Breast feeding in public

I agree with you Toni.

I don't mind breastfeeding at all, but if they have nothing covering themselves at all and they are in a public place, I'm gonna feel really awkward and not like it. Also there are stories of business owners who will tell the mother to stop or leave if she is breastfeeding with nothing covering and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. They have special cloths for it or you could use a blanket or anything really.

So...if you don't have anything covering yourself at a public place, I don't think you should do it.
 
except you're not producing waste when you're feeding a baby so comparisons to shitting in public don't work, you're not meant to feed someone shit are you

so long as people would rather see a mother be arrested than deal with their feelings about breastfeeding i have no hope for the status of women improving anytime soon

i would probably use a cover up myself honestly and they are probably appropriate at this point in time in destigmatizing it but in the future i would like to see people grow the fuck up a little bit
 
The point is shitting, having sex and feeding a baby is all natural. No one said anything about feeding anyone shit you little turd. Don't over dramatise it.

I do not get what is so hard about a mother reaching into her baby bag which you'd assume is 1 cm away from her, pulling out a baby modesty cloth and draping it over her shoulder so that her baby is shielded from the world and can drink it's boob milk in peace, the mother wont have people staring at her tits and everyone else will be comfortable...Why is the mother and the baby any more important than anyone else in the area that we should all put up with copping an eyefull of boob?
 
the point is that it's not disgusting and comparisons to other natural bodily functions is irrelevant because they're not one and the same

and being offended by a boob is a bit more dramatic i think

you are correct, it is not very hard. however many people still have a problem with women doing it even while covered up and that is why there's a problem really. and also that they are given dirty looks and generally looked down upon for something that should really be encouraged
 
I think everyone (here anyways) can agree that there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding covered up, and that it's actually a very good thing and should be encouraged. And I think most people now days think that anyways. I mean, there's not much you can say in defense against it.
 
I've never looked down on a woman for feeding her baby with a cloth on.
I've been utterly disturbed when I saw a woman half naked with her boob poking out for about 5 minutes while she fuffled about in her bag before actually latching her child onto it.

Also having sex is not disgusting. It is a very beautiful and passionate thing and it makes the evil babies that you feed with your tits out in public.

So should we have sex in public then if shitting is a bit extreme for you?
 
the fact that you can't see that those are two entirely different things is a problem i can't fix for you
 
ZOMG BEWBS IN THE PUBLICS. If seeing boobs makes you uncomfortable, you're letting the terrorists win.

Seriously though, a modesty blanket is for the mother's modesty, not for yours. And frankly, I think mommy is more concerned about the health of her baby than she is about your sensibilities. And rightly so. If you're uncomfortable with it, then don't look in that direction. You can control your actions. The baby, for the most part, can't. It needs to eat.

Now, I would make the argument that more places in public ... places... need to have breastfeeding stations/corners/seats/whatever you call them. And if it makes one that uncomfortable to see boobies, then maybe you should start advocating to have places make these things. If it's not that critical, then nut up, because it's not that critical.
 
Why is the mother being comfortable more important than anyone else being comfortable though?
And some people, specially older people, are uncomfortable seeing that, why do they not matter?

Edit: Also what has the baby's health got to do with anything? No one once said anything about not feeding the baby in public so I dunno why that's even being brought up haha. The blanket isn't going to stop the baby from getting its food.
 
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Squidward said:
Why is the mother being comfortable more important than anyone else being comfortable though?
And some people, specially older people, are uncomfortable seeing that, why do they not matter?
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Why is your inconvenience more important than the mother's inconvenience? It's not. All things are equal. The difference is that you can solve the problem simply by not looking. Baby's gotta be fed, and at that (hypothetical) age, fairly regularly.

Edit: Also what has the baby's health got to do with anything? No one once said anything about not feeding the baby in public so i dunno why that's even being brought up haha. The blanket isn't going to stop be baby from getting its food.
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That wasn't the point. The point was that the mother doesn't/isn't going to/shouldn't care about your sensibilities.
 
MC Clapyohandz said:
Why is your inconvenience more important than the mother's inconvenience? It's not. All things are equal. The difference is that you can solve the problem simply by not looking. Baby's gotta be fed, and at that (hypothetical) age, fairly regularly.
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This is an argument that is just going to go around in circles really.
Something that could easily be fixed by the mother wearing a feeding cloth. A feeding cloth which does not hinder her ability to feed her child, a feeding cloth that keeps her covered so her baby can eat in peace and so the mother is not gawked at by passers by. Really it's good for everyone. I honestly can't see any rational reason not to use one or to even argue against using one.


MC Clapyohandz said:
That wasn't the point. The point was that the mother doesn't/isn't going to/shouldn't care about your sensibilities.
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If the mother wants to get her tits out and doesn't care what other people think then she should be cool with people who are uncomfortable with it giving her dirty looks or coping a perv.
 
