What are your thoughts on them?

Vogue:
http://s2.supload.com/image.php?get=angelal_vogueus08062.jpg

BabyTalk (this is an article about it with a picture)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14065706/?GT1=8307

I do not agree with it, but that's just my opinion. I have NO problem with breastfeeding, but I do have a problem if you don't cover up. IMO, exploiting it in a magazine like that is not necessary. JMO.

I see nothing wrong with them.

I see nothing wrong with them.

Me, too! And I would absolutely love it if more were publications! :thumbsup

I don't think they are "awesome" but they don't bother me.

I dont think they are awesome but I dont think they are sexually explict either. It's propaganda. Media. And another way to make a statement. A stab at trying to sway mother who are on the "breastfeeding" fence :giggle

I believe breastfeeding is a good and natural thing. If this helps more mothers make that choice then go for it! There are plenty of bottle ads. Why cant this type of feeding be advertised also.


Now, come on now. Dont tell me cause she showing boobie. Because I know quite a few women who show more boobie than that on a daily basis. :teehee

I think they are perfectly fine. There should be more pics like that. Our society has become too concerened about image that breastfeeding is looked down upon by many :no

I still breastfeed and I LOVE the vogue picture! Sometimes I feel unpretty and unwomanly (wow thats ironic!) but seeing a pretty woman with makeup and done up and nursing...the other pic is not bad either...people dont like seeing it though, the pic should have been put on the inside cover. to be PC and all. But i think we'll see it more and more as time goes on.

I dont see a problem with them. :dunno

I think it's great. Yeah, it shouldn't be out and in the open, they can at least cover up with a blankie, but it's life ya know?!

It's really sad that people think a boob is "gross" in an innocent picture but most of the population is okay with porn.

There is nothing gross about the human body, Americans can be so juvenile about this. Those pictures are nothing dirty but people want to turn them into something dirty.

I really don't see the big deal.

How is it that a picture of a nursing baby is gross but a picture of two people naked in bed isn't? Like the ads that are seen in mags for the sex manuals? I don't see anything wrong with it.

"public squeamish over sight of nursing breast"

"offended"

"a baby and part of a woman's breast, in profile — inappropriate"

Are you kidding me! I am so dissappointed that our society has sexualized a woman's body in such an extreme way that now it is "inappropriate" to nourish your child. Lets stop and think why its "inappropriate"...because someone somewhere along the lines had their fantasy of what a woman's breasts were for ... crushed by seeing their actual purpose...nursing. Therefore it became "offensive". The body is beautifully designed and nothing to be ashamed of. I realize that it would be unrealistic to expect people to not see a woman's breasts as someting sexual but they should at least be able to differentiate and "turn it off". Because YOU can't control your arousal...I can't nurse my child...are you kidding me? What I don't undestand is why the body is so taboo. Many cultures have no problem with the human body...I don't see why ours "seems" so uptight....especially in the aspect of nursing a child. What exactly do you think the purpose of the breast is...that is my question...what is so "inappropriate" about it?

It's really sad that people think a boob is "gross" in an innocent picture but most of the population is okay with porn.

There is nothing gross about the human body, Americans can be so juvenile about this. Those pictures are nothing dirty but people want to turn them into something dirty.

I really don't see the big deal.

Exactly!!

Whatever it takes to get this society to loosen the hell up about breastfeeding is fine with me. I get so irritated about these people that think bf-ing in public is so wrong. It's a BASIC MATERNAL FUNCTION, for the love of God.

I just don't get people sometimes.

It's really sad that people think a boob is "gross" in an innocent picture but most of the population is okay with porn.


:agree

ETA: Dollface, you have a way of saying things so well...

I LOVE them!!! the one in Vogue............that is no baby she is breastfeeding and I love that she is showing that. I wonder what kind of reaction I would get if I posted breastfeeding pictures on here (or on any of my chats sites)?:thinking

i've never seen one. i wouldn't mind it though. i think it could be used in an informative way and show what a special bond a mother has with her child through a photograph. there is nothing wrong with it. i voted other simply because i haven't actually seen one yet

I don't see a problem with them. People need to get over themselves and realize that breastfeeding is a natural and beautiful thing.

