I found this on my old blog that I’ve slowly been importing here, but I thought it was cute so I am adding it as a new entry.
I’m thankful for not having boobs thrown in my face all the time by offensive and indecent breastfeeding mothers like the ones below:
Wait…Well, this is a bad example. Let’s try again.
Hmm…Just a minute. I’m sure I can find better ones than these…
Eh, still not offensive enough. I’ll check one more time.
That is better. LOOK AT THAT! I see about a half inch of boob. DISGUSTING.
UGH. Look at that indecency! She must be from some third world country to be exposed like that!
Now that’s just…There are no words to describe how inappropriate that is. Something needs to be done!
But why stop at breasfeeding women? There are boobs everywhere. Beware! If you thought the above photos were offensive, you WILL DEFINITELY be offended by the photos below.
Not this one, though. This one was in plain view on news stands and in mail boxes in 19 countries world wide!
Not this one, either. This one actually won an award!
Oh, and I guess this one is fine too. Everyone knows you can’t sell jeans without someone being topless.
Or beer, for that matter.
Or sunglasses.
Or CDs…
You know what? Maybe I’m crazy, but I think that someone mixed up some photos here. The first batch are offensive, but the second batch are just fine and dandy???
People who live in glass bras:
Shouldn’t throw stones:
If you think women have the right to breastfeed their children no matter where they are, please repost this… anywhere and everywhere. Support breastfed babies and their right to eat in public!
EDIT: Holy Canolis! I had no idea this would get any attention at all! When I originally posted it 2 years ago nobody noticed!
I’m currently on my 3rd tour of breastfeeding duty and I support all women in all their breastfeeding endeavors! I have never had a problem breastfeeding in public and I do it so discreetly you most likely wouldn’t even notice I was doing it. People usually think I’m just holding my baby. Only once was I ever asked to cover up in a restaurant and I told the manager to go eat his dinner with a blanket over his head..
Thanks to everyone for the comments and the awesome support of breastfeeding!
2nd EDIT: I only have about 40 minutes while my little one’s nap and I still need to shower.. and there are SOOO many comments to respond to. I just had to add some more thoughts..
The pictures of breastfeeding women posted above, while beautiful, are not an example of what every single woman does when they find themselves needing to feed their child out in public.
Yes, I agree women should be discreet. I think people are forgetting that breastfeeding women are just as human as the people who are so offended by them. None of my kids would eat with a blanket on their heads, and I know a lot of other women that find their children reacting the same way to being covered with a blanket while trying to eat. They don’t like it, wont eat and will scream instead. Some kids pull the blanket off, some pull up moms shirt, sometimes mom forgets the blanket or nursing cover and the list goes on.. but babies still need to eat. If mothers in america (cause let’s face it, it’s only here that everything under the sun is sexualized) didn’t feed their babies because of modesty or forgotten blankets everyone would be all up in arms over that.
When I head out I pull on a breastfeeding tank top and throw my shirt on over it. When I lift up my shirt and open the nursing tank to feed my child you would have to be resting your head on my baby’s chin in order to even see the sliver of skin exposed. Now how is that possibly being offensive to anyone? Seriously, if you are that uncomfortable seeing my child eat, don’t look.
What if women still didn’t have the option of using formula? When my grandmother was still alive she told me how formula used to be something you had to get a doctor’s prescription for and they didn’t recommend it unless there was a medical issue and the mother could not breastfeed at all. If it were still that way today, would all women be expected to just sit in the house for a year or two to feed their child? Thats obviously ridiculous…
The variables on circumstance here are just about endless, bottom line is all babies deserve to eat wherever the heck they are. I bet moms who use formula would be mighty pissed if they were asked to go bottlefeed their child on a toilet seat, or to smother them with a blanket while they ate.
Fact is, the law is on the side of the breastfed child. With very few exceptions, women in this country are allowed to breastfeed on just about every publicly and privately owned piece of land.
