As Irina Aleksander sees it, the feminist movement of decades past was defined, to a great extent, by the fight for access to contraception and abortion. But today, in middle class urban circles, she believes feminism can be seen in family-oriented fights for breastfeeding acceptance and stroller parking — a movement she calls "faminism."

In her words: "Our mothers fought so that we could choose the life we wanted, not so that we were forced into a paradigm where family didn't matter."

"Faminism." Okay, push that picture of a potato out of your mind. We are actually talking family, not famine. Now slide in a photo of a young, white, urban mom waving her protest sign. Hey! Ho! Non-organic baby food has got to go! This is what the Blogosphere is saying Faminism represents: wealthy moms who have the privilege of fighting for specific (read: trivial) issues related to their children. It is difficult to say that they are wrong in this definition because the term is brand new, but is that really what this new word means? Does it really have to have such a negative connotation? Let's give it a chance, guys.