Feminist Baby for the win!

The latest feminist news has been about a series of comic strips featuring a feminist baby. It is meant to promote basic feminist ideas in a fun way for all ages to appreciate. The comic book has been filling social media feeds and hitting headlines as readers wait for the next best bedtime book. I took an article from the Huffington Post and from Bustle, two liberal and informal news sources that have been grabbing the millennial eye. 

Loryn Brantz
Huffington Post writer Emily McCombs covers the creation of the book and author Loryn Brantz herself more that the bigger production. She features quotes and covers the inspiration for the project, and the article takes on the feel of a reportive story. There is little text, though, and the majority of the piece is made up of snippets from the book. 

Loryn Brantz
The Bustle article by Emma Lorde covers the story in a way that is definitely geared towards the casual millenial readers. While there is actually more text than the Huffington Post article, it has an opinionated tone. In other words it makes you feel like you're talking to a friend instead of a reporter. Lorde also features snippets of the comics in her piece, but it is apparent that the focus is on the text. Also unlike the Huffington Post article, the focus is on the project and impact of the book as a whole instead of the author or the inspiration for the comic.

Both pieces together seem to form a complete coverage of the feminist story. The book is most definitely geared to young millenial parents, and these two news sources attract that audience. It's inspiring to see young parents bringing their children and babies to movements like the Women's March, and projects like these just help to further the next generation. 

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