Thread about boobs

[alaskanseminole]

Pretty much sums up (sadly) how many people view breastfeeding.

And a hint, it's a satire piece, but it speaks to the point of why you can't "just cover up". When my wife was breastfeeding and would use cover-ups, my son would start sweat up a storm and turn red as a tomato. Especially in the warmer months.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bunmi-laditan/how-to-breastfeed-appropriately_b_5530806.html

Tip #1: Use a cover. Every time. There are many fancy ones on the market. Damask. Lace-trimmed. Or how about a swaddling cloth (if it's good enough to warm the baby Jesus, it's good enough for your kid)? Statistics show that human beings love being in confined spaces. Babies are on their way to becoming full humans, so this applies to them as well. I personally eat many of my meals under a loosely draped fitted sheet in my bedroom and find it quite enjoyable.

Please do not use summer as an excuse to flash your flesh-toned milk bags. Just last week I ate an entire Italian sub under a handmade quilt in 90 degree weather skin-to-skin with a close friend to simulate summer breastfeeding. Were we hot? Yes. Were we uncomfortable? Yes. Did one of us briefly lose consciousness? Yes. Did we subject anyone to seeing nipples? NO.

Do not be fooled, the importance of air circulation has been exaggerated by politicians. Ten out of 10 babies reported loving the sensation of breathing repeat CO2. There are women who can breastfeed without anyone knowing what they're doing. If they can do it, so can you because all babies are the same.

If you have a rebellious/bad child who pulls your cover off in a desperate attempt to breathe fresh air and see the world around them, consider some home training. It's your job to teach them right from wrong. Should your original sin infant not respond to discipline and still reach out for new oxygen, place two little straws in their nose scuba-style so that cool air can be retrieved from under a burlap cover without making us all barf from the sight of your boob flesh.

Tip #5: Get some morals. Do you have sex in public? No. Then why would you pull out your SEX BREASTS for your baby in public? Just because something is natural, doesn't mean we all want to see it. Yes, we will tolerate a celebrity nip slip or areola display. Yes, there are breasts splashed all over magazine racks and on television bouncing up and down to pop music, but that's different. We're OK with boobs if money has been exchanged. Has your cheap baby paid you? No? Then wrap it up.

In conclusion, breastfeeding in public is for lazy, exhibitionist, thrill-seeking, husband-stealing mothers who have nothing better to do than to make the rest of us shrivel in disgust. So cover it up. Love, Us.

That's hilarious, desi! ROTFL

 

[alaskanseminole]

Pretty much sums up (sadly) how many people view breastfeeding.

And a hint, it's a satire piece, but it speaks to the point of why you can't "just cover up". When my wife was breastfeeding and would use cover-ups, my son would start sweat up a storm and turn red as a tomato. Especially in the warmer months.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bunmi-laditan/how-to-breastfeed-appropriately_b_5530806.html

Tip #1: Use a cover. Every time. There are many fancy ones on the market. Damask. Lace-trimmed. Or how about a swaddling cloth (if it's good enough to warm the baby Jesus, it's good enough for your kid)? Statistics show that human beings love being in confined spaces. Babies are on their way to becoming full humans, so this applies to them as well. I personally eat many of my meals under a loosely draped fitted sheet in my bedroom and find it quite enjoyable.

Please do not use summer as an excuse to flash your flesh-toned milk bags. Just last week I ate an entire Italian sub under a handmade quilt in 90 degree weather skin-to-skin with a close friend to simulate summer breastfeeding. Were we hot? Yes. Were we uncomfortable? Yes. Did one of us briefly lose consciousness? Yes. Did we subject anyone to seeing nipples? NO.

Do not be fooled, the importance of air circulation has been exaggerated by politicians. Ten out of 10 babies reported loving the sensation of breathing repeat CO2. There are women who can breastfeed without anyone knowing what they're doing. If they can do it, so can you because all babies are the same.

If you have a rebellious/bad child who pulls your cover off in a desperate attempt to breathe fresh air and see the world around them, consider some home training. It's your job to teach them right from wrong. Should your original sin infant not respond to discipline and still reach out for new oxygen, place two little straws in their nose scuba-style so that cool air can be retrieved from under a burlap cover without making us all barf from the sight of your boob flesh.

Tip #5: Get some morals. Do you have sex in public? No. Then why would you pull out your SEX BREASTS for your baby in public? Just because something is natural, doesn't mean we all want to see it. Yes, we will tolerate a celebrity nip slip or areola display. Yes, there are breasts splashed all over magazine racks and on television bouncing up and down to pop music, but that's different. We're OK with boobs if money has been exchanged. Has your cheap baby paid you? No? Then wrap it up.

In conclusion, breastfeeding in public is for lazy, exhibitionist, thrill-seeking, husband-stealing mothers who have nothing better to do than to make the rest of us shrivel in disgust. So cover it up. Love, Us.

That's hilarious, desi! ROTFL

 

[Garnet66]

Overall, I agree and personally don't have an issue. But isn't this just another example of simply conforming to social norms, i.e. closing your mouth when you eat, not cursing in front of kids, taking your hat off at the dinner table, etc.? Most people within the social construct don't agree, BUT have learned how to "compromise" within the structure so that "everyone" gets along.

Most know what's acceptable and what isn't (what won't get a rise out of folks). It's almost like she's asking for attention, then complaining when she gets it (regardless of the fact, the guy posting the pic was a douche canoe in doing so).

I recently ate at the mall food court, and 3 young people sat at the table next to me. One guy did most of the talking, and about every second word was "f---" this and "f---" that. What really got me was when the girl said she loved when people gave her disapproving stares for the way she was dressed. Obviously, she loves the attention.

 

[timenole]

It's a dumb stigma. If the woman is comfortable exposing her breast while feeding her child, it shouldn't be a deal. I know if there's a young child around some people get upset, but this is nature.

Our society is so "sex is taboo" - we should lighten up. A breast-feeding boob is not sexual, despite all of our attempts to make everything about the woman's body sexual.

We wonder why "boys think of sex every 7 seconds" ... Well, we stigmatize sex & it just makes it "naughty" & even more appealing.

This. It's a baby getting its food from its mother! The irony is that the ones who are most upset are usually the uber religious and the same ones who have most to be ashamed of their own actions. They need to get over stigma of being turned on by a breast and just accept that breastfeeding is one of the more beuutiful acts in nature.

 

[dmm5157]

That's hilarious, desi! ROTFL

I live to give. The "sex breasts" killed me the first time I read through it.

I originally saw that article last year when my wife was just ending breastfeeding, so found it especially humorous.

 

[NolegirlY2K]

It's unfortunate that SO many people in our puritanical society have been taught to be ashamed of their bodies. So, in turn, they grow up believing that everyone else should be equally ashamed of their bodies. And any time that they see it isn't the case, they feel compelled to force them into being ashamed, or at least being punished for feeling differently.

It's a breast. Regardless of how much we try to sexualize it, it's primary function is to provide sustenance to babies. I've got no problem with women breastfeeding in public - covered or uncovered. It's only a big deal when d-bags like this make it into a big deal.

This!

 

[SeaPA]

It's a breast. Regardless of how much we try to sexualize it, it's primary function is to provide sustenance to babies.

Uhm, no. They aren't commonly known as "provide-sustenance-to-baby bags", they are commonly known as "fun-bags."