"Breastfeeding Moms Protest H&M"

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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    ForestBrain wrote:
    THANK YOU!!!!

    You share the feeling that breastfeeding is similar to taking a shit?
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Yeah...well, in a children's store or a place where a lot of breastfeeding mums might be...but not on a minigolf course or at the breakfast table surrounded by people you don't know, or at the ATM vestibule, or while you're delivering mail, or driving, or at starbucks..... I mean, I don't expect to see suckling going on when I'm shopping for shoes or maybe some ski poles...or standing outside a venue to buy tickets, or when I'm getting my car tuned up...or if I'm at the vet or the dog park.

    And I know, "breastfeeding is a beautiful, natural thing that establishes a bond and love"...well, sex is all that and more, and you won't find me having it in the middle of a clothing store or the bus...or even a sex shop, come to think of it...

    If breastfeeding is acceptable in a children's store, why should it be unacceptable elsewhere? A children's store and Starbucks are both public places.

    Do you really equate breastfeeding with having sex?
  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Very well said. :)

    Why, thank you...I've been playing the sex card for a number of years now...a town near me has a "breastfeed-in" every year, trying to break a world record, and every year the local rag has to be full of pictures of militant breast feeders....you know..shove it in your kid's face, not mine!
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    You share the feeling that breastfeeding is similar to taking a shit?



    hahahaha.
    seriously, i am reading this thread and thinking, wtf?! i am a bit in disbelief at some of the thoughts here. comapring those 2 bodily functions, i just don't get. beyond that, i don't get anyone being against public breastfeeding...but evidently many, many are. bizarre to say the least.
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  • writersu
    writersu Posts: 1,867
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    that's sad that it was a woman who said no to you. even if you don't have kids, it's just something that is understood, you help a girl out, damn.

    if people have a problem seeing breastfeeding in public then can i start a campaign to keep douchebags with their popped collars and loud drunk asses under house arrest? tit for tat, or twit, or something

    i need more sleep lol

    *edit* and wow i killed a thread about boobs? damn!


    yeah, the weird thing I thought was "ok someone could be having sex in front of you and you would be all eyes. but hell, feed their babies and you are repulsed?" wtf??
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  • vedderfan10
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    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    If breastfeeding is acceptable in a children's store, why should it be unacceptable elsewhere? A children's store and Starbucks are both public places.

    Do you really equate breastfeeding with having sex?

    Generally people who don't have kids don't necessarily frequent children's stores...there are appropriate places and there are inappropriate places. Not everyone is a fan of breastfeeding....

    Am I equating breastfeeding with having sex? No. Sex is much much much better....it makes babies, too - give you something to breastfeed and have this debate...
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  • Brain of J.Lo
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    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Why, thank you...I've been playing the sex card for a number of years now...a town near me has a "breastfeed-in" every year, trying to break a world record, and every year the local rag has to be full of pictures of militant breast feeders....you know..shove it in your kid's face, not mine!

    Don't be too flattered by aNiMaL's support. His(?) strongest argument in this yet is that breasts exist primarily for sex because they respond to a sexual touch, and you have to have sex to make a baby to breastfeed.

    :rolleyes: :D
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Generally people who don't have kids don't necessarily frequent children's stores...there are appropriate places and there are inappropriate places. Not everyone is a fan of breastfeeding....

    Am I equating breastfeeding with having sex? No. Sex is much much much better....it makes babies, too - give you something to breastfeed and have this debate...

    So, you think breastfeeding only needs to be kept private and hidden from people who don't have kids, simply because it makes (some of) those people uncomfortable? If it bothers you, look away. It's not hard.

