Utilitarian Boobs

Clodfobble · 08-04-2006, 04:17 PM

Recently, BabyTalk magazine released an issue with the below cover image, which generated over 700 letters to the editor, making it the most controversial issue ever. More information on the controversy can be found here, including this gem of a quote:

Quote:

..."It's not like women are whipping them out with tassels on them," she added. "Mostly, they are trying to be discreet."

I'll admit it--I feed my kid in public all the time. Off to the side and covered with a blanket, but it's still pretty obvious what I'm doing if you happen to glance over. Did you (or your wife) bust out in public, or were you too embarassed (or perhaps not embarassed, but sensitive to offending others)?

Griff · 08-04-2006, 04:21 PM

Pete did it discreetly in public all the time. I really don't get the problem.

Flint · 08-04-2006, 04:23 PM

If you have a problem with breastfeeding then you are a sick, sick fuck and should be shot in the fucking head. The end. It's natural. You did it, we all did it. If you can't see a female breast without sexualizing it then you have issues. I'm talking to you, John Ashcroft.

glatt · 08-04-2006, 04:30 PM

There's public, and then there's public. If we were at a playground a park or something, my wife would have no problem breastfeeding. Toss a cloth diaper over the shoulder and it drapes down. No problem. Even without a cloth, the baby's head covers everything anyway.

But I can see how doing it in church or maybe at a restaurant table might cause some ruffled feathers.

A little discretion, and it's fine in public. Most mom's aren't going to want to breastfeed during a board meeting anyway.

Flint · 08-04-2006, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

ruffled feathers

The same way that the Taliban got "ruffled" at female children being allowed to go to school? The same way that in some parts of Africa people get "ruffled" at the idea of a woman getting to keep her clitoris? I say: fuck them. They can get over it.

glatt · 08-04-2006, 04:40 PM

Actually, I didn't mean it that way at all.

9th Engineer · 08-04-2006, 04:46 PM

Flint, you're going on a tangent there. Not wanting to have images of a baby breast feeding while you're eating is understandable. Someplace like a movie theater or airplane where you can't always control proximity would be another inappropriate place to nurse. The mother needs to be considerate of the people around her in certain environments just as people in a park or public open area should be considerate of the mother. Please don't tell me you honestly think asking a woman not to suckle her baby in an inapproprate location is the same as locking her in a house or circumcising her.

richlevy · 08-04-2006, 06:54 PM

I remember driving my wife to her surprise wedding shower. My dad and I were the only men in the room at the restaurant. One or more of my cousins were breastfeeding at the table.

I'm not much of a drinker, but I believe that I did end up out at the bar.

jinx · 08-04-2006, 07:00 PM

Mothers have the right to feed their babies everywhere mother and baby have the right to be. If you don't like it, you can leave.
Everytime a mother offers a bottle instead of the breast she is one step closer to weaning. I haven't read the article, but I hope it pointed out at least some of the benefits of not weaning too soon, there are so many.

lumberjim · 08-04-2006, 07:44 PM

yeah. how does a baby breastfeeding disturb you? edipal images? babies need to eat when they're hungry.

fucking people.

respect the boobies.

fargon · 08-04-2006, 07:59 PM

Once while I was living in Portland my X and I were eating in a restarant, and a young family came in. The young mother took a blanket out of a bag and started feeding her baby. Across the floor a woman started complaining to a Cop sitting by her and was told to give it a rest the kidlet need to eat too. Hooray for the Portland Police Dept.

footfootfoot · 08-04-2006, 08:43 PM

Yeah, it's totally innapropriate to FEED AN INFANT IN A RESTAURANT! A friend of ours was told by some effed up biatch that she should feed the infant in the restroom. Our friend said "Hey lady, why don't you eat in the restroom?"

Custom G (aka SWMBO) used to feed Il Nudgelino (aka inch3) "on demand" These days, the party's over, but it is still all about the dowas.

And LJ, I'm surprised at you. Were you out smoking dope during your greek history classes? Edipal indeed.

Oedipus would poke his own eyes out if he had any idea, oh wait. Never mind.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-05-2006, 12:37 AM

Well I've got a problem with it. All those damn women draping diapers, blankets, and sweaters over their shoulders like serapis.
This ain't Mexico, bitches....this be the good ol' USA. Lose the cloth!

DucksNuts · 08-05-2006, 12:54 AM

A couple of years ago one of our well known female talk show hosts..[its a show that does a run down on the national/international news for the week and usually puts a comedic spin on it] caused a *stir* when she started breastfeeding during the show (its live).

It was in the news for the week and in all the newspapers, but all the hype was *supporting* her right to breastfeed ....the ABA has a HUGE presence over here and its very common to see Mothers Breastfeeding everywhere and anywhere. Not too many bother with the cloth nappy or anything, as mentioned, the babies head covers everything anyways.

I still dont get the fascination with boobies, but hey, I'm happy with it and I aint afraid to exploit it at times either

elSicomoro · 08-05-2006, 12:57 AM

I liked these parts of the story:

One mother who didn't like the cover explains she was concerned about her 13-year-old son seeing it.

