Supermodel's remarks spark outrage - says there should be law mandating breastfeeding

[Liberal_in_LA]

Gisele Bundchen didn't mean to 'judge' new moms


Patricia Schlein/WENN.com

Gisele Bundchen is adamant she didn't mean to offend new mothers with her recent comments about breastfeeding, insisting she was just sharing her "opinions" on the deeply personal subject.

The supermodel sparked outrage after she told Harper's Bazaar magazine there should be "a worldwide law" which forces women to feed their children naturally for six months after giving birth.

The Brazilian beauty's comments infuriated women's groups, and Bundchen -- who has a baby son, Benjamin -- has now spoken out to calm the fuss.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexd?blogid=7#ixzz0vkSlFx2s

Oh, Gisele. You have to almost feel sorry for her, as she seems to have let enthusiasm get the better of her PR judgment. It appears the Brazilian supermodel has stirred up a hornet's nest by declaring that breast feeding should be "a worldwide law" and she suggested that "mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," CNN reports. Her comments during an interview in Harper's Bazaar U.K. sparked hostility across the blogosphere and in news comment sections. Many parents proclaimed that breastfeeding is a personal choice and may, at times, not be an option for medical reasons.

Maybe something got lost in translation, as she quickly began backpeddaling, CNN further reports:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5656580/gisele_bundchen_preaches_mandatory.html?cat=25

[YOY]

1. An outrage just like the "mosque" "at ground zero".

Manufactured outrage for BS.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Umm - what about mothers who are physically unable to breastfeed, or who should not for medical

reasons (e.g. those with HIV or who are taking anti-cancer drugs that could damage the baby)?

Or adoptive/foster mothers?

[qb]

3. What is with the rash of celebrity gaffes? Don't they have managers?

[Cleita]

4. Why does anyone care about what supermodels, actors

and beauty queens think? The only time we should give a hoot, is if they decide to enter politics.

[Stevenmarc]

5. Ah come on don't judge her till you walked a mile in her Louboutin's

LOL, it's a friggin supermodel, you can put this in the, who the fuck cares what they say, pile.

[zipplewrath]

6. Am I the only one?

Am I the only one that never knows their names? I always have to look 'em up. I really gotta say, who cares? Do people really get swayed by models political opinions?

[MattBaggins]

7. This thread is meaningless without pics.

[snooper2]

9. Some pics for you

:P

[seabeyond]

11. bah hahah. thank you. love it. nt

[seabeyond]

8. so she feels passionate about being a mom, good for her.

i had a doctor tell me that my youngest would not have gotten a cold if i were breast feeding. real distain. he probably causes more problems than this woman will.

[Gold Metal Flake]

10. So the fuck what?