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Mag's Breastfeeding Photo Is Too Titillating for Readers

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Tags: BabyTalk, breastfeeding, breasts, photo, readers

A parenting magazine is at the center of a breastfeeding controversy after featuring a nursing mother on the cover of its August issue.

BabyTalk, a magazine catering to new mothers, received hundreds of letters in response to the photo, with many readers calling it offensive and disgusting.

One mother who didn't like the cover explains she was concerned about her 13-year-old son seeing it.

"I shredded it," said Gayle Ash, of Belton, Texas, in a telephone interview. "A breast is a breast - it's a sexual thing. He didn't need to see that."


Another woman, who’s in favor of breastfeeding, said she also wanted to protect her family from seeing unwanted breastage.

"I'm totally supportive of it - I just don't like the flashing," she said. "I don't want my son or husband to accidentally see a breast they didn't want to see."


Because, of course, they always tell her which breasts they do want to see.
The photo was meant to call attention to the current debate over breastfeeding in public. A recent poll found that 57 percent of Americans oppose public breastfeeding, while a new generation of mothers - "lactivists" - are advocating for a woman's right to whip 'em out whenever she needs to.

BabyTalk executive editor Lisa Moran said it's the first time a major U.S. parenting magazine has shown a woman's breast.


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photoline

photoline

Edmonton, AB
January 2005

AUG 04, 2006 06:47 PM

Yet it's okay to have "Soldier of Fortune" and "O" magazines in plain view. C'mon you dolts, get your priorities straight!!

Whadda we want? Titties! When do we want them? Now!!!

phrogg

phrogg

Greenville, SC
August 2005

AUG 04, 2006 06:47 PM

She shredded it!!! Nutso.

tartpop

tartpop

Fort Bragg, NC
March 2004

AUG 04, 2006 06:53 PM

taz said:
are we even sure thats a breast? I mean, it could be a very large elbow. I see no areola. I always thought, from watching TV, that the nipple was the naughty part, but the boob was something to be shown.

And in regards to the reason for the cover...breast feed in public all you want, but for petes sake, please put a towel or a blankie or something over it.



why should a woman have to cover up? she isn't doing anything shamefull that needs covering. feeding a baby the way nature intended is ALWAYS appropriate, no matter where you are, or who is around and if there are people who don't want to see it, they can look away.

Lumenagerie

Lumenagerie

Seattle, WA
May 2005

AUG 04, 2006 06:57 PM

What's more, I heard that the baby came out of her vagina. eeek

glennnnnnnn

glennnnnnnn

Australia
January 2006

AUG 04, 2006 06:58 PM

Punxboy said:

"I don't want my son or husband to accidentally see a breast they didn't want to see."



Hang on... people exist that don't want to see breasts ?



I agree. WTF?!

Margot_Dent

Margot_Dent

Los Angeles, CA
February 2004

AUG 04, 2006 07:01 PM

man, people are idiots

Martini

Martini

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

AUG 04, 2006 07:02 PM

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
That's just a cute picture of a baby having lunch... Who here sees something sexual in that image?



uhm... exactly.
some people are just WAY too fucking close-minded.

xo

MessyJessy

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL
August 2005

AUG 04, 2006 07:03 PM

Lumenagerie said:
What's more, I heard that the baby came out of her vagina. eeek



bahaahahahahahahah

this made me laugh...A LOT biggrin

laura_belle

laura_belle

Saskatoon, SK
November 2005

AUG 04, 2006 07:03 PM

dirty, dirty titty!!! DIRTY! you women should be ashamed...of having those things!!!

cuz everyone knows a naked woman EQUALS PORN!!!







i love david cross.

tartpop

tartpop

Fort Bragg, NC
March 2004

AUG 04, 2006 07:10 PM

Lumenagerie said:
What's more, I heard that the baby came out of her vagina. eeek



oh lordy. i never laugh out loud at things that i read, but i definately did for that. i think that's probably the funniest thing i've heard all day.

CheapPearls

CheapPearls

Kyle, TX
April 2006

AUG 04, 2006 07:22 PM

Lumenagerie said:
What's more, I heard that the baby came out of her vagina. eeek



HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

CheapPearls

CheapPearls

Kyle, TX
April 2006

AUG 04, 2006 07:22 PM

LizaRose

LizaRose

SUICIDEGIRL

Washington, USA

AUG 04, 2006 07:23 PM

well.

so the july-august issue of "Mothering" magazine also sports a cover photo of a woman breastfeeding. i don't think they've had any trouble.

any woman who finds an image of a breastfeeding mother "sexual" and offensive at the same time is both aroused by that photo and afraid to admit her arousal.

i hope she gets right with her homophobia issues before she has any more babies of her own.

and about not wanting her husband or son to see it... sheesh. all i can say to that is that it must suck to be going through your life believing that your husband and son are fucking perverts that would find a pic of a baby eating lunch taboo for some reason.


that sucks.

crazedlunatik

crazedlunatik

Portland, OR
February 2004

AUG 04, 2006 07:32 PM

It looks like it would be a pefectly fun breast to oggle when it isn't in the mouth of some babe but to think some 13 year old is wacking off to it is a little strange...

I prefered the victoria secret catalog back when I had no porn.... no suckling babies there...

g_whiz

g_whiz

Hollywood, FL
October 2004

AUG 04, 2006 07:35 PM


"I'm totally supportive of it - I just don't like the flashing," she said. "I don't want my son or husband to accidentally see a breast they didn't want to see."



The woman is clearly mentally handicapped. Assuming she actually thinks there are breasts her son and husband don't want to see.

Which brings me to my second point. The only reason a woman should ever have to cover herself while nursing her baby is if she doesn't want me gawking over the .25 inch of boob I can see that doesn't have a baby attached to it. I mean there's nothing sexual about feeding a baby, but, *titter*, BOOBIES!

surreal
(I said "titter".)

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