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 
Wonderful post
I am definitely reposting this on my site. I loved it. I am a breast-feeding mother and am even whispered about around my husbands family when I feed our son. I think it’s ridiculous for people to look at us wrongly. If they don’t like where I’m feeding my son, they can go eat in the bathroom =)
i’ve never thought about it as being offensive
Awesome. There is nothing wrong with breastfeeding!
Breastfeeding is a part of life. That would be like making dying in public illegal. Babies breastfeed. Get over it.
I agree. women should be allowed to breastfeed. Its only natural. As for the other things sex sells and thats what they will put on the covers of magazines. it sucks that we (America) can get away with putting a half naked woman on the cover of a magazine, but a woman who is feeding her child is shunned and told to go hide so no one can see her breast. its a WTF moment.
i breastfed my daughter for four months.. i love it.. and i think every baby should breastfeed =) helps the immune system and all that.. she was bottle fed after cuz i had to go back to school..
@Blue_Dragon_Designs – well said!
@JDNCL – Thanks! I’ve heard whispers from family too.. specially the ones that never bothered to even try breastfeeding themselves.
You told the manager to eat his dinner with a blanket over his head? Hilarious!But I support anything involving boobs, haha.*drools*
This is brilliant!!Well done, and it’s a shame no one noticed 2 years ago.Cheers,Taylor
amen!
I have no problem with people breastfeeding in public, but there is a place for things. Swimming pools, for example, are not a good place to breastfeed. I’m a lifeguard, and at one of the pools i work at a lady kept trying to breastfeed her baby while the pool. And she wasn’t able to understand that while doing that, she was putting body fluids into the pool.
haha good one! people act like they have to watch a women breastfeeding. i never understood the controversy. u made an excellent point. good job. very smart of you
Judy breastfed all three of our sons – the most natural and beautiful thing in the world. I agree, those that would have a nursing mother be stationed in the restroom should have to eat in there instead.
I love what you told the manager, haha, great! I support :]even though I can’t breast feed.
Love this post.
Haha!! Great post!!
awesome post! :]
i have really mixed views on this issue… i breastfeed my daughter… and i’m darn proud of it too! i think it’s amazing… and beautiful… and an incredible privilege. i have breastfed in public… using a breastfeeding shawl. no problems. i like to be sensitive to the people around me… especially when they’re eating. this may seem crass of me to say, so i’ll try to tread carefully… i’m a married woman. sex is an integral part of my relationship (and subsequently my life). sex is “amazing… and beautiful… and an incredible privilege”. it’s also private. it’s not something i do in front of everyone. if i did, i’d get arrested. you may argue that they’re totally different… we have laws about one… and not about the other. fair enough. but a little respect for your fellow human goes a long way. do i think breastfeeding is offensive? hell no. but it’s not hurting me to cover up. and if being sensitive to someone else’s preference isn’t painful to me at all… then what’s the big deal?
BOOBIES! YAY! BOOBIES!
I do agree that women should be able to breastfeed in public, HOWEVER, a restaurant, office, or any other privately owned company should legally be allowed to tell a mother not to. If the majority of patrons of a restaurant are offended by it, then the smart business move is to stop it. Private businesses have a right to tell people how to act while in their establishment, much like a dress code when you go to a nice restaurant and they don’t want you wearing shorts.However, if you are in a publicly owned place, go for it.
Good post, and good for you!!
In Janet’s defense, I think that was just her way of dealing with her first “wardrobe malfunction.”
Thanks for that …oh what a good message! I totally agree. You made my day.
Great post! Thank you so much for reposting it. I gave you a rec.
I don’t agree, but I do see your point. Sex is way too played up in society and I find all the pictures you post here demeaning to women.
