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Does a nursing baby offend you?

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nbs2 said:
I feel like it is a big deal - my kid shouldn't have to feed in the bathroom. My wife shouldn't be subject to rude or disparaging remarks because she is helping to keep our child alive. She isn't planning on breastfeeding because she enjoys it (She's never met a woman that breastfeeds and doesn't have sore nipples), but because it is necessary. I really, really, really, don't like the people in that group of 5000.
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Sorry I wasn't clear. I don't think breast feeding in public is a big deal.
 
jsw said:
And as far as doing it in public is concerned: people should limit themselves to doing normal, natural things, like smoking, shopping, and eating. Something perverse like breast-feeding should be hidden in shame.
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I'm sorry but breast feeding is the most natural thing there is. Humans have been breast feeding their children since the dawn of time. How can you compare it to something like smoking which is a human made product that is not only unnatural. but also unhealthy.

So do you also think that giving birth is perverse and should be hidden in shame?


Also apologies if your post was written sarcastically, it's very hard to tell on the internet.

EDIT: I just had time to read the rest of the thread.....****.
 
killuminati said:
Also apologies if your post was written sarcastically, it's very hard to tell on the internet.
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It's not if you read a lot of jsw's posts ;)
 
nbs2 said:
She isn't planning on breastfeeding because she enjoys it (She's never met a woman that breastfeeds and doesn't have sore nipples), but because it is necessary.
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nbs2, believe me, once she gets over the soreness part she'll enjoy it. She'll be rewarded for her perseverance by indescribable feelings of closeness and love.
 
killuminati said:
So do you also think that giving birth is perverse and should be hidden in shame?
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Are there lots of women who give birth in public where you live? I've never been to Canada.
 
riciad said:
nbs2, believe me, once she gets over the soreness part she'll enjoy it. She'll be rewarded for her perseverance by indescribable feelings of closeness and love.
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I should clarify - I have a feeling she won't physically enjoy it (as opposed to the emotional closeness), but I may well be wrong.
 
killuminati said:
EDIT: I just had time to read the rest of the thread.....****.
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It's OK. I've changed my sig to try to give people a better chance to realize I might be kidding. :p
 
jsw said:
It's OK. I've changed my sig to try to give people a better chance to realize I might be kidding. :p
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That's too bad - I preferred your previous one. As well as the limitless entertainment provided by people misinterpreting your posts. ;)
 
emw said:
That's too bad - I preferred your previous one. As well as the limitless entertainment provided by people misinterpreting your posts. ;)
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I'll change it back eventually. Besides, even after adding "humor" warnings, people have misinterpreted my posts before. ;)
 
jsw said:
I'll change it back eventually. Besides, even after adding "humor" warnings, people have misinterpreted my posts before. ;)
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Haha, great example. I don't remember ever seeing that thread before. LMAO, it's hilarious.
 
Reminds me of a t-shirt I saw on 'Top of the Pops' a few year back (when people actually watched it ;) ) that read, 'If this offends you, it's past your bedtime!"
 
Josh said:
I could go for some more public displays of breast feeding, myself.
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Nothing like seeing a booby in a coffee shop in the morning to make the day a whole lot better... ;)
 
emw said:
So breast-feeding a child is the same as taking a ****? Interesting viewpoint, I suppose.

Edit: After reading your edit, I think I understand your point more clearly: "Don't announce to the world you're about to breast-feed and make a production of it, just do it." I can agree with that.
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-emw

Yes, thank you for understanding my point. My composition circuitry is rather blinky today - especially for such a risky analogy.

EDIT: Y'know, to jsw's point - what the heck is it with we 'Staters obsession with breasts?!? For using them as fasion objects and sexual objects, it's ok, for using them for what they were designed for, it's a bit icky?
 
Tanglewood said:
You can't help it that you're the Jonathan Swift of our time.
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Hardly. :p

But... if I were Jonathan Swift, Writer, what initials would I use as a member name here?
 
Applespider said:
That's almost as offensive... :rolleyes: A breastfeeding mother doesn't want to be ogled either ;)
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I think you misunderstood. While I've never seen one in a coffee shop, I've often found that seeing a booby can make my day seem a lot better. I love it when I get to see a pair of them.

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And, on topic, the magazine cover was no more offensive to me than those fine boobies pictured here.
 
But I believe Applespider would rather it be a nice pair of tits.

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emw said:
But I believe Applespider would rather it be a nice pair of tits.
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You're probably right.

I think it's telling how much we Americans react to a baby nursing when we'd have no problem at all with a picture of someone grabbing a pair of knockers.

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The above pictures and comments are very funny. That is one of the problems with the english language, multiple meanings for the same word, and all can be correct in the context...
 
jsw said:
we'd have no problem at all with a picture of someone grabbing a pair of knockers.
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Especially that picture, which shows a woman's hand on a pair of knockers which are obviously not naturally that big.
 
I really fail to see the problem about ladies flaunting their jugs in any situation. A lady should be proud of her tableware.

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