I also know that what the infant formula companies do in third world countries is downright criminal and immoral. In fact, they kill 1,500,000 babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers every single year and that is a holocaust that is worse than what Adolph Hitler did in the entire period of World War II. The nazis killed 1,500,000 children and teenagers during this war and almost everyone admits that it was completely wrong to do this. Why on earth should the infant formula companies be allowed to do this to young children every single year? This is very sad and crazy to me and it completely baffles me that the whole world isn’t outraged by it!

It isn’t just the expensive price of the infant formula and the filthy water that kills all of these unfortunate children in third world countries every single year. There are also about 9,000 babies who die from not being breastfed in the USA every single year. The USA needs to really change it crummy attitudes about nursing moms because we are the world’s superpower and have to set the good example. The rest of the world imitates us in everything and our infant feeding methods in the USA contributes to the disaster of 1,500,000 babies dying every single year because of formula feeding. No baby in any developing or rich country deserves this fate because they didn’t ask to be born. If you aren’t going to kill them by shooting, stabbing, or beating them to death with baseball bats, then you should not feed them junk food that can kill them.

What pisses me off is that these women took offense to the fact that their public breastfeeding made somebody uncomfortable.

And in all honesty, I think it’s gross too. And if I were sitting next to that woman on that airplane I would feel funny.

And I know they get pissed because their argument is this:
a) it’s natural
b) the baby is hungry and needs to eat

So, here’s my rebuttal, ladies.
Several, nay–ALL of my non-breastfeeding bodily functions are completely natural. Many of which need to be tended to immediately or certain harm will come to my body.
Of which these are:
-vomiting
-shitting
-pissing
-changing my tampon
-belching
-farting
-scratching
-etc etc

now, out of social courtesy, I choose to take the time to find an appropriate place to do these things.
I HAVE TO SHIT.
And sometimes I HAVE TO SHIT RIGHT NOW.
Sometimes I HAVE TO VOMIT RIGHT NOW.
Sometimes my period just started RIGHT NOW.

But I’m not just going to drop my pants wherever I may happen to be and just take a shit in front of whoever is there just because I have to. I’m not going to just pluck out my tampon and toss in in the street and proceed to put a new one while I’m sitting next to you on the bus. And why shouldn’t I?
It’s natural!!
It needs to be taken care of in a timely manner.
It’s called TACT.

Look, your baby will not die if you breastfeed it somewhere private or if you have to wait 15 minutes to get yourself somewhere appropriate.
Seriously, ladies. Have some respect for those around you who don’t want to see your drooling grommet sucking on your floppy titties.
PLEASE.
These woman can walk around flopping their tits out whenever they please, and not get arrested for indecent exposure.
If I did that, say, walk around the grocery store with one of mine hanging out in broad daylight, I bet some people would have something to say about it and it just wouldn’t fly.

I think it’s nasty.
Just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it isn’t gross.
Ebola is natural, vomiting is natural, decomposing is natural.
natural but gross.

Sorry Amp, my booboo.

So, here re-post my response to Clyde, but this time logged in properly:

I’m sure many of those women had some woman’s help Clyde. It’s not quite as intuitive as people tend to think it is. The first month is a real learning curve, in fact. The upside is, once you get the hang of it, it’s a skill that doesn’t leave you or the baby. But some mama / baby pairs need the help! (Sydney and I did!) - here we are 19 months later and I’m just now weening her though!

When I was nine I was at a friends house and a guest of theirs excused herself to go nurse her infant. I was of course very interested in the baby and followed her. We had a nice conversation and neither of us were uncomfortable with the situation. Then my friends mother told me that she was not to be disturbed and I was made to feel ashamed for seeing this very natural act.
I nursed my daughter for quite a long time. I was never big on public nursing but that was my choice and if it was necessary I did it as discretely as possible. But never in the rest room.

I would never breast-feed myself either. It’s not the caloric inefficiency that stops me, it’s that I would get terrible neck cramps trying to reach the nipple.

Errm, no, that was NOT what was being said. What was being said was that the disgust felt by those members of the GENERAL PUBLIC who get all squirmy and offended over breastfeeding is the result of the sexual objectification of women’s breasts. Which is, btw, EXACTLY what the “oh mah GAWD, a BOOBIE!!” reaction is. OK?

“I do not buy into the culture that a legtimate word must not be used (or must be misspelled) to fit it with some uber-PC “feminist”? code of conduct.”

Ok, so when it’s YOU using sexist language and/or imagery, well, that’s all right, because it’s “accurate”. I see.

Look, Bean already went into Walters’ stupid comments were not one-offs but reflect a history of her disparaging and discouraging breastfeeding. You may think women who are offended should react in a more seemly way, but a lot of us are fed to the teeth with that and think it doesn’t work.

I for one am not going to sit politely in a corner until TPTB decide that I’m worthy of their “giving” me the rights that should be mine anyway. You want to do that, you’re welcome to, but don’t expect me to think it’s a good move.

No one should be barred in any public place from feeding a baby, period. If we are talking about a private business, they should have the right to bar anything they want, but then I reserve the right to boycott, give them bad publicity, and call general public attention to the fact that said business owner is, in fact, an ignorant asshole. He can pay the price.

[quote]Lola:

Thank you for a calling me an ignorant asshole . I was providing an example in which people who have had the audacity to express any discomfort with anything “natural”? (including but not limited to nursing) are verbally attacked with the “it’s natural, you have no right to feel any discomfort”?.[/quote]

Fact is, when I made my post I had not, HONEST TO GOD I had NOT read your comments.

Someone says it every frigging time, though I hadn’t thought anyone would say such a thing here, to be truthful.

To sum up: while yes, I do believe that people who abhor or are otherwise disgusted by breastfeeding (or who think it’s analogous to shitting and fucking) are either very hung-up or are in fact ignorant assholes, I was not calling you yourself anything. If you honestly believe they are similar things, then I’ll revise and say probably my comment does apply :)