My First Question Would Be Why
Fury has unleashed over Facebook’s ban on pictures of breastfeeding – here’s a few samples of typical images removed.
And like I wrote before, this is one group that takes their rights very seriously. So far the Facebook protest group “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” has passed 84,000 people.
The Mothers International Lactation Campaign also kicked off a virtual protest against this move by Facebook, which mothers are calling discriminatory.
There are a couple of points to remember despite the chaos and anger – one is that Facebook, by virtue of being free, can do what it wants. Sorry moms.
The second is why would you want to subject your Facebook friends with a picture of you breastfeeding? Send them an email if you have a burning desire to share your pictures. Plus, little Johnny looks a lot better without a boob smushed in his face, and will thank you later for not putting pictures online of him breastfeeding. Imagine the damage if he runs for office…
I say keep the ban. Once the door is opened, you can just imagine all the new ways boobs will infiltrate the place. :}
photo credit: Angel Photographer
December 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Breastfeeding can be difficult for new mothers. Facebook is a convenient way for women to network and exchange problems and solutions surrounding breastfeeding. Furthermore, pictures can be restricted to friends only.
In reality, this has no bearing on your life. You’re only bitching about it because you don’t like being reminded that boobs are more than fodder for your masturbation.
If you don’t like it, don’t look. I thought you conservatives were all about free speech and free expression. I
December 30th, 2008 at 11:52 am
“Plus, little Johnny looks a lot better without a boob smushed in his face”
Little boobs also look better without Johnny smushed in their face!
December 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I find it a little odd that women let older children (3+) breastfeed..that definitely is not something one would wish to see in public..i have no problem with breastfeeding, but the reality is that we in the west overwhelmingly feel that this is something that should be done in private, and not in public.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
this is something that should be done in private, and not in public.
Why? Everyone else gets to eat in public.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I understand that for some women to expose themselves is easy – some of them are, after all, the product of that cigar-smoking, bra-burning, feminist culture of the seventies where anything goes!
December 30th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Discreet breastfeeding in public is fine and normal, but some photos can be a bit tasteless, so I am cool with the banned photos, while letting moms serve their children lunch without unnecessary photgraphers.