Ash Wednesday Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Hmmm. I suspect some of our European brothers and sisters would probably look at this thread and ask, "is this a debate? Are we actually debating this? Really?" I've seen women over here with hungry babies in the back of the church just whip their boob out and.... nobody cared. Shocked me a little at first as an American but over time since living overseas I've realized that in a lot of places outside of America, it's regarded as natural and really not a big deal. It's just a boob. Edited March 27, 2014 by Ash Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Heck yeah! MAN POWER! Im totally behind you. I dont think all men should be constantly treated like they are uncontrollable, sex hungry pigs. Its ridic. And no, I do not expect a mother to feed her child in a dirty bathroom. Why would I? Did I say that? As far as I know, Im in complete support of breastfeeding anywhere...they can go breastfeed on the moon for all I care if it would suit their fancy. It might surprise you, but that's exactly what MANY people expect breastfeeding mothers to do. (I'm not sure anyone in this thread suggested it, but I am sure havok must have encountered the argument somewhere for him to have brought it up. I've heard it many times over.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Ash, I never had comments in Liverpool. Never. Move to the US and I've had more than one, all at Mass. I didn't change the way I was feeding my child, or where I was sitting, between those places. Also, those calling for charity for the men, have you thought about charity for the child? A child with a small tummy, and who may also need the familiarity and comfort of breastfeeding when in a crowded, noisier place? The debate always seems to assume a conflict between a. Mother who refuses to move and the person (almost always another woman, ironically) who tells a mother to move. Shouldn't the child be considered more? Edited March 27, 2014 by Archaeology cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephine Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Hmmm. I suspect some of our European brothers and sisters would probably look at this thread and ask, "is this a debate? Are we actually debating this? Really?" I've seen women over here with hungry babies in the back of the church just whip their boob out and.... nobody cared. Shocked me a little at first as an American but over time since living overseas I've realized that in a lot of places outside of America, it's regarded as natural and really not a big deal. It's just a boob. hi, european sister over here. :) and you're right. when i read this topic, i almost thought the stereotype of americans being overly prudish was true... :hehe2: honestly, what is considered modest or not has a huge cultural component. look at all those native tribes that walk around naked apart from some beads or a tiny leather skirt-thingy. men and women seem to function normaly in those tribes, no one is just sitting and looking and lusting at all those naked bodies the whole day.... i think it is one of the saddest things of the western culture these days, that it considers women sexy objects that are pretty to look at or to use, while men are just big children, incapable of thinking, emotions or selfcontrol. Also, the idea that our bodies are only for sex. or that the only way that a body is beautiful, is when it is sexy. Our bodies are beautiful and amazing on a such broader and deeper level. Edited March 27, 2014 by josephine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 no, you don't breastfeed at Mass. Give your kid a bottle of milk or pacifier. Or feed him jello. What would you do about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havok579257 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 no, you don't breastfeed at Mass. Give your kid a bottle of milk or pacifier. Or feed him jello. man, pediatricians need to talk to you about advice. i mean there could be nothing wrong with giving a newborn jello. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think its different only because you want it to be different. One is done with the sex organ the other isn't, totally different young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 My wife breastfeeds everywhere. My newest human just stopped breastfeeding a month ago. I have no problem with women breastfeeding however they want, wherever they want. Just be advised, if you don't cover up, I may accidentally see your boob. I will not sexualize it at the moment, but just note that during any future conversation with me you will be talking to a man who knows what your boob looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 My wife breastfeeds everywhere. My newest human just stopped breastfeeding a month ago. I have no problem with women breastfeeding however they want, wherever they want. Just be advised, if you don't cover up, I may accidentally see your boob. I will not sexualize it at the moment, but just note that during any future conversation with me, you will be talking to a man who knows what your boob looks like. Fine with me. Boobs are just bagged milk xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It really boggles my mind that anyone could see valid arguments against even COVERED breastfeeding at Mass. As in, a woman should never breastfeed at Mass even when the issue of seeing an uncovered breast is taken out of the picture. Someone please enlighten me as to why any argument for this could be considered valid. And I know it's an issue, because I have apparently offended someone enough (while being in the narthex, mind you; I wasn't even in the main body of the church) just by the simple act of feeding my daughter...under a huge cover wherein nothing at all was ever exposed. Also, I'm not sure I buy the whole "America is just so over-sexualized, that's why breastfeeding is so offensive here," because European cultures are just as "over-sexualized," and they don't have an issue with public breastfeeding. I think it's more our country's history of Puritanism than it is an issue of over-sexualization. I mean, Puritanism is a FORM of a skewed view of sexuality and therefore "over-sexualization", but I think when people say our culture is so "over-sexualized" they mean it in the opposite sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It really boggles my mind that anyone could see valid arguments against even COVERED breastfeeding at Mass. As in, a woman should never breastfeed at Mass even when the issue of seeing an uncovered breast is taken out of the picture. Someone please enlighten me as to why any argument for this could be considered valid. It's not. The poster making those claims is considered by one and all to be an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Fun fact: despite my adamant support of breastfeeding in public, due to being told at a young age that it's a bad word, I never say the word "boob". I'm trying to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 booooooob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_nine Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I think the appeal of boobies would vanish quickly if men had to lug them around all day everyday #realtalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) I think the appeal of boobies would vanish quickly if men had to lug them around all day everyday #realtalk Honestly, having testicles is at least on par, if not worse. And thus commences Battle of the Sexes: Who Has It Worse? Edition Edited March 29, 2014 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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