Comments on: Baby Droppings

By: Friendly Atheist » The Baby Jump

Friendly Atheist » The Baby Jump — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:25:11 +0000

[...] with all the religious rituals that involve putting babies at [...]

By: Oldman

Oldman — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:59:52 +0000

Never before have I read so much B.S. A bunch of nannies want to gripe at the world over a 500 year old practice that although completely nuts is only potentially harmful, is by all reports, never caused any harm. What next, let’s stop kids from running, ’cause they might skin their knees?

Gimme a break

By: TXatheist

TXatheist — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:14:58 +0000

Please start chucking the parents off too, head first. I’m being sarcastic but maybe that way they’d see the point.

By: Stewart Paterson

Stewart Paterson — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:43:09 +0000

I started watching the vid full of righteous indignation.
How illogical, are these people, how can we continue to do such things, justified by tradition and religion.

but then in the last seconds of the vid when the baby bounces off the sheet into the waiting hands of Mr Man, I laughed out loud. And then I dragged the cursor back a few seconds, watched it again and laughed even harder.

You are absolutely right, it is a ridiculous practice. There must be something wrong with me.

By: D

Fri, 02 May 2008 05:45:23 +0000

Uhhh…

That’s all I’ve got.

By: hoverFrog

hoverFrog — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:44:53 +0000

It’s unfair to do this to children who haven’t volunteered for it. The fun of free falling from a great height should be reserved for adults only. Weeeeee!

By: Reed Braden

Reed Braden — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:35:05 +0000

Dropping babies from a tower makes them tender and juicy. Mmmmmm…

By: Mriana

Mriana — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:11:03 +0000

This goes way beyond superstition and abuse! I can’t believe anyone would treat their babies like this. I wonder just how traumatized these children are before they are finally grown.

By: NYCatheist

NYCatheist — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:56:49 +0000

As a commenter on Boing Boing noted, this is still less insane than cutting off part of a newborn’s genitals.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:07:05 +0000

It may be absurd — but then again, we’re surrounded by absurdities.

There is something compelling about the idea (as inaccurate as it may be) that, if you can survive being hurled naked from the top of a tall building wreathed in flowers without suffering so much as a scratch, your luck can’t help but improve. It makes more sense than Wonderbread!