On 16 Sep 2007 at 8:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT WRITE THE QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO ME, > BELOW!!!!!!!!!
I just knew Annette was going to go ballistic over this (mis) attribution. But come on, Annette, we all know this list has only one expert in Caribbean culture, so there was little danger that we'd think it came from you. But I have another nit to pick with Ed Pollak. He said: > > Certainly the notion of a "wet nurse" was common in > > Europe as well as the Americas. But these were women > > who were already nursing (and/or pregnant with) > > their own babies. I am unaware of this occurring in > > a nulliparous woman who had not experienced the > > hormonal changes of pregnancy. <snip> I > > remain skeptical about the anecdotal info Stephen > > sent us. I'm hoping that Ed's skepticism is directed at the quality of the anecdotal evidence I cited on men nursing, not at the use of anecdotal evidence itself. Anecdotal evidence is normally a dirty word in science, but not in this context. In fact, anecdotal evidence is the only way to go here. All it takes is one fully trustworthy and sufficiently detailed case history documenting that some man, somewhere, suckled a baby, and the claim is supported. In fact, I can't think of any other way to do it. It's one of those rare cases where what we need is a good anecdote. But I do agree that the claims I directed people to-- http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/miscarticles/milkmen.html http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2007/08/fact-men-can-breastfeed.html do leave something to be desired in the trustworthy and detailed department. What we need is a panel of absolutely truthful and trustworthy individuals who can attest to the occurrence of the phenomenon. I'm thinking George Bush, Stephen Harper, and Tony Blair. OK, I'll throw in the Reverend Ted Haggard as well. Wudja think? Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 0C8 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
