Poll: Breastfeeding in public

[carpathic]

I like it, I think kids should be able to eat whereever...

However, one time, this lady just whipped her boob out and left it out for like 10 seconds, then grabbed her kid. Then she gave everyone around her a dirty look for staring at her boob. But she just left it out there. What are you supposed to do? Pretend her mammoth mammory was not there at all?

 

[Kieran Shuttleworth]

You nay-sayers are pretty ridiculous.

A. Breastfeeding is on a completely different level to taking a shit in public or cramming your testicles into someone's face. Men are allowed to reveal their nipples in public, women should be allowed to show a breast that is mostly obscurred anyways so you dont really see anything anyway.

B. Those who say breastfeeding is optional, it is not that simple. Pumping breast-milk into a bottle may take alot of effort because it doesn't just pour out and oftentimes early on and babies early on will mostly reject feeding from a bottle or anything other than breasts.

How can modern society be so backwards towards such subjects. Maybe if you're that immature about breasts then perhaps you should go back to sexual education. In other words, I am for it.

 

[Woodsey]

You get embarassed by boobies? Are you five?

Hehe, 'boobies'.

Its NOT sexual, but some people seem unable to fathom this.

Since when does arousal have much to do with cognitive reasoning?

Of course we can fathom it, but it doesn't give some men much better control over their trouser-snakes, and can be distracting even if it isn't arousing.

I don't think he means in that sense, more that they deem it inappropriate because of the sexual connotations that normally come with tits. Not that people are actually getting stiffies over it.

Unless, of course, you're just taking what he's said literally for the sake of it.

 

[JochemDude]

I don't have a problem with it, I can see other people not approving of it though.

 

[Snack Cake]

OP: Sorry that you don't want to hear that this makes you immature, but it does. Also profoundly selfish. Do you seriously think that your right to not see a brief flash of a breast outweighs a baby's right to eat? Really? And seriously, do you think you'd like to sit in a restaurant bathroom for half an hour while you eat?

 

[MasterMuffinMan]

I'll admit, it makes me a touch uncomfortable, purely because I don't want to accidentally place myself in a confrontation situation. It neither grosses me out nor gives me the horn, I just don't want to get someone coming over to me and accusing me of being a pervert because I happened to look up at the wrong moment.

It's something out of the ordinary (yes, I know it's natural, but the majority of the population aren't breastfeeding at any one time), and so your instinctive reaction is to pay it some attention. I'm all for it remaining legal, but since there are alternatives, mothers who breastfeed in public shouldn't expect special treatment.

 

[Kieran Shuttleworth]

Why exactly can't they just go to the bathroom to do it? When I need to take a shit, I don't just drop my pants and leave one on the ground for all to see, I go to the bathroom and do my business there.

Bathrooms are for the most part unhygienic, especially for an infant. And I think there is something about shitting in public that makes it considerably more frowned upon than an exposed breast, no matter the context.

 

[Kieran Shuttleworth]

Some people.

 

[Nazulu]

Sick of people saying it's perfectly natural. What the hell is natural anyway? What if I burp or fart in public? They're natural, aren't they. I try not to do it with people around me though because it's fucking annoying.

Try telling that to a baby. They tend not to concern themselves with what's socially acceptable. Of course, if you'd prefer, you can always listen to a shrieking infant instead...

Bloody brilliant! Just ignore the second paragraph of my post.

Same goes with breast feeding. The sound is annoying, I don't want to look at it and they don't want me to either, but it certainly grabs your attention though. If they try to cover it up a little though, I don't mind, cause at least they're being polite.

 

[Daddy Go Bot]

Oh no, an exposed boob, avert your eyes! Get a fuckin' grip people, it's 100% natural.

 

[eruwenfuin]

There are certain places where I think breastfeeding isn't particularly sightly, like for instance a restaurant, but then again I personally feel like babies have little place in a restaurant, especially if you're still breastfeeding. Then again I'm not about to stand in the way of a baby's need for food, and a person's need to get out and not go doo-lally. I would prefer not to see it, but if I did, well that's just part of the whole motherhood thing. I must mention though that many mothers, well in the more economically advanced parts of this world, use these little blankets or have semi detachable clothing, which allows them to breastfeed without flashing the world (I mean really, it's not like they derive pleasure from it), so most of the time you're not seeing a whole lot.

 

[Levethian]

Well I find knee high boots arousing but I don't move they're banned in public. I just control my bloody self.

I'm not advocating a ban, said in earlier post.

