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painting of a dromedary and her baby by childfree artist Gwenn Seemel
Gwenn Seemel
It Is Easier for a Camel to Pass Through the Eye of a Needle Than for a Fertile Woman to Understand Infertility (Dromedary)
2012
acrylic on panel
10 x 10 inches

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Certain girls aren’t very good at having babies.

There are high instances of infertility among dromedaries. As with most domesticated animals, the fertility rate among camels is the subject of intense study. At this point, the female dromedary’s troubles is blamed on the mismanagement of herds, but it should be noted that both conception and childbirth can be difficult and deadly in many species, domesticated or otherwise.

But other girls are so good at having babies that they don’t need any help from boys.

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camel illustration by queer artist Gwenn Seemel
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