Food Not Porn

The primary function of breasts is baby food not porn.

I was loving the Suave commercials showing the breastfeeding mother. They came under fire by National Action Against Obesity, whose President MeMe Roth Cites U.S.’s Anti-Nursing Climate as Contributor to Obesity Epidemic–”Suave Shampoo is irresponsible in discouraging breastfeeding, even in jest.”

Breast feeding DOES make breasts flat. For many, many mothers. How is that discouraging breastfeeding? To say that it doesn’t make breasts flat is to deny the reality of breastfeeding. And it inflates the importance of full breasts.

That it changes the nature of breasts, as does pregnancy, weight fluctuations and age, doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. It just means you might buy a different bra.

Now Facebook is removing all breastfeeding images from its site. MiMi, what if all your criticism about showing breastfeeding backfired? What if they are taking it as anti-breastfeeding – not fit for public viewing and all that?

I’m joining Babylune in stating that breastfeeding is not dirty and shouldn’t be hidden. I breastfed my babies in PUBLIC and I had every right to do it. More women should.

I can’t tell you how many times I had people tell me I should hide in the bathroom or in a hot car that was 120 degrees - the MOMA, JC Penny, family members and strangers. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve defended other mothers’ rights to not hide in a filthy toilet or smother their babies under hot blankets.

In this culture, we hide what we consider dirty and obscene. Why should breast feeding fall in that category? We’re inundated with images of breasts in a sexual-object context, but not at all supportive of a maternal-feminine context for breasts?

We, as women, must stop shunning the nursing mother. Men will follow our lead.

Join Momsrising.org in their statement of support for breastfeeding moms.

Send Facebook hatemail – they deserve it.  Join the group Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!