I guess your day-job ensures that you are mentally equipped to deal with mounds of blubber when needs arise.

I'd suggest that many men are not. Culturally, nudity is one of the most offensive things for westerners. Obviously it's insane, but understandable.

I don't think he means in that sense, more that they deem it inappropriate because of the sexual connotations that normally come with tits. Not that people are actually getting stiffies over it.

Unless, of course, you're just taking what he's said literally for the sake of it.

I guess my point was supposed to be that sexual connotations always come with tits, right or not.

 

[Woodsey]

Well I find knee high boots arousing but I don't move they're banned in public. I just control my bloody self.

I'm not advocating a ban, said in earlier post.

I guess your day-job ensures that you are mentally equipped to deal with mounds of blubber when needs arise.

I'd suggest that many men are not. Culturally, nudity is one of the most offensive things for westerners. Obviously it's insane, but understandable.

I don't think he means in that sense, more that they deem it inappropriate because of the sexual connotations that normally come with tits. Not that people are actually getting stiffies over it.

Unless, of course, you're just taking what he's said literally for the sake of it.

I guess my point was supposed to be that sexual connotations always come with tits, right or not.

"nudity is one of the most offensive things for westerners. "

Americans more than the rest of us it seems (judging by the posts so far).

 

[Durgiun]

Get the fuck over it. It's breastfeeding. Nothing sexual except what you put into it.

 

[JoJo]

Wow, some people here are being ridiculous, it's 100% natural and in no way sexual. Baby's need feeding regularly and who are you to say that it's wrong?

 

[s0p0g]

what do i care. their baby's hungry, and the food is in/around their skin-covered fat-tissue.
then again: do we really want our babies to be fed? can we really take responsibility for that? or shouldn't they choose for themselves when they're old enough?
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wait, what?

what comes next? "breathing in public"?

I don't scratch my balls in public. It's just common courtesy. Nobody wants to see you doing anything like that. It's awkward.

okaaay... you adressing your sloppy intimate hygiene and feeding an infant has... what exactly in common? it's not like women feeding their infants are showing off their vaginas. (if that's what you're aiming at)

also, how is your t-bag related to wobbly milk-"cartons" for babies?
assuming you're a guy: do you also complain about hot girls/women wearing risqué necklines?

EDIT: and a cleavage actually IS sexual, as opposed to breastFEEDING. which is eating. which is not sexual.

 

[Levethian]

"nudity is one of the most offensive things for westerners. "

Americans more than the rest of us it seems (judging by the posts so far).

Oh certainly. It's good to see the majority of opinion indicates a healthy attitude towards nakedness, but we should spare a modicum of understanding for those who find breastfeeding awkward, rather than be overly judgmental.

I don't think it indicates any kind of immaturity, selfishness, etc in the OP; just that he probably has a conservative background.

 

[LiquidGrape]

I don't mind it, and I don't care.
If certain people find that kind of nudity objectionable, they can simply turn the other way.

As for the people likening it to whipping ones penis out, get a grip. The connotations are quite different.

 

[dkyros]

Its never happened to me, but if it did I would be drawn to it. It would be something that I hadn't seen before so I would be stealing glimpses while trying to force myself to look away.

I gotta say that their answer to the arguement is pretty shitty. "If you don't like it look away" What ever happened to "You can have personal freedoms right up until the point that they infringe on my freedom"

Well not like they are infringing as I am free to look, but is not looking away even an realistic option?

The other argument is better, it is healthier (for ppl not on certain medications) to breast feed children as it contains some things that formula doesnt have.

But then again, they could use a breast pump...

Meh, ppl will do what they want and if they want to slightly expose themselves who am I to stop them.

EDIT: Just have to share this =)
what kind of Bee's make milk?
Boob-Bees!!!

 

[Phlakes]

I don't scratch my balls in public. It's just common courtesy. Nobody wants to see you doing anything like that. It's awkward.

okaaay... you adressing your sloppy intimate hygiene and feeding an infant has... what exactly in common? it's not like women feeding their infants are showing off their vaginas. (if that's what you're aiming at)

Well, assume my balls itch. I could scratch them right there with people having to watch me fiddle with my balls. Or I could go behind a corner or into a bathroom or something just to be polite.

Or assume a baby is hungry. The woman could just pull her shirt down right there and let her child suck on her breast, on display for everyone. Or she could go to a private area.

That's the correlation. And no matter what breasts are being used for, they're instinctively seen as sexual, which makes the situation awkward.