Thanks…this is so true!! I get so annoyed when people say things to breastfeeding mothers and then ignore the boobs that are all over the newstands. What the heck…
i have no problem with a woman feeding their child, but i feel like there is a certain amount of respect that needs to be shown for the people around her. how hard is it to place a light blanked over herself so that she’s not serving as a distraction from whatever else is going on? it always seems to be happening in church and that’s just inappropriate. show some discretion and respect.
Great post! Linking in right away!
Thank you! Excellent post.
Breastfeeding in public is like defecating in public.. The only difference is that there’s a baby’s mouth on the receiving end of the milk. Babies are annoying enough as it is, but when they’re getting more action than you? In public, nonetheless? Come on.. I get really thirsty sometimes… Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad if the babies shared..
I personally would be distracted if a mom just up and started breastfeeding a baby. Hell… I’m distracted when I look at magazine covers. In fact, women distract me in general with their tight jeans and glossy lips. I think my original intention was to refute, but I don’t mind distractions so much. Just know that if it’s out in public and I can see it, I’m gonna look at it. If you’re ok with that then I am too.
This is an awesome post! I’m on my third round of breast feeding, too so it really made my day!
@Monastro – That is a great story!
let it be known that even though i’m a guy …you know, i don’t know what i was gonna say, but i totally did not read this just cuz the subject was “BOOBS”and in the end, i do agree with this post; i mean, women (and their adipose fat (aka boobs)) are beautiful, but part of it IS because they nurture human children, and using sex to sell things is foolish, disgusting, and just not right. so, yeah, agreements abounding.
I think people over react to most nudity anyways. I don’t understand how europeans and other parts of the world are so much more comfortable with their own bodies, but yet us closed minded Americans can’t handle it.
I could care less about offending anyone but I don’t want strangers to see my boobs. they are private and I want to keep them that way so I always use a blanket when I nurse in public.
breastfeeding has been around since the beginning of humanity (i think, if those cavewomen had the instict to do that, i think so). but anyway….only in society today is nudity something that is to be kept private, for whatever reason. some people think if a woman isnt completely covered shes dirty or slutty. yet you look at tribes in africa, where they still live the way everyone used to, and a half naked woman is perfectly acceptable. it makes me wonder what changed….especially to have people complain about a mother taking care of her child….theres mothers that abandon their children all the time nowadays….we should be happy that theres some that want to care for their child enough to say fuck what others think. i support every woman that wants to breastfeed in public. keep it going!!
Hey congrats on being featured! There is just no end to the hypocrisy. I mean, it should be one way or the other, not condemn (the natural) one and support the (glam) other. It’s just sad. People get upset over the weirdest things. It’s really because after all this time, men still see women as objects so unless some man is making money by displaying a woman’s “objects” (lol), then there’s no reason for a woman’s parts to be seen in public. Far be it for a woman’s parts to actually have a purpose beyond being oggled by rude men.
This is a great post 🙂
if peple can see those pictures…….they SHOULD n MUST see the natural thing like breastfeeding!By the way third world country ladies are not really into indecency 🙂
@urendiMaleldil – Not trying to argue with you, as I agree women can be discreet (I always am) but what about babies that refuse to eat with a blanket on their heads? My daughter is one of those kids, there were times when she would pull my shirt up on me because it was in her way and it wasnt even covering her head. Should those babies just not be fed? Should all other mammals cover up while feeding their young too?
Boobs, boobs, boobs.They’re all over the media, but god forbid if a woman decided to breastfeed in public.I think the world stopped for a moment.The moon decided to move to Mars.The universe halted its never ending expansion.
@bosefius – O’ shut – up
beauiful baby
you do make a great point there.
@thejuniperbend – So, if a baby gets hungry in a church do you think God is offended by breasts being used as they were intended? or would it be more appropriate to let the child scream in hunger?
@harmony0stars – Thanks! Never in a million years did I ever think I’d get featured.. haha I just thought it was too funny to bury back in the archives.
@DrakulDragon – Exactly! There are SO many worse things going on with children/in the world that us uptight americans can complain about.. does something like this HAVE to be one of them…