    I'm not asking if you feel breastfeeding and sex are equally enjoyable. I'm asking if you believe they are similar enough to compare for the sake of this argument, in terms of privacy, modesty, etc...
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    for the record i don't have kids, no plans to, never will. i don't consider myself a 'fan' of breastfeeding, but i am a fan of people doing good things for their children. breastfeeding is one of those things. i am a fan of people being good to people and being understanding, especially for something that should be a NON-issue imho. breastfeeding is just that: FEEDING. it is what breasts are designed/made for. just b/c they CAN be sexual does not make them any less functional. all mammals have breasts, are they all viewed as sexual objects? sheesh. a baby is getting a meal. get over it. imo there is not one place on this earth that imagine should be considered off-limits nor inappropriate for a woman to breastfeed, beyond a place that is filthy dirty for mother and child to be in. it is amazing to me how sexualized things are, and yet, how puritanical we as a society can still be, for something that is NOT sexual. sheesh.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    decides2dream wrote:
    hahahaha.
    seriously, i am reading this thread and thinking, wtf?! i am a bit in disbelief at some of the thoughts here. comapring those 2 bodily functions, i just don't get. beyond that, i don't get anyone being against public breastfeeding...but evidently many, many are. bizarre to say the least.

    I agree. It's easy to look away. I see things in public that are offensive, strange, that make me uncomfortable all the time. If I don't want to look, I look away. (Hell, I relied on public transportation for years. I could fill an entire book with stories from the el. :D )
  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    writersu wrote:
    yeah, the weird thing I thought was "ok someone could be having sex in front of you and you would be all eyes. but hell, feed their babies and you are repulsed?" wtf??

    I don't think it's fair to assume people are OK with seeing people having sex in public...I would be quite repulsed actually...and anyway live sex shows are in clubs and bars and stuff...not at a grocery store or on the roller coaster...

    And to be honest, feeding a baby of any age is something that I've always been bothered by...breastfeeding is just annoying...can people not plan ahead, get their baby on a schedule...repulsed is not the right word...

    And I don't mind aNiMaL...we've discussed many things before....oh, and if a boob is just a method of feeding your baby, why did Janet Jackson get such heat of her exposed nipple...it wasn't just men sexualizing her boob, women were too...a boob is a boob is a boob...
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  • Brain of J.Lo
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    decides2dream wrote:
    i don't consider myself a 'fan' of breastfeeding,

    You mean you don't subscribe to "Breastfeeding Spectator Quarterly"? :D I sure do! ;)
  • decides2dream
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    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    I agree. It's easy to look away. I see things in public that are offensive, strange, that make me uncomfortable all the time. If I don't want to look, I look away. (Hell, I relied on public transportation for years. I could fill an entire book with stories from the el. :D )



    i have seen many, many, many women breastfeed in public and not a once have i seen a nipple. :p granted, i am not looking to see one, haha, but generally there is a big fat baby head right there, usally a cloth, and the fact that i even notice at all is sometimes you see someone and wonder, wtf are they doing? then you glance, see, say a-ha in your head and move on. hell, i think it would be a LOT healthier for all to see women in public using their breasts as nature intended rather than be bombarded with sexualized images of em only, in public. they are great for both of course :D....but yea, i think it's a good idea for people for children, to view it all as natural and a non-issue..perhaps develop far more healthy views of women's bodies. just a thought.
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  • pearljamjen
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    decides2dream wrote:
    for the record i don't have kids, no plans to, never will. i don't consider myself a 'fan' of breastfeeding, but i am a fan of people doing good things for their children. breastfeeding is one of those things. i am a fan of people being good to people and being understanding, especially for something that should be a NON-issue imho. breastfeeding is just that: FEEDING. it is what breasts are designed/made for. just b/c they CAN be sexual does not make them any less functional. all mammals have breasts, are they all viewed as sexual objects? sheesh. a baby is getting a meal. get over it. imo there is not one place on this earth that imagine should be considered off-limits nor inappropriate for a woman to breastfeed, beyond a place that is filthy dirty for mother and child to be in. it is amazing to me how sexualized things are, and yet, how puritanical we as a society can still be, for something that is NOT sexual. sheesh.

    I agree! Reading this thread, I'm so baffled by some of the ignorant responses. They should be ashamed...if I ever meet animal and vedderfan at a meet-up I'll be tempted to throw an orange at their heads for being so daft. :rolleyes:

    It has been said, you can't always plan for a newborn, you can only pump so much milk, a new mom shouldn't be a prisoner in her house, LOTS of people eat in public, why shouldn't a baby? A baby needs food when it needs food. If you have a problem with it, get over it!
  • vedderfan10
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    decides2dream wrote:
    am a bit in disbelief at some of the thoughts here. bizarre to say the least.

