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So a mama (thanks thordora!) sent me this thread on the site feministing.com and I thought you might enjoy it, you know, in that “Oh Wow! I want to BARF!” kind of way. http://feministing.com/archives/007696.html

ou know, I’m trying really hard to see this as a feminist issue, and I honestly can’t. I’m all for sticking it to the man and organizing against the patriarchy and all, but… I don’t really want to see some lady whip out her boob while I’m trying to get my burger on, either.

I swear I’m not trying to be combatative here, but could someone explain to me why these women shouldn’t have to cover up? Applebee’s wouldn’t permit a man to expose his chest in their restaurants, either. Maybe it’s because I’m not really a kid person, but the fact that a baby is involved doesn’t make me any more inclined to support public nudity for either sex.

although I would never willingly breast feed in public, I cannot disagree that at some point it would inevitably come up where I would be stuck in public with a hungry baby… so I don’t take issue with public breast feeding, although I’m far too shy to do it myself, unless neccessary of course, which I would assume is why women breast feed in public.

on a side note- breast feeding a 7-month old!? god… I’m so not breast feeding past five months..and thats only if I have too… ugh!

I agree that breastfeeding is best, and I plan to do so myself when I finally breed, if I can. But the boob nazis are seriously out of control. The idea that a woman might have a say in whether or how she uses her boobs is beyond them.

What’s even more frightening is that the La Leche League, among other boob nazi groups, has strong ties to anti-feminist groups. The mighty crusades about breastfeeding, natural childbirth and attachment parenting are the only arenas in which otherwise-liberal sorts have managed to jump feet first in bed with religious conservatives, and it’s seriously creeptastic.

Breastfeeding, like any other activity involving the body, should be an individual choice. It should be forced neither on mothers nor on unsuspecting passers-by.

There is no necessity to bf without coverage. None. The only women who argue otherwise are usually the kind who have drunk the kool-aid that tells them that being a mother–especially a bf mother–is tantamount to sainthood, and so they want to show off how remarkable they are for having squeezed a child out.

I am 100% behind setting up lactation rooms in every public place–especially workplaces–in which a parent (of whatever gender) can quietly feed his or her child or pump or whatever. But I simply don’t support the idea that people have the right to tote infants everywhere and whip out a boob whenever the fancy strikes.

It seems like these mothers want all the attention and privilege that comes with being a parent, but none of the responsibility–especially the responsibility of keeping your child from annoying the crap out of everyone else around you. Parenting means you have to limit your lifestyle. And that means scheduling outings only to baby-friendly places or scheduling them around feeding times. If you can’t do this simple lifestyle adjustment, you have no business being a parent in the first place.

First I got dizzy, then into a tizzy. And one might say I got my panties in a wad. But, the good news is that it gave me the idea for 10! that’s right I said 10! comics…no more no less. some directly related, some I digress. So, inspired and a wee bit barfy, here in the hilltops of coastal california. Just got back from Rattatouille too. good movie if you haven’t seen it yet.

Love,
Heather