Comments on: Guerilla Babywearing

By: Karen (KarriMeBub)

Karen (KarriMeBub) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:05:09 +0000

Hillarious! Love the idea though Emma… Couldn’t stop laughing & at the same time wondering if it’ll be do-able at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne… Melbournites… anyone up for it…?? We could meet at the free play area downstairs near Bloch and Best & Less..

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By: Charndra

Charndra — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:09:13 +0000

Oh, yes, definitely, and I’m sure some ‘conversions’ will take place. Hmm, the trick may be to insinuate BW ideas into the minds of the ‘clippity clip clip sling’ wearers without them realising we think those things are terrible!

I groan inwardly everytime I arrive shopping, pop bub in a sling (the mai tei the other day) and am off before the lady in the next car has even sorted out which way the clippety sling needs to face before beginning to clippety clip clip it on! And of course mei tais seem complicated..but no, so snug. The poor mum!

Hmm, not sure which spelling to go with there, LOL.

By: emmadavidson

emmadavidson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:33:45 +0000

Haha very funny Charndra… I’m good at being offensive
I’ve got a pretty good local media contact list, but I think some early recon missions without media would be good for building confidence.

By: sarahr

sarahr — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:24:06 +0000

I just realised my calling! I frequent the local mall wearing 2 on a regular basis and get plenty of attention…. all I need to do now is get some friends to join me! I did my part for the cause yesterday in the crowded DVLA office when I supermanned my baby onto my back to get her out of the way while I had my licence photo taken, then hip-scooted her round to the front and got my 3yo to climb on to my back.

By: Charndra

Charndra — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:36:05 +0000

This will be awesome!

Anything related to Star Trek is also fine by me (Big Voyager fan, so I love the Borg reference!)

I think a schedule of rotating offensives over the next few months of SlingMeets will be great! We can ‘hit’ all our local malls, and even mention it in the paper!!

Charndra

By: Mummy Crit

Mummy Crit — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:21:23 +0000

Oh yeah! I am so in on this! Lunchtime at Belconnen is good…

By: slingdad

slingdad — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:09:21 +0000

Expanding on Steph’s idea, I think a synchronised display of multiple babies being superman-tossed onto their parents’ backs would definitely attract an audience in a mall. Do that a few times an hour with a hat in front and you may even get enough money to buy everyone in the guerilla a decaf mocha latte.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:51:22 +0000

This idea has merit. Most armies have a uniform, so a dozen Earthy Rainbows marching in formation would look very impressive, I agree. But local Guerilla groups would…indeed SHOULD normally be less coordinated?

A vibrant colour melange of Simon, Tina, Vicky, Manon Rouge, Zara Curry and Teesta would surely lead to an entirely peaceful mass defection from the fleets of wheeled pushers?

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:47:46 +0000

Emma, this is an awesome idea. We have to try this in Sydney.

Perhaps, since we are discussing BWing in a military vein, I might suggest a tactic for maximising engagement: once the onlookers are totally enthralled, someone needs to superman an infant onto their backs for a quick ruck. That ought to hold their attention- for a while