by canbfrisky on May 13th, 2010

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Should mothers be allowed to breastfeed in public?

Mothers Need Our Support - 26.09% (6 votes) 26.09%

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by ThisAnonymous1 on May 13th, 2010

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They should be able to feed the baby any time the baby is hungry, just like big people eat when they are hungry. I do think, however, that discretion should be used. It is quite possible to breastfeed without anyone knowing what is going on. There is no reason to flop out a breast and let it dangle all over the place. Snuggle the baby up, put a light blanket over it, and let it eat.
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  by canbfrisky on May 13th, 2010
- I agree with your initial statement, but I don't believe that a qualifier is necessary. Why should someone be discrete if they have done nothing wrong? Feeding an infant is the sole purpose of breasts. Any sexual connotation or moral implication is entirely irrelevant.
  
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  by Clockwerk Beetle on May 14th, 2010
- If I go the the restroom to use the toilet, I have done nothing wrong, but I am being discreet. If I pull down my pants and squat on the sidewalk, there is a problem. No part of the body normally covered by clothing can be displayed in public without it causing a disruption. If you are on a nude or topless beach and choose to breastfeed without a covering, go right ahead. It is appropriate for the surroundings. If you are walking through the mall shopping, cover up anything everyone else has covered. It has nothing to do with the connotation. It has to do with propriety.
  
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  by ThisAnonymous1 on May 15th, 2010
- Your argument assumes that compulsory modesty in public is justified. It is not. It may be required that a person should cover themselves in public, but it should not be, especially when there is a good reason for being "indecent". That is my argument.
  
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  by Clockwerk Beetle on May 16th, 2010
- TY for your comments - your opinion is valued !
  
  Have a gr8 week.
  
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by Fruitpunchsamurai on May 13th, 2010
BE ALLOWED? in regards to what?

The baby can't wait for the moral police to tell them when it's time to eat or not.

Let the woman feed her child without telling her off just because someone's feeling the need to wax their wand.
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by elizabeth17 on May 13th, 2010
Yes. It's a natural and nurturing act and every woman I know who has done that has done it discretely.
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- Good Answer.
  
  TY for the response.
  
  Have a Gr8 week ! "wink"
  
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  by canbfrisky on May 13th, 2010
- You are always welcome, 'frisky; and have a great weekend.
  
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by Anonymous on June 10th, 2010
I think the time, place, and amount of modesty involved with breastfeeding in public should be 100% at the mothers discretion. Nobody should tell her how or where she can feed her hungry baby. I find it beautiful, unfortunately some see my adoring glances as sexual perversion, but it isn't even related.

For those that don't like it, the answer is simple. DON'T LOOK! If you can't control your own eyes, that is a fault with yourself, not the mother feeding.
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on May 14th, 2010
voted: Of Course
It can be done modestly without making a big deal about it. All it takes is a small baby blanket to do the job. It is completely natural and normal and I'm guessing the people who don't approve are those who don't have kids or don't breastfeed. Happy Friday cbf! :)
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by Tel UK- Licensed to fish! on May 14th, 2010
I have no problems with thaT.....
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by Nate on May 13th, 2010
I would say not in restaurants or crowded areas, just for general hygiene. It's bodily fluids after all.

In a park or some where like, go ahead and whip 'em out.
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by anonymous on May 14th, 2010
As long as a man can take a piss outdoors without being labled a sex offender then I'm ok with it.
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by purplecows on April 26th, 2010
voted: Of Course
wait ... these answers are both Yes
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by Thinker on December 26th, 2009
voted: Mothers Need Our Support
Mothers should be allowed to breast feed anywhere and any place! They should not have to hide or go somewhere else to do so. Please see the following information:
http://www.007b.com/wonders_breastfeeding.php
and this group also fights for the rights to breast feed
http://www.tera.ca/
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by some_random_guy_on_the_interwebs on December 26th, 2009
voted: Mothers Need Our Support
It makes me so angry just to think about this.
I wish I could get hold of the bastards that make women feel embarrassed about breastfeeding, and beat some decency into them. Preferably with a bat - but as long as there's some concrete handy to beat their head against, fists will do I guess.

How can anyone have the nerve to try to intimidate mothers into not breastfeeding, of all things? If you don't like it, guess what, you can just NOT LOOK at it, retards!
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- Very well said. Also appreciated by me and the little one :)
  
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  by NatztheGreat on July 16th, 2010
- no, don't beat them, just catch them eating in public (say, in a restaurant) and tell them loudly to go eat in a bathroom stall. For decency's sake. After all, that's where you told me to feed my baby!
  
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by 23Skidoo on December 26th, 2009
voted: Of Course
Of course women should breast feed when and where necessary. There is nothing dangerous or distasteful about breasts or breast feeding.

In Europe, where I live, women sunbathe topless in public places. There are no hordes of sexually deranged men because of this. Nudity is seen on TV, in commercials, in ordinary magazines. It's generally seen as something beautiful.

