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Breastfeeding in Public: To Do or Taboo
Recently a seemingly innocent photograph meant to bring awareness tobreastfeeding caused a storm of controversy in the United States. Ordered by a breastfeedingawareness group called Mom2Mom, the picture was of two women in their United States Air Force uniforms breastfeeding their babies. The idea is to use the various photographs taken of these two young ladies and of other women to create breastfeeding awareness posters. These photos will then be used throughout the month of August, the breastfeeding awareness month.
Still another breastfeeding photograph currently causing controversy is the one on the recent cover of TIME magazine. This one was of an L.A. woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son. It was created for a story in TIME about attachment parenting, but onlookers saw much more than that. What they saw was a child many considered to be way too old to breastfeed and an in-your-face mother with a what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it expression on her face.
But if all that wasn’t enough, the TIME headline asking “are you mom enough?” really incited anger. Mothers that are unable to breastfeed especially took offense to that line, but those that chose not to for other reasons were also insulted. Clearly, mothers that do not practice attachment parenting (which includes extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and carrying infants in slings on the body) were offended for obvious reasons. But what about the other photograph? Why did that one stir up so much controversy?
Well, it seems breastfeeding in public is a highly taboo topic in America and even in other places like the United Kingdom. And, it is also deemed taboo to breastfeed past the first year. Though the women in uniform were not breastfeeding older babies, onlookers are irate by the fact women in uniform are being depicted doing such a taboo thing, as if that somehow violates the sanctity of the U.S. military. It has been taboo for decades, even centuries. And the sad truth of it is, it is unlikely to change anytime soon. That is partly the reasoning behind creating a breastfeeding awareness month.
Though it is a topic that many assume is no longer taboo, women are still battling for their right to feed their babies in public. Because of the taboo nature of it, some mothers are even afraid to breastfeed at all. And some just try to avoid doing it in public. But, the operative word here is “try”. What happens when you are a breastfeeding mother out shopping and for one reason or another you are unable to get back home before feeding time? Any mother worth her salt would not like hearing her poor baby scream in agony because his little tummy is empty….[Click Here To Reading More]
Jesus, grow up and get over it.
There are many bodily functions that are natural. However, I don’t want to see you dropping your drawers and taking a dump in the middle of a mall!!!! Take your kid in the bathroom or have a bottle of milk available for him/her!!! The rest of society should not have to be offended because you are too lazy or too much of a pig to go into the other room! In that same vein, go into the other room to change your kids dirty diaper. No one wants to see that either!!
Charmed I’m sure, you equate feeding a baby with taking a dump. You’re stupid, plain and simple. So women have to feed their babies in a filthy germ ridden public toilet, because you’re a stupid idiot how can’t learn to be selectively blind and look away. Eff off.
Every day there are any number documentaries showing cubs or calf’s suckling there mother this is a natural process. Our skin in our hands or face is little different to that of the female breasts just shaped differently and perhaps more pleasing to the eye. The epidermis is our skin it covers our whole entire body no one part differs significantly enough to distinguish it as different or in any way a picture to be revolted by.
I’d say more , but your clearly a troll!
Breastfeeding is a sacred act, and should never ever be interfered with or hidden away. It reminds us as few things do, of a fundamental reality. And I say that as a man.
Nonsense. It’s something that should be done privately. Modesty requires it.
I’d respond but it go right through you!
Hollow individuals!
More pictures PLEASE!!!