this photo of Jolie contradict all the arguments that breastfeeding isn't a sex act, rather the world's easiest breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack? I feel like if she was pouting and doing that heavy-eyelid thing she does in every other photo of her, there'd be a mixed message. But she looks happy. Happy and content and like every other woman whose partner said "smile for the camera, sweetie!"

Angelina Buys Her Kid a Knife. What's Next, Maddox Jolie, Tomb Raider?

Angelina Jolie Breastfeeding Photo HERE!

Photo: W magazine

Angelina Buys Her Kid a Knife. What's Next, Maddox Jolie, Tomb Raider?

JeanneSager — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:27:00 GMT

I had to read it twice myself. Angelina, the super celebrity mommy who even gets away with feeding the kids Cheetos because, well, she's the uber mommy, not only breastfeeds on the cover of the upcoming W Magazine but chats about knife shopping with her 7-year-old.

Yes, 7-year-old Maddox has been such a good big brother, he earned himself his own dagger. WTF??

Angelina says she thinks it's "important he learns about the dangers and benefits of daggers." Sure. And I think my daughter should learn about the dangers and benefits of guns. It doesn't mean I'm going to buy her one!!

Angelina told W she got her first knife at 11. Maybe it was the one she used to use to cut herself with during sex? This was back when she was the OTHER Angelina, she of the vial of Billy Bob blood and making out with her brother. How soon we forget. I've been rooting for the growing ~~Brady~~ Jolie-Pitt bunch since Angelina and Brad started to put a little bit of down-home parenting into celebrity, but I confess I never drank the Kool-Aid. I was waiting for something like this to crop up.

Last time I checked, the 7-year-old eldest brother to a whole brood of kids is not the prime candidate for a knife. A. He's 7. B. He's 7 and C. He's . . . wait for it . . . 7.

I don't care how much time you've spent discussing "safe play" and how much you've dulled that thing down (which, I will say, she was very clear about doing), knives aren't toys. And as I don't see the Jolie-Pitts out hunting for dinner and skinning their kill, I have yet to see how this gift could be construed as anything but by a 7-year-old boy (or girl for that matter). What was the purpose of this? Is she planning on sending him off into the wild on their next trip to Africa? Are they worried about the way the Germans are taking to the new kids on the block?

I don't care how far she's climbed up the parenting ladder, Angelina just proved she's as screwed up as the rest of us. (By the way - to everyone who reports on the Jolie-Pitt clan, can we stop referring to those of her children who are not biological as her "adopted" son Maddox, etc? Once adopted, they're her kids - enough already.)

Image: Celeste

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Angelina Jolie Breastfeeding Photo HERE!

SunnyChanel — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:50:00 GMT

As reported earlier today, the November issue of W Magazine, coming out October 21st, features a photo of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding one of her and Brad Pitt’s newborn twins. But it turns out the photo is not just in the photo spread but on the cover!

Tasteful, classy, and beautiful, what else would you expect from this powere duo?

Who Wants to See Photos of Angelina Jolie Breastfeeding? Coming Soon!

SunnyChanel — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:21:00 GMT

Whether you are a pop culture fanatic, a member of the La Leche League, or just like to leer at pics of ladies breastfeeding, I bet most of you, purely in the act of curiosity of course, will undoubtedly click to see images of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding. Where will these photos be? In the November issue of W magazine. Life and Style magazine confirmed that in a feature shot by papa Brad Pitt, there is a photo of Angelina breastfeeding one of their twins. “Angelina posed for Brad in one of the photos while breastfeeding. It's really beautiful and tastefully done." The photos were taken in August at the compound in the South of France Chatueau Miraval. It’s nice to hear of photos of a celebrity partaking in the sacred act of nursing and not being snapped by the papparazzi or stolen from a WalMart developer. Just a moment captured and celebrated by a proud father, oh and shared with millons of people. The issue hits the stands October 21st, and you know the pic will be everywhere online.