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by Nat Wright-Kowalski
10 August 2296 - Baby Poster Sends the Wrong Message?
A propaganda poster that was posted around Vault 81 has led to a discussion about female roles in the Commonwealth. Vault 81 overseer Gwen McNamara has defended the poster, stating that it will help population growth in the Commonwealth, especially at Vault 81 where there are few newborns and young children.
The poster, which we have attached below, reads, "Ladies, help the Commonwealth - have more babies" and "Help Vault 81 flood the CBO." It shows a picture of a woman in a baseball uniform, a baby in a baseball cap holding a baseball, and the Vault 81 logo.
According to McNamara, "I think it sends out a good message. We have a lack of children born, even though the adult population is growing. We won't be able to sustain the industries we need if people don't start having babies."
Part of the controversy is why the poster is directed at women and not women and men or couples or something that would put the burden on both parents instead of mothers. The post-War Commonwealth has not been like the pre-War in its values where men were considered to be the capsmakers and women were meant to oversee the nannybot cook and clean and take care of the children.
One Vault 81 woman who wished to remain anonymous does not like the message. "This is brahmin****," she said while scrubbing her apron with Abraxo. "I'm sitting here cleaning our pod while my husband is making 'business trips' to ballparks. If they want me to make babies, then let me watch the ghoul-******* games."
McNamara said that she thought a message of producing more baseball players could be an appeal. "I mean, we love that baseball is here, so let's have some more of our inhabitants make the CBO. Austin [Engill] has been a big role model, so hopefully we have more players in the 24th century."
Engill, the shortstop for Abernathy and the #1 overall pick, was born and raised in Vault 81, the only CBO player from that vault. Austin