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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:34 PM Original message |
Why Are There So Many Negative Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've only seen one outright anti-breastfeeding post on DU |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Not only did you breastfeed your kid but you gave him an eating disorder. |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Pardon Me? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Total sarcasm. |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Im Sorry |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Don't worry about it. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Oh it's a joke |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Sorry To Intrude On The Comment |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
26. You didn't know Vegan moms have soy milk? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Actually, it tasted more like almond milk. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Hmmm... now THAT'S weird |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. It's very sweet and sticky. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I'll take your word for it... and not about the almond milk |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. True. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Thanks. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 07:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. Flat out certifiable if you ask me. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. american puritanism and sexual repression |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because those boobies belong to me, dammit! |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. My Husband Felt The Same Way At Times |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because... |
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AutumnMist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I Agree With That |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Some people are really weird about this |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. Mother Nature made 'em for a reason |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is isolated to a Murkan problem |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. The U.K. too. n/t |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. deleted-dupe |
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mad-mommy (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Whatever you decide, no one should criticize. |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. I'll second this. |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 07:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Thirded, nice post n/t |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. You got me. Seeing a woman nursing her child is heartwarming. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
45. Some don't even seem to notice it |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. it is misogyny, pure and simple |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Hmmm. I'd think jealousy. No one carries us around, grabbing our butts |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. I was thinking the same thing |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Ah, good. At least I'm not the only one :) n/t |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-17-06 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. Apart from the rather obvious sexual connotations |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 03:38 AM Response to Original message |
24. People are foolish |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 03:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. I don't get it either. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I was sitting four feet from the TV watching that halftime show |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. Babies can breastfeed but adults can't? No freakin' way! |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
33. Are you serious? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
34. the attitude is about breastfeeding in public... |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. I never had anyone say anything odd or rude to me |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
39. Because they're just plain fucking stupid? |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
41. The controversy is more about breastfeeding in public... |
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elfrangel (661 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Tried Breastfeeding |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
43. It's public breastfeeding that seems to be a bone of contention |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. Who knows... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-18-06 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
47. I wonder if it really isn't a sexual thing at all |
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