So, the whole thing about feeding a baby becomes kind of moot. Baby is hungry, mom has ready supply... where's the problem? In the summer you can see it in parks, and elsewhere. Some people look because it can be a lovely sight.
But I have yet to see any public health issues (such as one might fin in other "perfectly natural" human activities that we all do in private) or sexual concerns.

And the "done in good taste" I see mentioned here in some answers... What does that mean? After all... if you don't like the sight then look somewhere else.

Any other reasons not to do it?
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by Bluemuun on December 25th, 2009
I don't have a problem with it at all. I just think more people should just mind their own business.
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on July 18th, 2010
voted: Of Course
Of course...it's natural....
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by lynn718 on December 19th, 2010
Yes, it may be natural, but there are public decency laws,and flashing your breasts in public, regardless of what you are doing with them just isn't okay. Put a blanket over yourself and then let baby snack away. Urinating is natural too... so is sex for that matter, but it's not okay to do in public either. Just cover yourself up ladies.
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by JennaK on December 9th, 2009
If the child is hungry and it's done discreetly then there should be no objections, but some people do take offence.
I'm not sure it should be done as a blatant statement though - on the grounds that it's only natural - so's toileting, and sex, but that's not usually done in full view of the public either. (But that might depend on the neighborhood!! :))
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by purplecows on July 18th, 2010
voted: Of Course
well, it's rude to eat in front of somebody without offering them some ... if the baby gets some, I want some!
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by sirwalcottthe3rd on May 14th, 2010
NO THEY SHOULD NOT> if i whip out my dick and take a piss in the parking lot at walmart i will go to jail for one count of public urination and probably countless counts of lewd and lacivous conduct on an minor. i will end up on a sex offenders list for the rest of my life. but some lady can bust her tit out in the middle of burger king and let her baby suck on it in front of me...shes disturbing my peace and should be arrested. women argue that it is natural and they can do it because its required for the baby...well taking a dump is natural but i wouldnt do it in the middle of a resturaunt while you were eating your egg salad.
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  by canbfrisky on May 14th, 2010
- im sorry for being so crude, but it grosses me out seeing that while im eating, dont know why.
  
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  by sirwalcottthe3rd on May 15th, 2010
- so you see no difference between feeding a baby and urinating in public? WOW, there is a world of difference.
  
  You are capable of walking to the bathroom, a baby isnt capable of controlling when and where it gets hungry.
  
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  by ladyshakespeare on May 15th, 2010
- cant go to the bathroom to feed the kid?
  
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  by sirwalcottthe3rd on May 15th, 2010
- Ty for your opinion I neither agreed nor disagreed with ANY of it.
  
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  by canbfrisky on May 15th, 2010
- YOU eat in the restaraunt, the baby does,too. Now, if the mother is so low class as to chnage the diaper at the dinner table, then by all means, piss on the table, too. OR, you could just figure out what breats are for.
  
  You make me laugh. you are all for the idea that men should be allowed to cheat because its "biological" but you are all butt hurt about a mother feeding a baby. Its that just as biological (if not more so?)
  
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  by ladyshakespeare on May 16th, 2010
- when did i ever say men should be aloud to cheat? i think cheating on someone is the most disgusting offense thing you could ever do, and i have always been adament about that. cheaters are liars and liars should be hung from the neck. you must have me confused with someone else. and yes i eat in a restaraunt because i have the ability to do so appropriatly....keep your damn kids at home until they can act right in a public place ( that includes eating without grossin me out) anyone who would whip out their titty and feed a kid in public was never taught manners and should not be aloud in the same room as me.
  
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  by sirwalcottthe3rd on May 17th, 2010
- ROFL....you consider yourself to be someone with manners? That's funny!
  
  When you own the place, then you get to decided who is "aloud" to be there. Until then, babies are most certainly allowed to be in a public place.
  
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  by ladyshakespeare on May 17th, 2010
- even if i own the place im not aloud to kick them out...its state law that they can do that....and yes i have a ton of manners when im in public. not on the internet....thats why al gore invented the internet....freedom to say asshole stuff you would say in public.
  
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  by sirwalcottthe3rd on May 18th, 2010
- ha ha, ok, Ill give you points for the confession. Even I had to laugh about that. Kudos.
  
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  by ladyshakespeare on May 18th, 2010
- :) (:
  
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by mrsk011809 on January 6th, 2010
voted: Mothers Need Our Support
It's natural!
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by barefoot freedom on January 9th, 2010
I think way too many people in western cultures are uptight about this and many other issues. Mothers should be able to breastfeed any time and any where.
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on December 26th, 2009
voted: Of Course
Yes. If it can be done quietly without attracting undue attention I see no problem with it. A light blanket covering momma while she is cradling the baby works and those who find a problem with it perhaps don't have children or don't like them very much. Now, a flagrant, in-your-face, dare you to say anything, belligerance is a different matter. Good taste and being polite should be involved here in my opinion. Happy Saturday! :)
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