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Warren DeMontague

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18. I think people are, fortunately, way less uptight about it than they used to be.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 06:25 PM

Jun 2012

We're on the West Coast, so that probably makes a difference, but when my wife was breastfeeding ours it was generally not a big deal at all. Only time I think we ever got any sort of weird vibes at all may have been on an airplane, so some of it -again- may be regional.

Babies need to eat; I like breasts, too, but I also recognize that they have an important function that has nothing to do with my aesthetic appreciation of them. If a woman is breastfeeding in public, best thing to do- really, the only thing to do- is to let her and her baby do their thing in peace.

It's also worth noting that breastfeeding in public is protected by law in many states; so if someone "tells her to cover up" or says "take it into the bathroom please", in addition to being an ass, they may be breaking the law.

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I'm a lesbian and I like breasts [View all] obamanut2012 Jun 2012 OP

Working in third world settings a fair part of my life, this was not an issue... hlthe2b Jun 2012 #1

I think that's definitely part of it obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #6

Quit injecting all that sanity into this debate! Scuba Jun 2012 #2

Sex is a really weird thing in this country obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #7

But it's okay to show people getting their brains blown out on TV, Dash87 Jun 2012 #24

sex is a primal thing qazplm Jun 2012 #3

I read somewhere... Whisp Jun 2012 #22

Generally, I like them too ... but I have to see them to be sure ... zbdent Jun 2012 #4

Funny you should mention it. Watch GMA they are discussing breastfeeding in uniform. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #5

Remember when Salma Hayek breastfeed a baby in Sierrea Leone? obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #8

I think breastfeeding = not buying formula. Whisp Jun 2012 #16

Disappointed TlalocW Jun 2012 #9

I can't stop reading the subject to the tune of "I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay" petronius Jun 2012 #21

It astounds me that nature gave us a means to feed our children Catherina Jun 2012 #10

I find this interesting re the Time cover LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #13

I thought the Time cover was a little staged too Catherina Jun 2012 #15

I have often watched women struggle with a baby while doing everyday things in public, Jamastiene Jun 2012 #20

That really struck me here Catherina Jun 2012 #23

Sometimes I think it's not really about breasts (and I'm a lesbian and I like breasts too) justiceischeap Jun 2012 #11

I think the concept of unwanted hair is pretty stupid. Neoma Jun 2012 #14

I agree. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #17

The result of a sexually repressed society LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #12

I think people are, fortunately, way less uptight about it than they used to be. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #18

Breast feeding is perfectly natural. Jamastiene Jun 2012 #19

I am also a lesbian Aerows Jun 2012 #25

I will try to excuse the headline... happy juneteenth Jun 2012 #26

What's that supposed to mean? nt Zorra Jun 2012 #27

I know obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #28

Is it because you used the highly provocative word breasts? LeftyMom Jun 2012 #30

When I was 7... Neoma Jun 2012 #31

That poster is no longer with DU. yardwork Jun 2012 #29