Next time you see a woman feeding her child and you really think she is over exposing herself, why not say hello? Why not offer to stand in front of her? Maybe she forgot her cover, maybe she accidentally wore the wrong shirt, maybe she is exhausted and doesn’t realize her shirt rose up too high or maybe she is sitting there wishing people would stop looking at her like she just shot the pope!
Recently someone actually did that for me. While out for a walk with family and friends, the baby was fussing in the stroller.. that ‘I NEED to eat’ fussing. So I found a sorta secluded rock on the edge of someone’s property and plopped down to feed my little man. Of course I was not exactly dressed for nursing, so some of my belly was exposed. Not 30 seconds after I sat down another mom that was walking by noticed what I was doing (even though it was getting dark) and walked over. She laughed and said “do you need some cover?” and pushed my stroller over a bit to block me and stood and talked with me. It was nice.. made me think the world wasn’t half bad after all…
And once again, thanks to everyone that commented and everyone that reccommended this post!
Threaded Alchemy 
Awesome post!! I think it is just ridiculous that people are offended by breastfeeding!! Oh the horror!! A mother caring for her child in a loving and natural way! Inconceivable!! I am gonna rec this!!
It is ignorant that people can’t breastfeed in public without a being judged.
True true! However, I did find it rather hard not to laugh when a girl I used to know went to breastfeed her baby and used the blanket to cover up her baby and not her breast, haha. But, seriously, I really don’t understand how people are disgusted or offended by breastfeeding, it just doesn’t make sense to me.
Is that a retort to Facebook banning nursing pictures? You’re absolutely right. There is nothing offensive about seeing a mother feed her baby.
Great post! A mother breastfeeding her child is one of the most natural things in the world.I have never understood why that would offend anyone.
Breastfeeding is natural and beautiful!! I rec’d this and shared it by reposting as you asked onto my own site.
What the hell? How dare you show pictures of women being nurturing life givers, sharing the most intimate moment a mother and child can share.Great pictures and the hypocrisy in people complaining is amazing. People claim they want more family values, apparently only behind closed doors.
Bravo!
I love it!
I am a breastfeeding mom and yes,I will feed my baby any were no matter the looks. Thanks for posting this!
@Jemstone05 – haha that’s hilarious!
@flashbulb100w – I don’t use Facebook, didnt even know they banned anything. I wrote this post back in 2006 after I was asked to cover up while breastfeeding my daughter in an Applebee’s. Thanks for the comment!
I don’t have a problem with breast-feeding, but there’s no need for a woman to whip out her boobs to the whole world in the process. There should be SOME discretion involved I think.
it is a natural thing … best done in privacy …
I refuse to cover myself any more than what would naturally occur from the shirt I am wearing. Yes, it is a natural thing, but until formula fed babies are fed in private, I will not feed my baby in private! I have every right to feed my child where I wish and I will not let anyone take that away from me.
Haha…
I saw something about women on facebook being banned because posting pictures of a breasfeeding baby was against the contract. It really upset me! How much cleavage is shown by 15 year old girls. and that is ok? I will never understand the double standard!
you know, I’ve never commented here, before, but I have to say that this is utterly disgusting. so many terrible and offensive boobs! and the breas-feeding ones … what if they were doing that in McDonald’s?? wait, people eat there .. breast-feeding is eating. hmm .. I’m telling … someone. Wait … let me go back and see …john
I guess people only like to be reminded of breasts as a sex symbol…not nurturing babies. Can this also be the reason why not all mothers breastfeed their babies? Who knows…
@SladeTheGreyFox – I agree, I find nothing at all offensive about breast-feeding! I breast-fed my daughter, but still, I agree that discretion should be used. Do it where ever you want but its not hard to cover up with a blanket, or even a burp cloth.
I can’t see the pictures =(No boobs for me, I guess.
