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Old 08-07-2006, 11:18 AM   #9
Flint
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Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I'm of the opinion that the human body is not something to be ashamed of, and that breast feeding a baby is a perfectly natural function.
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Originally Posted by Stormieweather
Anyone that thinks this is 'disgusting' or a 'turn on' has some personal issues that have nothing to do with feeding a baby.
Apparently, the rebuttal to this is:

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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
Get back to me after you think of a more compelling argument than "you have personal issues" and can understand the difference between "it is a horrible, shameful act" and "please refrain in a few situations".
Which leads to the question: why would anyone have to refrain, in any situation, from doing something that there isn't anything wrong with doing in the first place? What is it that makes it wrong, in those situations where the only new element introduced is the reaction of an observer?

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Originally Posted by Flint
If you have a problem with breastfeeding then it is your problem.
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