Breastfeeding in public with both breasts exposed - do you think it's appropriate? I recently read Kourtney Kardashian's blog post on People and she discussed her sister Kim's negative reaction to a women breastfeeding her toddler in a restaurant .This women was breastfeeding with no cover and apparently had both breasts exposed, not just the one which was nursing her daughter. She then proceeded to place the baby on the table (beside the food she was eating) and changed her dirty diaper.
Apparently there has been quite a backlash on Kim for expressing her opinion. I'm curious as to how others feel about breastfeeding with both breasts exposed in public - this of course only applies to a woman breastfeeding one guy and not multiples.
Do you feel as though having both breasts exposed for extended periods of time is necessary? Do you think she should have covered the breast that wasn't being used for nursing? And do you think it's ok to change a guy's diaper on a table that others eat on?
And just as a side note: I am 100% pro-breastfeeding in public. However, I do not think it is appropriate to have both breasts exposed for extended periods of time. I understand that sometimes a nipple is exposed when latching on, but I can't for any reason see the necessity in having both breasts out when nursing one guy. |
I too think it's perfectly fine to breastfeed in public...but why have both breasts exposed if your guy is only nursing off of one of them? It just seems not only unnecessary, but inconvenient. Perhaps this is just me, but while my daughter is nursing off of one breast, the other one leaks.
And changing a dirty diaper on a dining table is absurd. There are changing tables in almost all public restrooms (at least where I'm from).
K - Of course there are "conditions"...by your logic it should be perfectly fine for women to not wear shirts at all, since they might need to feed their guyren at a moment's notice. I understand that it's "natural", so is intercourse, but we don't go around doing it in public like cavemen. |
Breastfeeding with both breasts fully exposed in a public place? What's your opinion on this?
Yesterday I was in Walmart and saw a woman with her infant daughter sitting on a bench breastfeeding. Her entire blouse pulled down. I quickly looked away to be respectful, but thought that she should have at LEAST covered her other breast (the one she wasn't feeding the baby with).
I believe that breastfeeding is a great thing,and breastfeeding in public is fine as long as you show a LITTLE decency. |
That is certainly the exception to breastfeeding mothers. Most you can't see anything.
I can see why someone would be bothered by this extreme, but I wouldn't have cared. It's nothing vulgar or that I haven't seen before. And, it's certainly no worse than the 13 year old boys that won't pull up their pants. |
What do you think about women exposing their breasts in public after getting breast implants? I have noticed that a large number of women who get breast implants become exhibitionists and often bare their breast in public. I have been wondering why is that and I decided to take a survey. What's your opinion? Do you think that having silicone implants may affect a woman's sense of shame and privacy? |
I think it's gross.
I know it's something they paid for and they love to show them off, but you can show them off in a bathing suit. No one needs to see your full bare chest to show off an implant job.
Some women need to learn how to respect themselves.
I know a girl who had her boobs done and she was always showing people and making them touch them. |
American women want to show their breasts in public.? how will it affect business and tourism especially people traveling to states from countries where breasts are not exposed in public. how will american woman be perceived by these men. what image is american women trying to portray. i know european women are absolute bimbos except some germans. why do american women want to compare themselves with their european counterpart? |
| Here's two cents from an American woman who does not wear low-cut tops or expose herself: I think you are over-generalizing in all cultures. Women who need to bare a lot are seeking attention because of insecurity or youth. Women SHOULD be free to dress however they like, but they must also be prepared to deal with the social consequences, because that is reality. If a woman wears a low-cut top or super-short skirts, she shouldn't expect men to be approaching her for stimulating intellectual conversation. If she's in an environment like a bar, she can expect some very rude behavior if showing a lot of skin. Personally, I have always preferred to leave something to the imagination and save the exposure for my intimate relationships, and a lot of my also-American friends feel the same way. I will also add that not all women who show skin are bimboes - they are, perhaps, a bit socially naive. |
What's more embarrassing, exposing your buttocks or your breasts? What is more embarrassing for a woman, to have her buttocks or her breasts exposed in public? |
Completely exposed breasts while nursing in public? Are you OK with this? First of all, I am a proud nursing mommy. I have nursed 6 guyren, one of them until he was 2.5 years old. I have nursed in public many times, however, I am as discrete as possible. I try to expose as little breast (by pulling my shirt up) as possible and then, after my baby has latched on, I drape a blanket over us.