Squidward said:
This is an argument that is just going to go around in circles really.
Something that could easily be fixed by the mother wearing a feeding cloth. A feeding cloth which does not hinder her ability to feed her child, a feeding cloth that keeps her covered so her baby can eat in peace and so the mother is not gawked at by passers by. Really it's good for everyone. I honestly can't see any rational reason not to use one or to even argue against using one.
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I'm not arguing she shouldn't use one. I'm arguing she shouldn't be forced to use one because it makes you feel funny. That's your problem, not hers. Also, are you sure it's not a hindrance? Because I'd imagine wrangling a baby with a blanket while trying to get it to latch and making sure its head is supported etc. etc. etc. would get irritating.

If the mother wants to get her tits out and doesn't care what other people think then she should be cool with people who are uncomfortable with it giving her dirty looks or coping a perv.
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She's not "getting her tits out." She's breastfeeding. It's not the French Quarter on Mardi Gras. Or... any day, for that matter. Have you been to New Orleans? It's crazy down there.
 
Next time I need to pee I'll just whip my wang out and water the lawn. No biggie. I'm catering to my needs first and not someone else's and if they don't like it they can look the other way. Don't be so damn sensitive and stop trying to keep the males down, you damned feminist nazis. (Sounds off, doesn't it?)

How is it one can argue that for one but not for the other? and how is this even demeaning on what the mother has to do? She needs to feed her kid, true, but I need to piss but that isn't an excuse to just drop my pants. Tits are seen as something for a mature crowd, just like penises and vaginas, that's the point. If they took their top off and walked around public aimlessly, they'd get in trouble for it. If they need to feed the kid, use the damn blanket.
 
We wear clothes because we live in a society where it is inappropriate to have one's privates or nipples showing. Call it what you want,- human nature or our fallen state from God, but that's the way it is.
Breastfeeding in public is not a requirement of breastfeeding a baby. Therefore, the notion itself is obviously some feminist bullshit making a deal out of anything it can.
 
really it has nothing to do with gods of any sort.

and yes it is a requirement. babies need to feed regularly. mothers need to leave the house sometimes. these two things clash. admittedly more than they should but it is a necessity.

consideration for others is key. even the jesus lovers must accept that women - should they choose to breastfeed - should have the right to do it as and when needed. regardless of where they are. breastfeeding mothers need to recognise that not everyone is comfortable with seeing their titties and they should be considerate of the people around them. it worketh two wayseth.

praise the lord amen.:jim:
 
Some mothers are just plain ridiculous with breast feeding.

Some of them have the whole "I'm a mother and it's natural to breastfeed wherever and whenever" attitude about them and it's like they purposely do it in the most inappropriate places and inappropriate times, just so that they can maybe get a comment from a passerby so that they can carry on about how they have their rights etc etc etc to whoever will listen.

I literally had a woman/girl/whatever it was plonk her baby on my counter at work and she just flopped out her floppy boob like an arms length from me and just started feeding him while I was in the middle of serving her.
I was like "WTF!" How awkward! Don't think about me or anything!

I will never be one of those women who carry on with this sort of shit. I know how uncomfortable it can be for other people to see those sort of things in public, so I just won't ever do it and if I am in desperate need I will cover it up! It's not that hard!
I don't understand how it all of a sudden becomes urgent to flop out your business and start feeding when the baby has already been screaming for an hour? You could easily wait a little while longer until you've found a more private location couldn't you? There are plenty of them such as the parents rooms!
 
Well, it would be very awkward I'm sure. My Mom never breast fed us. We always had bottles, so she didn't have to worry about this situation. I guess as long as the baby is getting fed, it's okay. Mothers that do that should come prepared though. With blankets or whatever else they need to cover up. But like somebody else said, if the baby is crying and needs to be fed, and there's no blanket or anything to cover up, make the baby wait or just feed it?
 
why am i forced to see my neighbor's nipples while he is outside soakin up some sun? damned lazy piece of shit. can't he just buy a private home? it's absolutely not necessary for him to take his shirt off while mowing the lawn either. obviously some men's rights bullshit taking place here and i don't like it. not one bit.
 
I don't have a problem seeing a woman breastfeeding publicly but I probably would if I had kids and I definitely would if my partner's boobs were on show publicly. If you need to feed your baby breast milk regularly and be on the move at the same time it's not like there's no alternative to flashing your boob in public. You can use a breast pump and bottle feed the baby or if the baby doesn't like the bottle use a modesty towel. It's not really much of a juggling act putting a modesty towel on and holding a baby. I'm not saying you shouldn't be allowed to do it bare in public but it's definitely a courtesy thing.

Morinth said:
why am i forced to see my neighbor's nipples while he is outside soakin up some sun? damned lazy piece of shit. can't he just buy a private home? it's absolutely not necessary for him to take his shirt off while mowing the lawn either. obviously some men's rights bullshit taking place here and i don't like it. not one bit.
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Women can mow the lawn in their lingerie. Women's breasts and nipples have been sexualized by our society which is why they wouldn't be allowed to bare them but I'm assuming you're advocating a change in that social norm...?

EDIT well maybe not lingerie. Bikinis?
 
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if she did that she'd automatically become the town "slut", so yes, a change in social norm would be nice.

women going topless is legal in many places so breastfeeding should be legal and accepted everywhere as far as i'm concerned. especially conservatives who value fetuses more than women, after all, breastfeeding is very healthy for precious baby you know. and a woman's only role is to satisfy that baby.

make the baby wait
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