Oh no! It's a breast!
The recent cover of Babytalk magazine is getting heat for (eek!) showing a baby nursing from a breast. CNN's got an article on the uproar this has caused.
I have posted earlier about how increasing breastfeeding visibility might be a more positive approach than guilting mothers into breastfeeding. The argument being that people are still (unnecessarily, in my opinion) rather skittish about breasts. A couple of my readers suggested that breastfeeding images are no big deal. Really?
Next to the photo: "Why women don't nurse longer?" Gee, I wonder.
Hat Tip to new mother E for sending this my way.
I have posted earlier about how increasing breastfeeding visibility might be a more positive approach than guilting mothers into breastfeeding. The argument being that people are still (unnecessarily, in my opinion) rather skittish about breasts. A couple of my readers suggested that breastfeeding images are no big deal. Really?
Next to the photo: "Why women don't nurse longer?" Gee, I wonder.
Hat Tip to new mother E for sending this my way.
Labels: femaliness, sex edumacation
posted by Courtney at 12:04 PM
4 Comments:
Elle has some very interesting follow-up questions on the article...
People are so stupid. If God meant for us to be offended by the human body, then we'd all be born at night fully clothed. Sheesh.
Last month I was at my church mom's group meeting and two moms were nursing ... while the children were in various states of disrobement playing in and around a wading pool ...
The difficulties of covering while breastfeeding prompted me to point out that in Portland it is 100% legal for a woman to walk around topless, because someone sued for discrimination (men couldn't be arrested for being "indecent" if topless) ...
Best response (after the initial surprise--how is it htat I am the ONLY person who knows this legal tidbit???): "Well, OUR meetings are going to be a lot more exciting from now on!" ;).
Altogether, though, I have to agree with Andy. People are so stupid.
I hold onto hope because most American nudists are conservative Christians ... now that is appreciating the beauty of Creation ;). (And all of it's warts and sags, too ;)!! )
Hat Tip to new mother E for sending this my way.
Interesting choice of words. Last night Stephen Colbert gave this magazine cover not a tip of the hat, but a wag of the finger. He pointed out that breasts served only one biological need -- men's pleasure -- and that the cover promoted cannibalism.
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