"I shredded it," said Gayle Ash, of Belton, Texas, in a telephone interview. "A breast is a breast -- it's a sexual thing. He didn't need to see that."

Last I checked--and maybe I'm wrong here--boobies are not actually sexual things...though they can be.

The same woman...later in the article:

"I'm totally supportive of it -- I just don't like the flashing," she said. "I don't want my son or husband to accidentally see a breast they didn't want to see."

Aaaaaaah! My eyes! I was forced to look at a big tittie! I feel so violated!

08-04-2006, 04:21 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Pete did it discreetly in public all the time. I really don't get the problem. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-04-2006, 04:23 PM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	If you have a problem with breastfeeding then you are a sick, sick fuck and should be shot in the fucking head. The end. It's natural. You did it, we all did it. If you can't see a female breast without sexualizing it then you have issues. I'm talking to you, John Ashcroft. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-04-2006, 04:46 PM	#7
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Flint, you're going on a tangent there. Not wanting to have images of a baby breast feeding while you're eating is understandable. Someplace like a movie theater or airplane where you can't always control proximity would be another inappropriate place to nurse. The mother needs to be considerate of the people around her in certain environments just as people in a park or public open area should be considerate of the mother. Please don't tell me you honestly think asking a woman not to suckle her baby in an inapproprate location is the same as locking her in a house or circumcising her. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

08-04-2006, 06:54 PM	#8
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I remember driving my wife to her surprise wedding shower. My dad and I were the only men in the room at the restaurant. One or more of my cousins were breastfeeding at the table. I'm not much of a drinker, but I believe that I did end up out at the bar. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-04-2006, 07:00 PM	#9
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Mothers have the right to feed their babies everywhere mother and baby have the right to be. If you don't like it, you can leave. Everytime a mother offers a bottle instead of the breast she is one step closer to weaning. I haven't read the article, but I hope it pointed out at least some of the benefits of not weaning too soon, there are so many. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-04-2006, 04:30 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There's public, and then there's public. If we were at a playground a park or something, my wife would have no problem breastfeeding. Toss a cloth diaper over the shoulder and it drapes down. No problem. Even without a cloth, the baby's head covers everything anyway. But I can see how doing it in church or maybe at a restaurant table might cause some ruffled feathers. A little discretion, and it's fine in public. Most mom's aren't going to want to breastfeed during a board meeting anyway.

08-04-2006, 04:40 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Actually, I didn't mean it that way at all.

08-04-2006, 07:44 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah. how does a baby breastfeeding disturb you? edipal images? babies need to eat when they're hungry. fucking people. respect the boobies. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-04-2006, 07:59 PM	#11
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Once while I was living in Portland my X and I were eating in a restarant, and a young family came in. The young mother took a blanket out of a bag and started feeding her baby. Across the floor a woman started complaining to a Cop sitting by her and was told to give it a rest the kidlet need to eat too. Hooray for the Portland Police Dept. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

08-04-2006, 08:43 PM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yeah, it's totally innapropriate to FEED AN INFANT IN A RESTAURANT! A friend of ours was told by some effed up biatch that she should feed the infant in the restroom. Our friend said "Hey lady, why don't you eat in the restroom?" Custom G (aka SWMBO) used to feed Il Nudgelino (aka inch3) "on demand" These days, the party's over, but it is still all about the dowas. And LJ, I'm surprised at you. Were you out smoking dope during your greek history classes? Edipal indeed. Oedipus would poke his own eyes out if he had any idea, oh wait. Never mind. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-05-2006, 12:37 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well I've got a problem with it. All those damn women draping diapers, blankets, and sweaters over their shoulders like serapis. This ain't Mexico, bitches....this be the good ol' USA. Lose the cloth! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-05-2006, 12:54 AM	#14
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	A couple of years ago one of our well known female talk show hosts..[its a show that does a run down on the national/international news for the week and usually puts a comedic spin on it] caused a stir when she started breastfeeding during the show (its live). It was in the news for the week and in all the newspapers, but all the hype was supporting her right to breastfeed ....the ABA has a HUGE presence over here and its very common to see Mothers Breastfeeding everywhere and anywhere. Not too many bother with the cloth nappy or anything, as mentioned, the babies head covers everything anyways. I still dont get the fascination with boobies, but hey, I'm happy with it and I aint afraid to exploit it at times either

08-05-2006, 12:57 AM	#15
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I liked these parts of the story: One mother who didn't like the cover explains she was concerned about her 13-year-old son seeing it. "I shredded it," said Gayle Ash, of Belton, Texas, in a telephone interview. "A breast is a breast -- it's a sexual thing. He didn't need to see that." Last I checked--and maybe I'm wrong here--boobies are not actually sexual things...though they can be. The same woman...later in the article: "I'm totally supportive of it -- I just don't like the flashing," she said. "I don't want my son or husband to accidentally see a breast they didn't want to see." Aaaaaaah! My eyes! I was forced to look at a big tittie! I feel so violated!

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