Lindsay Lohan is not buying one of the primary whoppers of feminism: that incubating and having babies is peak female oppression.
The actress, perhaps best known for playing both trouble-making twins in “The Parent Trap” remake some 25 years ago, recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Luai and posted her first postpartum picture on Instagram on Wednesday.
“I am so proud of what this body was able to accomplish during these months of pregnancy and now, recovery. Having a baby is the greatest joy in the world!” Lohan wrote to her 13.8 million followers, going on to plug her “outfit of the day” and drop a reference to “Mean Girls,” another cult classic that helped make her famous. “My OOTD lately is my @fridamom postpartum underwear. Because I’m not a regular mom, I’m a postpartum mom.”
Good on Lohan for stating what should be obvious both biologically and socially but isn’t: Bringing new life into the world and cultivating a family is one of life’s fullest joys. While most celebrities try to convince themselves and the watching world that the path to success is paved with abortion, it’s always refreshing to hear the true message that embracing what our bodies were designed to do brings the utmost fulfillment.
Women have a totally unique and kick-butt ability to incubate a human life from the moment of conception and then labor through the intense task of bringing that whole new person into the outside world. Ladies literally create