This weekend, our family was at a carnival. As I was enjoying lunch with my boys and some of our friends, I saw a lady walking by. I had to take a double take because she was walking and nursing her baby - all the while her entire breast was exposed. She had on a tank top that had been pulled down and you could see everything but her nipple. There were well over a 1000 people walking around. She sat down next to us. Peering over, I saw her baby latch on to her other breast and caught a glimpse of the entire thing, nipples & all.
A part of me wants to give her a pat on the back. The other part of me wants to say, "please be more discrete".
What do you think? |
Let's have a little perspective. It's a boob. It was made for feeding babies. Only in our recent history has it been over-sexualized and made taboo. She wasn't masturbating in public, for crying out loud, she was feeding a baby.
Now, I wouldn't have taken a newborn to a fair and exposed her to all those germs at once, but I've nursed a guy just about everywhere, including standing in line at the check-out at the grocery store. I'm careful to cover up because we DO live in an over-sexualized society and people have lost their perspective - I noticed that the covers of the magazines right next to me in that line showed more boob than I would have if I'd whipped the cover off the baby.
Those of you who think it's disgusting to breastfeed a baby - those of us who are human and put our pants on one leg at a time bow in subservience to your awesomeness. Aren't YOU glad your poo doesn't stink? |
Girls what's more embarrassing, exposing your buttocks or your breasts? What is more embarrassing for a woman, to have her buttocks or her breasts exposed in public? |
Women should be allowed to go bare breasted in public!? There should be no reason why women can't go without a shirt on in public, just the same as men can.
Some of these people need to get their minds out of the gutter!, there is nothing wrong with a woman's breast being exposed in public. |
Women are allowed to do that, at least where I live (Canada).
Years ago, female university students fought for the right to go topless in public, seeing as men were allowed to.
It was a form of discrimination and now we can go topless (if any of us wished to do so).
So why don't we? Wearing a top in public is a norm. Most people (male and female) wear tops. |
Why is it not illegal for women to flash their breasts in public anymore? Is it not indecent & immoral? This is about: women and breatsfeeding in public WITHOUT covering up (I'm not talking about the ones who cover up or who go to the bathroom like they should but the exhibitionistic ones. I worked for one and she was a nightmare!)
These women who flash others by unbuttoning in the middle of a restaurant or public area (when they could simply walk to the lounge), exposing breast for indefinite amoung of time till they position their behind on the seat then grab the baby and attach it to their body part, all while exposed & flashing the public (Yes they are doing it on purpose. Just go read the newborn section if you need further proof!).
Are they evil? temporary insane due to hormones? Misguided from copycat syndrome? Immoral? Or just plain sinful?
And where can we sign a petition to bring back decency & once & for all make this illegal and protect 6-12 year old boys, insulted & dissed women whose husbands are getting an eyeful and men who are trying to live by the bible and not be exposed to pornography? (Regardless what "they" say, exhibitionism is still illegal & pornographic). |
In some areas it's actually legal for women to go topless. Where I live (Vancouver, Canada) there were protests back during the 90's where women would walk topless down the street to fight for the 'right' to be topless if they wanted it.
They finally got that right, and since then I have *never* seen a woman going topless anywhere in the city. They didn't want to do it, they just wanted the option to.
As for breastfeeding, a lot of it is that the mother is just so exhausted she no longer cares if other people see some boob. She's working on few hours of sleep, her days are filled with changing diapers and dealing with a squealing baby.
Personally I have less of an issue with a woman flashing during breastfeeding than I do the actual act of breastfeeding. It's revolting to me. Latching some fat little blob of a human onto your body for it to suck a liquid out of you for sustenance. Makes me want to puke. |