Magazine cover blasted by public squeamish over sight of nursing breast

Flannel Shirt

It's official...the masses are asses. WTF?
A leg can be a sexual thing to some for Christ sake. Its a picture of a mother feeding her child. What is sexy or sexual about that?

genevieve

Ive been thinking about this a lot lately.
Since having a baby 2mos ago, it is obviously on my mind.
Then I hear the other day some states are thinking of banning breastfeeding in public.
Women have been having "feed-ins" at thier government grounds in protest.
I personally try to cover up. But its hard the blanket slips off my t-shirt is over her head.
Babies squirm.
Im not trying to flash the world.

In north america health providers are in the same breath trying to get women
to breastfeed and for longer. While public is saying "put that away! Its gross!"
Would we look at a momma dog feed ing her pups and say Ewwww...?
No way! Its natural. So why are we so above feeding our own children?
I have friends who are very sqeemish about people seeing even an inch of their
breasts. Personally I try to cover up but if a bit of boob is showing Im not gonna stress.

Cosmo

You gotta remember, kids... this is the same country where they will drape a curtain over the exposed breast of a cast bronze statue of Justice during a press conference.
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If you get a chubby from looking at a bronze breast on a fucking statue... I don't really think it's society that has the problem.

Eliot Rosewater

know1 wrote:

It's natural and therefore there's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it doesn't need to be on the cover of some publication.

It's not just on the cover of "some publication", it's a damn baby/parenting magazine. Goodness people, there's nothing wrong with it. And sure, it doesn't "need to be" like you said, any more than Oprah "needs to be" on the cover of her fucking magazine but they certainly have the right to it.

Eliot Rosewater

Cosmo wrote:

If you get a chubby from looking at a bronze breast on a fucking statue... I don't really think it's society that has the problem.

Hey, no personal attacks please......what?

Cosmo

don't gimme no wrote:

Hey, no personal attacks please......what?

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Oh... ummm... nevermind.
I do not understand this odd obsession this country has with tits. "Oh my gosh!!! A breast!!! Let's kill it!!!". 1/100th of a second of Janet Jackson's tit and the fucking country has a tizzy fit. Draping over a statue in a Hall of Justice... a mother breast feeding her infant on a magazine cover... They're tits, people. No big deal. If you think that a breast feeding mother is sexual... YOU'VE got the problem.
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and this is a General YOU, as in the puritan self-righteous wankers... not directed at 'Don't Gimme No'... who I know is a good guy.

Eliot Rosewater

Cosmo wrote:

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Oh... ummm... nevermind.
I do not understand this odd obsession this country has with tits. "Oh my gosh!!! A breast!!! Let's kill it!!!". 1/100th of a second of Janet Jackson's tit and the fucking country has a tizzy fit. Draping over a statue in a Hall of Justice... a mother breast feeding her infant on a magazine cover... They're tits, people. No big deal. If you think that a breast feeding mother is sexual... YOU'VE got the problem.
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and this is a General YOU, as in the puritan self-righteous wankers... not directed at 'Don't Gimme No'... who I know is a good guy.

I understand...I was joking, of course. I think the sad fact is that there are way too many sick fucks in this world so a lot of people feel the need to overcompensate. A mentally healthy person does not think anything sexual when seeing a mother breast feeding her child. But I guarantee there are a lot of freaks out there who do. It's a sad situation.

For the record, I've never gotten tight pants over a nude statue or a breast-feeding mother. Nor have I ever been offended by breast-feeding in public. My feeling is that if people are offended by it, they're either people who recognize the sick fucks that might get off on that or they're idiots. Either way, there's clearly nothing wrong with it. And as for this being on the cover of a magazine. Who really cares about this shit? I cannot believe I'm even posting on this thread.

Cosmo

don't gimme no wrote:

I understand...I was joking, of course. I think the sad fact is that there are way too many sick fucks in this world so a lot of people feel the need to overcompensate. A mentally healthy person does not think anything sexual when seeing a mother breast feeding her child. But I guarantee there are a lot of freaks out there who do. It's a sad situation.

For the record, I've never gotten tight pants over a nude statue or a breast-feeding mother. Nor have I ever been offended by breast-feeding in public. My feeling is that if people are offended by it, they're either people who recognize the sick fucks that might get off on that or they're idiots. Either way, there's clearly nothing wrong with it. And as for this being on the cover of a magazine. Who really cares about this shit? I cannot believe I'm even posting on this thread.

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I was at a wedding once and we were sitting at the same table as our hippy co-worker. They has a little baby and during the dinner it was feeding time so... **THWUMMMMPPP!!!** out comes this gigantic tit that was way bigger than my head, crashing down on the table!!! There was no way to avoid it... it was covering, like, half the table. The kid starts sucking on the beast like there's no tomorrow and she just continued picking at her salad and chatting away about the lovely wedding...
Although shocked at the appearance of this monsterous tit on our dinner table, none of us were offended because we all knew this gal and understood that, that's just the way she was. And I could see how people would get their panties in a bunch, mostly because of their own prudishness. Me? Well, to make light of it... I said, "Hey... if he doesn't want any of that other one... can I have it?".