I don't see anything wrong with them. I too don't think they needed to be on the cover why not make a layout in the mag somwhere with more pics? I think with them being on the cover it's more trying to make a statment then anything. I think this whole bf and ff thing is gone way too far. If you breast feed, fantastic great PERSONAL choice and if you bottle feed, fantastic great PERSONAL choice. If everyone keeps being offended by everything out workd is gonna down the shiter real fast!! Americans need to realize that they can't change everything. If you don't like the cover then don't buy it and if you are a subscriber then wither rip or the cover and keep reading or throw the whole damn magazine away. Not everyone will be happy, it's life!! This is my opinon so please no bashing thank you :)

i don't have a problem with pictures of breastfeeding mothers in mag's...i do think however that the woman should look a little more realistic of a breastfeeding mother than a model, i get they won't publish a real person in vogue and such but a woman with a little meat on her bones would be nice

I absolutely love the picture on the cover of that parenting magazine. I think it is quite appropriate- i mean after all- it is a parenting magazine.

I didn't like the one on Vogue though- it was beautiful.. however i just didn't see the need. It's not because im prudey- because im not really- I just don't see the point of having that in that magazine.

I think if its in the right place- its perfectly appropriate. Like that cover- perfect.

I don't think there is anything wrong with them. Breast feeding is a natural thing.

I see nothing wrong with the pics. It is sad that we live in a society that finds breastfeeding gross. :no

I Didnt see anything wrong with the one on the babytalk magazine because it looked more natural and bonding and nuturing and i had no problem with it being on the cover but the other one, well i didnt care for that one much for 2 reasons , one the child she was nursing was alot older and i dont see a reason to keep breast feeding a child that old. i really couldnt tell how old he was but i personally wouldnt feel comfy breastfeeding a child that is over 2 years old. plus i think that the one in vogue shouldnt be on the cover but on the inside. but thats just my opinion. It really all depends on how it is done too. I dont have a problem with women breastfeeding in public but it would be nice if they did throw a blanket over them just in case there are people who dont particularly like to see that.

I think the pictures are just fine. Cover or no cover. I think its so silly how people get so bend out of shape over something as simple as a mother feeding her child. Its the most natural thing in the world. Its been done since the begining of human exanstance. Like dollface said somewhere along the line some one, probably a guy, found out that the breast wasn't ment to be sexual and decided it was gross. could you imagine some cave woman trying to cover up with a huge animal skin? I don't think so! I do think some discression should be used when nursing in public but the general public needs to get over it. Breast feeding is the most natural thing that could be done. Are people going to start thinking a vaginal birth is wrong or dirty in some way? Sheesh!

It doesnt bother me I dont care either way. :P

I don't really care. i didn't breastfeed, but they don't bother me. I mean, breastmilk is best, I think we all agree on that, so I don't see what the big deal is? I look at it as they are trying to get the "word" out more about breastfeeding. :shrug For those that couldn't, I wouldn't look at it as them trying to offend you- I look at it as they are trying to "advertise" it to those that don't know much about breastfeeding.

"public squeamish over sight of nursing breast"

"offended"

"a baby and part of a woman's breast, in profile — inappropriate"

Are you kidding me! I am so dissappointed that our society has sexualized a woman's body in such an extreme way that now it is "inappropriate" to nourish your child. Lets stop and think why its "inappropriate"...because someone somewhere along the lines had their fantasy of what a woman's breasts were for ... crushed by seeing their actual purpose...nursing. Therefore it became "offensive". The body is beautifully designed and nothing to be ashamed of. I realize that it would be unrealistic to expect people to not see a woman's breasts as someting sexual but they should at least be able to differentiate and "turn it off". Because YOU can't control your arousal...I can't nurse my child...are you kidding me? What I don't undestand is why the body is so taboo. Many cultures have no problem with the human body...I don't see why ours "seems" so uptight....especially in the aspect of nursing a child. What exactly do you think the purpose of the breast is...that is my question...what is so "inappropriate" about it?

Perfectly said and I agree 100%

It's really sad that people think a boob is "gross" in an innocent picture but most of the population is okay with porn.

There is nothing gross about the human body, Americans can be so juvenile about this. Those pictures are nothing dirty but people want to turn them into something dirty.

I really don't see the big deal.


I totally agree.

It's an innocent picture of a baby eating. Its natural. It's normal. It's healthy. It's pure. It's innocent. It's nutrition. It's bonding. That's all. I don't understand how this could be made into something more or worse than it is. It's a breast that's being used for it's NATURAL purpose :dunno Breasts have been so sexualized (since america is so damn hung up on sex) that they can't even be looked at without someone automatically trying to make it into something sexual or uncomfortable. Breastfeeding is soooo natural and I believe pictures like this have just as much right to be on the front page as a mom bottle feeding her baby.

:roflmao

I just told Conor about the debate, showed him the cover and he said, "What's wrong with it? There's nothing wrong with that. She nursing her baby." :five

It's really sad that people think a boob is "gross" in an innocent picture but most of the population is okay with porn.



