At least she's not at the Olive Garden (nsfw? Maggie Gyllenhall)

[Connonym]

[DS1]

1. nice shape

[RetroLounge]

2. cute kid...

RL

[LostinVA]

3. How disgusting!!!

I'm just saving all of the "breastfeeding=disgusting/sexual activity" posters the trouble.

[Connonym]

5. Can you imagine how much better all that would be if she had a glass of wine in her hand?

ooh, that would get really nasty.

[spinbaby]

Nursing mothers should drink beer

A friend of mine who used to live in Germany said that after her first daughter was born, the milkman, along with the regular milk deliver, delivered a sample of special beer for nursing mothers.

[Connonym]

8. yeah, the lactation aids at the hospital told me that when I had my kids

supposedly helps with let down. I personally :gasp: drank half a beer when I was pregnant with #2. There, I said it. Call protective services :-P

[LostinVA]

15. And eating cornflake chicken with the other?!

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Well, what you expect from that type?

Hollyweird crunchies -- look at her. Did she fire her hair and makeup people or something? And that guy -- somebody hand him a razor already.

:evilgrin:

[LostinVA]

17. I also heard she's a LIBERAL

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. you are making baby jesus cry.

because baby jesus is hungry too

[kwassa]

7. lucky baby

had to say it.

[Shell Beau]

9. If it were me, I would probably cover up a little more than that! Just sayin'!

[pdx_prog]

10. I think it is cool that she doesn't cover up....

It's a perfectly natural thing and you can tell that she is very comfortable with it and doesn't give a damn what people are thinking.....my kind of woman...:)

[Shell Beau]

18. It is a perfectly natural thing, but I am somewhat modest and like

to keep my boobs for me, my husband, and my kid when I have one! That is just me. I am not downing on her for being out there with it!

[CBHagman]

24. No, I think your discretion is on the mark.

We need a happy medium between obsessive prudishness and overt toplessness! Most nursing mothers, in my experience, are very discreet.

[Writer]

26. Yeah, I know. In my 32 years I can only name one instance when I've seen this (so far)...

I keep wondering if this is a "crisis" blown out of proportion, supported by anecdotal instances of women wrongly asked to leave businesses, etc. Personally I really didn't care either way until I suggested a more modest approach and was personally attacked... and attacked some more. Then I got a little pissy.

Is this the War on Public Breastfeeding?

[datasuspect]

27. it's the politicization of yet one more identity issue

[Writer]

28. Dupe. n/t

[datasuspect]

31. there's so much that is overkill

whatever happened to persuasive arguments?

i blame television and instant gratification.

we as human beings are so far seperated from ourselves that we don't even know who we are, so we overcompensate by latching onto anything that gives us unique meaning with such fervor that we become fundamentalists.

[Writer]

32. I highly recommend you read the book "Mediated."

It discusses this concept to a T.

In my opinion, it's a result of the market-driven atmosphere we live in. We are personally appealed to by EVERYTHING trying to earn our vote or get our money. Our politicians appeal to us. The products we buy do everything they can to attract our attentions. I think Americans grow up to naturally believe that the world caters to us individually, because, well, our society is set up this way.

So now we have cottage industries developed around inciting people to very narrow causes that may not be as problematic as they seem. To do that, each of these cottage industries appeal heavily to the individual's ego, which causes the me-centered nature of identity politics.

[CBHagman]

39. And don't forget what James Fallows said about McLaughlin!

John McLaughlin, that is, meaning the pundit and TV host who once worked for the Nixon White House. Years ago journalist/author James Fallows referred to John McLaughlin as a titanic figure of evil (Tell us how you REALLY FEEL, Jim!) because McLaughlin had popularized the shout-fest as news program. The emphasis is on conflict, and participants are forced to boil their point of view down to a sound bite or two. It goes without saying that the system favors the aggression and, to some extent, shallowness.

Here's chapter one of one of Fallows's books:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/press/vanities/fallows.html

See also the summary at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_McLaughlin_Group

[Writer]

29. Dupe. n/t

[Writer]

30. You know what? You're right.

I wrote something like that in one of those flame war threads a while back, and even had the "audacity" to suggest that this is connected to the modern notion of "me-centered" life in America. I could not believe what happened afterward.

