Poll: Breastfeeding in public

[Flare Phoenix]

Honestly.

Sorry just had to

 

[Dimitriov]

As Penn and Teller once said. "If you see something you don't like, just look away" Paraphrasing here. If you , for some reason , don't want to see tits. Just look away. Nobody is forcing you to look.

So if someone puts up a sign with a racist or anti-semitic message it's okay because anyone who doesn't like it can just look away?

 

[Flare Phoenix]

The problem is this is like the only time having your breasts out in public is considered acceptable. The rest of the time it is ingrained into the minds of people that a woman's breast should be covered at all times, so it is understandable how people would be confused and uncomfortable when all of the sudden it is acceptable for a woman to pull her breast out.

 

[kristania]

Just think it would interest some of you to know that not all breastfeed babies will accept a bottle or formula. Also when breastfeeding it is unnecessary and can even be detrimental to supplement with formula.

I am currently breastfeeding my first child and while I always use a cover and would prefer to use any provided nursing facility or family room they are few and far between. If they are not available to me I will be feeding my child in public if she needs it. Thankfully I live in a state where my rights to do so are protected. It is not awkward, nor is it gross. I personally try to be discreet but the baby gets warm under the cover and can fling it away. Im not going to be shunned because I am a parent doing what I feel is best for my child. Im not hurting her or you by doing so.

I can see how it could be potentially momentarily uncomfortable since our society has over sexualized breasts and made breastfeeding seem out of the norm. I think it is unfair as some others have pointed out to stigmatize mothers for taking care of their children.

Lastly, if you truly feel the need to stare while my baby eats go ahead creepster; I assure you I have much more important things to deal with at the time.

 

[CCountZero]

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Everything we do is natural, and saying otherwise is delusional, even if we do "unnatural things" (whatever that means) it's merely as an extension of something that IS natural.

also breastfeeding is shown to help the mother-child bonding process, if people have a problem with it, maybe THEY should leave. Also I don't really think breastfeeding counts as "public nudity" seeing as there's a large baby head in the way.

As for your first point, that is indeed the literal meaning of the word, and as such you'd be right.
However, as I stated, I was making a counter to an argument, and that argument commonly employs the word "natural", albeit in a wrongful way.
As such, I could either explain the proper meaning of the word, or base my counter on the assumed meaning of the word.
I chose the latter.

Assuming that you're right about breastfeeding having a positive impact, which, in our modern society, isn't necessarily true, I can only say that I doubt the occasional non-breastfeeding incident will severely diminish the effect.

As I stated, I know several couples who have zero to three-year-old kids, some of whom breastfed for an extended duration, while others stopped early on to avoid the kid becoming too "addicted" to it.

All of these couples either used a replacement product, or pre-bottled from home, when in a public place.

 

[raaaar]

i really don't care tbh (except for a 250 lb mass of blubber throwing her shirt up, just being honest) but i do find it a bit tacky

if i eat something bad or i have the flu or something and my bowels feel like they're turning inside out im not gonna dig a hole next to a tree in the park and pop a squat, even though it's a perfectly natural process and a necessity. obviously thats an extreme example but regardless drawing the line at or beyond breast feeding when it comes to natural bodily processes in public just seems sort of silly.

 

[Flare Phoenix]

Now that would be kind of creepy...

 

[Mr. Eff_v1legacy]

This came up at work today. A co-worker was uncomfortable with a breast feeding mother, but I said: it isn't sexual. There's nothing obscene about it. The kid is hungry, so he's having something to eat.

 

[liquidangry]

Spoiler

I pretty much agree with this video. Why the hell should I care? I would of said the same thing as some customers said when asked if it bothered me. "No, this conversation is what is making me uncomfortable. You berating someone for something so minor is making me uncomfortable. I was perfectly capable of ignoring that until you raised your voice to her."

Granted, I would have been pissed just because he was making a spectacle of it tbh. You could have asked her in a whisper explaining the situation you know, nicely, and with proper discretion. Instead this guy makes a total ass of himself. I'm not surprised those around would start to get annoyed.

Still... Since when were boobs the antichrist? "Oh god! A flash of nipple that's immediately covered by a baby's head! I'm scarred for life!"

I mean, what? Seriously, that disgusts you? There's a filter in your brain that isn't functioning properly.

 

[Nazulu]

Sick of people saying it's perfectly natural. What the hell is natural anyway? What if I burp or fart in public? They're natural, aren't they. I try not to do it with people around me though because it's fucking annoying.

Same goes with breast feeding. The sound is annoying, I don't want to look at it and they don't want me to either, but it certainly grabs your attention though. If they try to cover it up a little though, I don't mind, cause at least they're being polite.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

Honestly.

Sorry just had to

Oh really?

 

[TyrunnAlberyn]

I really, really don't care, to the point where I'm uncertain why people would make a fuss about it either way.

 

[Bobbity]

It's not only natural; it's an absolutely essential part of growth. For it to be shunned by our culture is not indicative of something wrong with breast feeding; it's indicative of something wrong with our culture.

That said, they might try and cover it up a little. Actually posting photos of it on Facebook might be going a little far

 

[Yokai]

Sick of people saying it's perfectly natural. What the hell is natural anyway? What if I burp or fart in public? They're natural, aren't they. I try not to do it with people around me though because it's fucking annoying.

Try telling that to a baby. They tend not to concern themselves with what's socially acceptable. Of course, if you'd prefer, you can always listen to a shrieking infant instead...

 

[Scars Unseen]

I would rather see a breast feeding mom than hear a hungry, screaming baby.

CAPTCHA: belongs.to vandir
Who the fuck is Vandir?

 

[Gigano]

I have no problem with it.

Nor with exposed breasts in general. They really aren't a big deal, or much of a deal at all.

 

[Twilight_guy]

So long as woman aren't socially allowed to walk around without some sort of a top on I don't think breastfeeding should be allowed due to the necessity of exposing the social unacceptable breast (or at least nipple).

 

[Jonluw]

I don't care, really. There are other more annoying activities mothers engage in in public.

But like someone else said: If they're allowed to pull their breats out in public, I wanna flash my ass in public.

Captcha: stated olowther
Don't believe it. The statement came from me, olowtherJonluw

 

[spartandude]

As long as they do realise they are exposing themselves in public, i really couldnt care less