Good point! I think breast feeding is beautiful. and see nothing wrong with those pics. I nursed all 3 of mine and in public. However I did cover with a blanket because I am not comfortable having someone stare at me.

i don't have a problem with pictures of breastfeeding mothers in mag's...i do think however that the woman should look a little more realistic of a breastfeeding mother than a model, i get they won't publish a real person in vogue and such but a woman with a little meat on her bones would be nice
:lol thats a whole other debate

ya know what I dont get is that there can be almost completely naked women covering the shelves but as soon as there is a baby bfing ppl fly of the handle. How can you be ok with half naked ppl every where but are not ok with something so natural as feeding your child.

They don't bug me. I got that issue of BabyTalk and it wasn't until I was reading in it that that's what the front cover was. I didn't even pay attention to the cover when I got it.

I am a huge advocate for it but I am not sure how I feel about it being advertised like that. The first photo was very glam too me. I find breast feeding to be nurturing and caring rather than trendy. (by no means am I implying that bottle feeding is not nurturing and caring)

Another point I have pondered while reading. Everyone keeps asking why people in America have such a problem with it. Just a little info it actually has to do with the fact that most of the first people from Europe to here were puritans. A woman's place was in the home and that is where she fed and cared for the children. Does it make it right to still think this way? I do not think so but that is what it is about. We have been taught this way of thinking for a few hundred years.

Jen~ :thumbsup to your Dh

My issue isn't with photos of breastfeeding in the media, or with everyday occurences of women breastfeeding in public. I live in Austin (an island of blue in a sea of red)--it happens here every now & then without commotion. My issue is with the way the media may cover the debate it's stirring. The MSNBC article is just poorly written. I really hope that article doesn't represent the majority of articles out there on this topic.

And, hasn't National Geographic been publishing photos of women nursing from around the world for years ;) ?

Has anyone seen a Vogue magazine and the ads that they put in there? There is probably more coverage on the model in the ad then in a lot that are published.

Nursing is a miracle honestly. To think that a woman can produce something to provide for her child.

Look at the internet for one example.. How many sites are out there was boobs flashing everywhere? Pictures are put on the web EVERYDAY!! .

I would rather have my children see a bare breast that is nursing then some woman with her breast hanging out.

What is sad that everyone says it is a "natural" thing BUT then says that women should cover up. ("everyone" meaning not just people on here but IRL too)

[QUOTE=SIMMYBABEZ]I absolutely love the picture on the cover of that parenting magazine. I think it is quite appropriate- i mean after all- it is a parenting magazine.

I didn't like the one on Vogue though- it was beautiful.. however i just didn't see the need. It's not because im prudey- because im not really- I just don't see the point of having that in that magazine.

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why? no moms read Vogue?

What is sad that everyone says it is a "natural" thing BUT then says that women should cover up. ("everyone" meaning not just people on here but IRL too)

i may be wrong in interpreting what others are saying but i think they mean that its natural to breastfeed but its not appropriate to just have your boob hanging out with your baby latched on in the middle of a restaurant, grocery store, movies anywhere. it might make a woman feel akward to have someone staring at her boob with her kid latched on if it was just hanging out all over the place. i think breastfeeding is beautiful and i intend on doing it when i have kids but i will cover up and be discrete because if someone notices then its one thing but if i'm inviting comments or stares that's another

I MAY BE COMPLETELY OFF SO PLEASE SOME CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. THOSE ARE MY SENTIMENTS AS TO WHY SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY COVER UP EVEN THOUGH ITS NATURAL AND BEAUTIFUL

i may be wrong in interpreting what others are saying but i think they mean that its natural to breastfeed but its not appropriate to just have your boob hanging out with your baby latched on in the middle of a restaurant, grocery store, movies anywhere. it might make a woman feel akward to have someone staring at her boob with her kid latched on if it was just hanging out all over the place. i think breastfeeding is beautiful and i intend on doing it when i have kids but i will cover up and be discrete because if someone notices then its one thing but if i'm inviting comments or stares that's another

I MAY BE COMPLETELY OFF SO PLEASE SOME CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. THOSE ARE MY SENTIMENTS AS TO WHY SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY COVER UP EVEN THOUGH ITS NATURAL AND BEAUTIFUL


i think it is more that women want BF women to cover up. i dont cover because i dont care if someone should see my breast. just like i dont cover up when wearing a swimsuit. sometimes if i feel uncomfortable i will leave the room, turn my back, ect. but i think it is my decision how and where i bf.

i agree to each women her own. i was just speculating. i knew i was probably off but i wanted to throw it out there.

I see nothing wrong with it at all. It's perfectly natural

I don't think they are "awesome" but they don't bother me.

I agree, it is just a part of life. I don't like it though if you can see a lot of the mom. I don't think that is nessecary.