All I have to say is: If you want to change the status quo on this issue, this is NOT the way to do it.

[Connonym]

33. It was meant to be funny

Sorry that it upset you.

[Writer]

35. Oh no, it didn't upset me.

I'm just chatting with a couple of folks about the issue itself. :)

[liontamer]

43. shirtlessness is legal in NY state

Not wearing a shirt isn't the polar opposite of obsessive prudishness.

[Writer]

12. I'm not very good about locker rooms either...

I tend to turn away from other naked ladies.

[Shell Beau]

19. I also wouldn't want others to feel uncomfortable.

I have no issue with it at all, but I know it tends to make others uncomfortable.

[Writer]

20. When I hit the gym tomorrow, I'm going to strip down and walk to the showers naked, sans towel.

While the other women look confused, I'll turn to them and snap, "It's the FEMALE BODY. GET USED TO IT!"

Then afterward I'll eat cornflake chicken and pasta at the Olive Garden.

[Shell Beau]

21. Take your pitbull with you when you go!!

;)

[Writer]

22. Yeah, that'll teach 'em.

I'll show those fundy ('cause, of course they're ALL fundy) Coloradans what's best for them! :P

[petronius]

44. That would be a far more powerful lesson if you videoed it

and posted video here - we could all help you by critiquing this valuable teaching moment... :P

[Writer]

51. Actually that sounds like the beginning of "Locker Room Babes 9"

:P

[petronius]

52. There's a LRB 9 now!? Damn, I need to go shopping...

:silly:

[datasuspect]

11. that for some reason makes me want to pee in public

but not that that takes much anyway.

















JOKING! preemptive disclaimer for the sensitivity brigade

[ghostsofgiants]

36. But where are you gonna find a kid whose parents will let you pee in its mouth?

[datasuspect]

38. you're scaring me!!!!!!1111

i want my positive affirmations teddy bear.

[Zuiderelle]

49. Now there ya go!

:thumbsup:

[MonkeyFunk]

13. I like her brother's chest better

[Writer]

16. I'm SO with you there.

Why can't HE breastfeed. Huh? HUH? :shrug: ;)

[NewWaveChick1981]

14. She COULD be driving like that...

:hi:

[grace0418]

23. Cute baby! I always liked Maggie. She seems so much more grounded than

other actresses.

[dysfunctional press]

25. i'll have what the baby's having...

nt

[ghostsofgiants]

34. Won't someone please think of the childr--oh, wait...

[LaraMN]

37. Awww! I miss nursing!

:cry:

[LSK]

40. could that be at Cracker Barrel?

:D

[MistressOverdone]

41. Nothing like a little nosh.

[underseasurveyor]

42. I met Maggie and her Husband last Feb

She was the Awards Presenter at the Sci-Tech Awards Dinner. What a sweet gal. Friendly, grounded, gracious and just an all around sweetheart.

[tigereye]

45. geez, what idiot was rude enough to photograph her?

that's really intrusive.

Mom's deserve some privacy when they are breastfeeding....

[Writer]

46. Actually I do wonder if she was trying to be somewhat discreet...

and a paparazzi decided otherwise.

[tigereye]

48. no that's what I meant, the intrusiveness of the photographer

it's really rude, in any case.

[Writer]

50. Definitely agreed. n/t

[Connonym]

53. If she didn't want to be discrete she wouldn't have a blouse over her tank top

I think they just got her at the right angle/moment because no matter how discrete you are, unless you put a blanket or something over the baby there's going to be a brief moment of naked nipple. I love that she's so confident that she can nurse in public even with the possibility of the paparazzi.

[tigereye]

54. I wish women could do that without intolerance

I always covered up when I nursed - I had some cool shirts with flaps, or I wore a lot of vests....

It would be really nice if our culture were more tolerant about bodies....

[Connonym]

55. and more mature about boobies!

[Deja Q]

47. The picture contains a watermark...

There's a "d", "i", "s", an "e", and I can't fathom out the rest.