    Well, that is one reason why I am such an enigma... ;)
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  • Brain of J.Lo
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    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    I don't think it's fair to assume people are OK with having sex in public...I would be quite repulsed actually...and anyway live sex shows are in clubs and bars and stuff...not at a grocery store or on the roller coaster...

    And to be honest, feeding a baby of any age is something that I've always been bothered by...breastfeeding is just annoying...can people not plan ahead, get their baby on a schedule...repulsed is not the right word...

    And I don't mind aNiMaL...we've discussed many things before....oh, and if a boob is just a method of feeding your baby, why did Janet Jackson get such heat of her exposed nipple...it wasn't just men sexualizing her boob, women were too...a boob is a boob is a boob...

    I don't remember Janet Jackson breastfeeding a baby during the Super Bowl Halftime show.

    I think I already addressed this, but you can't always count on a baby's schedule. (In fact, I just had to pause while writing this post because my 2 year old, who started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks, randomly woke up and started crying.) When you have a baby, life must go on and you have to take the baby with you.
  • decides2dream
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    pearljamjen wrote:
    It has been said, you can't always plan for a newborn, you can only pump so much milk, a new mom shouldn't be a prisoner in her house, LOTS of people eat in public, why shouldn't a baby? A baby needs food when it needs food. If you have a problem with it, get over it!


    i don't know WHY one should have to 'plan/prepare' for it, period. isn't that onwe of the beauty of breastfeeding? ready-made food on the go, right temperature, etc....feed at will? damn, thousands of years of evolutionary history muyst all be wrong. or damn the victorians for everything eh. ;)

    i far rather see a wee bit of exposed flesh, if i see any at all, of a mother feeding her child, ANYwhere, than to see someone's thong hanging out their jeans, nipples popping out of tops, etc. and hey, i'm no prude, more power to ya if that's how you want to dress and expose yourself, just not my thing. however, breastfeeding isn't about fashion, nor sex, nore meant to be 'annoying'...it's just the best nutrition for a bay. i do not understand why one would think a wom,an 'should' pump her breastmilk, etc...like it is a crime and shameful to feed a bay direct from her breast, anywhere. what-eeevvvverrrrr.......:p
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  • vedderfan10
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    pearljamjen wrote:
    Iif I ever meet animal and vedderfan at a meet-up I'll be tempted to throw an orange at their heads for being so daft. :rolleyes:

    Then I shall bring a pineapple...I am not daft because I don't agree with you...ease up on your harsh words there...and I am not ashamed of my opinions or any stance I may take on an issue...My signature says it all - and I guess here it really does apply.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    decides2dream wrote:
    i have seen many, many, many women breastfeed in public and not a once have i seen a nipple. :p

    Neither have I. If I ever see a nipple while a woman is trying to breastfeed her child, I'll be quick to point out that the feeding works best when the nipple is in the child's mouth. ;)

    And yeah, one time a while before I had a child, I saw what looked like a woman trying to shove a baby under her sweatshirt. And then I realized she was just feeding it...lol. :D

    I just think it's funny that breasts have become so sexualized that most people don't bat an eyelash at a nipple on a movie screen, but then are horrified by the idea of breastfeeding. :rolleyes:
  • pearljamjen
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    decides2dream wrote:
    i don't know WHY one should have to 'plan/prepare' for it, period. isn't that onwe of the beauty of breastfeeding? ready-made food on the go, right temperature, etc....feed at will? damn, thousands of years of evolutionary history muyst all be wrong. or damn the victorians for everything eh. ;)

    i far rather see a wee bit of exposed flesh, if i see any at all, of a mother feeding her child, ANYwhere, than to see someone's thong hanging out their jeans, nipples popping out of tops, etc. and hey, i'm no prude, more power to ya if that's how you want to dress and expose yourself, just not my thing. however, breastfeeding isn't about fashion, nor sex, nore meant to be 'annoying'...it's just the best nutrition for a bay. i do not understand why one would think a wom,an 'should' pump her breastmilk, etc...like it is a crime and shameful to feed a bay direct from her breast, anywhere. what-eeevvvverrrrr.......:p

    I agree...but some on here aren't so mature that they can see beyond their own little box that they live in. :rolleyes:

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