Skitch Patterson

i have no problem with breast feeding on the cover of a magazine, or at all in public.


just dont get pissed at me when im staring at it.

Cosmo

Skitch Patterson wrote:

i have no problem with breast feeding on the cover of a magazine, or at all in public.


just dont get pissed at me when im staring at it.

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Sort of like the gal that wears the low rise jeans that barely cover her cooter... then, gives you shit for looking?

MrBrian

anyone pay attention to the mags at the check-out in some grocery stores?
They tend to censor some covers, like some women mags (self? cosmo?)

But of course the news mags (Time,newsweek) with war and dead bodies on it's cover is just fine for kids at the supermarket to look at, I mean that's healthy for a kid to see, but a breast with a newborn on it? that's just wrong. The young 13 year old may see the cover and try to suck his mothers tits because of it.

Skitch Patterson

Cosmo wrote:

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Sort of like the gal that wears the low rise jeans that barely cover her cooter... then, gives you shit for looking?

Similar.

JaneNY

I love you guys. It is SO refreshing to see the majority so sensible on this issue. Thank you, truly. I mean it. And I don't care who stares. If a breastfeeding mother is doing it in public, she isn't that bothered. Besides you can't see much - the baby's head usually covers most of it anyway.

Cosmo

JaneNY wrote:

I love you guys. It is SO refreshing to see the majority so sensible on this issue. Thank you, truly. I mean it. And I don't care who stares. If a breastfeeding mother is doing it in public, she isn't that bothered. Besides you can't see much - the baby's head usually covers most of it anyway.

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I know... stupid baby.
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And they get so pissed when I tell them to move to one side.

norm

MrBrian wrote:

anyone pay attention to the mags at the check-out in some grocery stores?
They tend to censor some covers, like some women mags (self? cosmo?)

But of course the news mags (Time,newsweek) with war and dead bodies on it's cover is just fine for kids at the supermarket to look at, I mean that's healthy for a kid to see, but a breast with a newborn on it? that's just wrong. The young 13 year old may see the cover and try to suck his mothers tits because of it.

RIGHT ON!!

Pearl Jam and toast

oh good lord not a breast!

the world is coming to an end!

Grow up.

besides, there isn't even a nipple showing.

Ahnimus

""Men are very visual," says Wheatley, 40, of Amarillo, Texas. "When they see a woman's breast, they see a breast — regardless of what it's being used for.""

Bullshit! When I see a woman breast-feeding I see a woman breast-feeding. When I see a video about breast cancer, I see a video about breast cancer. When I see a woman swirling her fingertips around her nipples, THAT IS SEXUAL. These people have obviously never been to a public bath. Well neither have I, these women are just too sensitive.

Ahnimus

Ahnimus wrote:

""Men are very visual," says Wheatley, 40, of Amarillo, Texas. "When they see a woman's breast, they see a breast — regardless of what it's being used for.""

Bullshit! When I see a woman breast-feeding I see a woman breast-feeding. When I see a video about breast cancer, I see a video about breast cancer. When I see a woman swirling her fingertips around her nipples, THAT IS SEXUAL. These people have obviously never been to a public bath. Well neither have I, these women are just too sensitive.

I'm sorry that's just a sexist dumbass that said that. Mrs Wheatley can get over herself. Breasts aren't a big token for men, there are breasts everywhere. Maybe I've just been desensitized. I don't want around with a camera with an x-ray lense attached, or hook cameras up to my feet. Fuck, at least if you just show your titties then people won't do sick stuff to see them anyway, lol.

rock

NMyTree wrote:

It should be every where.

Only a moron interprets a woman breast-feeding as a "sexual" thing. What kind of nutjob do you have to be to think such a thing?

In fact, woman should be allowed to walk around topless if they so choose to.

The human body is a beautiful thing. It is not a sin, bad thing or repulsive.

It's the minds of these idiots and their negative, over-reactions to such things; that upset and disturb children.

If they simply behaved uneffected as if it was simply a natural, non-issue; no children would get the notion that the human body or breast-feeding is a dirty, naughty....evil thing.

Wholeheartedly agreed!

Ahnimus

Ahnimus wrote:

I'm sorry that's just a sexist dumbass that said that. Mrs Wheatley can get over herself. Breasts aren't a big token for men, there are breasts everywhere. Maybe I've just been desensitized. I don't want around with a camera with an x-ray lense attached, or hook cameras up to my feet. Fuck, at least if you just show your titties then people won't do sick stuff to see them anyway, lol.

I should add that in Ontario, it's legal for women to walk around topless, or to sunbath topless. Not a lot of women do unless you go to the beach.