@Girl_Without_Pity – I think you might be pretty close to the nail’s head. @hatcherbee – Good point. We accept much more nudity on a regular basis. I happen to know some queasy people who it would probably bother, but it’s their problem, not yours. A glass of milk on the table isn’t offensive, a hostess with cleavage falling out isn’t offensive, but somehow the sight of breast and milk together gets everybody undone. I guess it doesn’t figure.
Amen. The hypocrisy kills me sometimes. Though I’ve wondered more than once if the reason people get so uppity about breast feeding is that it is the furthest thing from objectification. That some how it is the act of nurturing and care that puts them in that uncomfortable squirm. The marring of a sexual image. This world’s a crazy place. I never got comfortable breast feeding in public… mostly because I was afraid of other people’s reactions. In retrospect that is something I regret.
Well said~ It’s really so ridiculous that breastfeeding is an issue and is subject of any negative publicity. It is fine rock stars to have (gimmie some girls)crawling all over them and the floor with their boobies hanging out every which way~~Breastfeeding one of the most natural and beautiful things we do for our babies~ This world is upside down and inside out~It reminds me of “Alice in Wonderland” sometimes…:sigh:
I agree!
So right!
I hate how some women aren’t discreet (spelling??) about it and it’s just like “BAM BOOB IN YOUR FACE!”. They make stuff to cover you with for a reason….But I don’t have a problem with women brestfeeding as long as I don’t get a boob in my face.
Word.
good point. breastfeeding used to be rather commonplace
When I saw your first group of pics and read the captions, I thought you were against breastfeeding in public. Then I realized you were using sarcasm for effect. Yes, breastfeeding is a beautiful, natural thing. I’m so pleased that it is becoming more acceptable to do it in a public place. Thanks for this excellent post! There is something so incredibly attractive in seeing a precious little baby feeding at Mommy’s breast!
I breast fed my babies, and didn’t need to exhibit myself while doing it. We enjoyed our privacy, and it allowed me a break from the rest of the world. I think mommies can use the privacy and relaxation, instead of trying to live life at full tilt all the time.
As a man, and a father, one thing I’ve grown to understand is that watching a woman breastfeeding is like seeing a deep connection between a mother and child like no other.There’s a bonding moment there that makes me see life in a different perspective.Why people have issues with breastfeeding is beyond me…as it’s how the woman’s body is designed.
this makes me want to just go breast feed for the heck of it…I just need:1. A baby2. Some lactating boobs!This was an AMAZING post. I loved it. (and as soon as i get that check list down…I’m so going to feed some babies!)
Great Posts. I couldnt agree more!
I’m all for showing more breasts in public.
Ugh@the breastfeeding lol. BOOBS are taking over the world
great post!
in my own words, this entry is m*thafucking genius(it’s not offensive cause I omitted the mother)
It’s all the better that I’m feeding my baby right now! haha!
FANTASTIC!
Honestly, I don’t get offended when I see mothers breast feeding their children. I myself would not breast feed, however it is a natural part of life. There is nothing offensive about it.
If they want to, then fine. But I would never do that in public. but I agree, they should atleast have the right too.
i completely agree!
Okay seriously… I didn’t read anything you wrote. I still don’t know what this post is about. The whole time, my eyes were fixated on the boobage. GAH! I kid-I kid… partially. 🙂 LOL
GOOD JOB!
Many years ago, I was a security guard at one of the major landmark buildings in NYC. I was sitting at my post when an obviously well off, well dressed woman came running up to me. I thought her head was going to explode as she reported to me that a woman was breast feeding in the atrium area.My reply to her was, “So what? The kid’s hungry.”I’m amazed she didn’t have a stroke right then and there.It was one of the happiest moments of my life!
Great point!!!!!
That is a great post.
Loved this post! I’m breastfeeding my 3rd child, and have finally gotten very comfortable doing it in public. It’s sad that boobs can only be shown when they are falling out of someone shirt in a sexual manner. Breasts were created for feeding babies!
in my opinion boobs rock…