Eyeful of breast-feeding mom sparks outrage
NEW YORK - "I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine," one person wrote. "I immediately turned the magazine face down," wrote another. "Gross," said a third.

These readers weren't complaining about a sexually explicit cover, but rather one of a baby nursing, on a wholesome parenting magazine — yet another sign that Americans are squeamish over the sight of a nursing breast, even as breast-feeding itself gains greater support from the government and medical community.

Babytalk is a free magazine whose readership is overwhelmingly mothers of babies. Yet in a poll of more than 4,000 readers, a quarter of responses to the cover were negative, calling the photo — a baby and part of a woman's breast, in profile — inappropriate.

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No need to put it on the cover of a magazine. Might as well put a vagina on there with a baby coming out, it's just as natural right?

It doesn't offend me, but I think it's weird....

IMHO, the cover is very tasteful. Beautiful, almost.

I guess so. So when are you guys going to have a baby?

sorry but that's

But would it be as "beautiful" if it was a very flat chested woman breast feeding? Just curious...

I still think it's weird...

You want a baby, don't you. You've got the baby fever! You're, what, 31? It's time!

I was just going to post this.

WTF is wrong with Americans? The picture shows nothing. It could be the womans elbow!!!!!!!!!!!

"giant breast"

I see nothing wrong with this, it's a side view, no nip... It's not sexually suggestive or anything.

Go away. Shoo!

btw karo, I see you reading this.. you wanted somethign irreverant, right? this is for you!

Question: on the same topic.

Yesterday a mother came in my office with her son - 14, and her other son...about 2...he was running around and stuff...i mean at LEAST two.

Well..she, while talking to me, scoops hm up, ups her shirt, pops out her breast and starts breat feeding him!!!!

WTF? a. i was like..what?
b. isn't the child a bit old?


How would you have reacted? I did nothing...just acted like it was normal - but I felt a bit weird to be hoenst.

Took 9 minutes for this post to be moved.

And don't tell me to go away, gupt, just because YOU don't want to talk about how much you want a cute little baby bouncing on your knee!

you're the best

c. GROSS

why do all polls get moved? it SAYS if they are OT they can be in,...OT

I also don't think it looks sexual or anything...but still people seem to be grossed out when moms nurse in public. So it's just a strange picture to have on a cover IMO.

(I was trying to reply and it kept giving me an error, cuz it got moved!! So fast! )

[quote name='Gupt' date='Jul 28 2006, 05:42 PM' post='338773']


I am offended. It doesn't show the brest in right angle. to me looks like a belly

Not the same at all. If you think it is there are 1-800 numbers you can call for help. The picture shows nothing.

since no poll can remain in OT for more than 10 mins...why I don't nkow...I posted this question there in a NON-poll format.

I think the mods must just be bored or something

By the way, that baby is DANG cute.

I'd have not reacted outwardly, but inside I would have been thinking.. WHAT THE FOOK!!! That's just nuts!

And if my imagination-run-wild is right, so is that breast!

How do you know it's a boob? Could be a butt cheek.

That is what breasts are for. I think it is a cute pic.

Its inappropriate. We know its a natural but doesnt need to be displayed.

It's a BABY magazine.... I guess they should put a black bar over the boob so that it doesn't offend the oh-so-sensitive N.American men and women. I mean really....what are they THINKING? What does a breast have to do with a baby??? Nothing! Babies are brought by the stork and come with a 2 year supply of Gerber food. Breasts don't come into the picture at all.

However, I DO think that nursing babies in full view of the public is weird. That's why many of the malls have "nursing stations". Failing that, there are these things called restrooms. It isn't that it's gross, but it can be a major distraction. Hard to have a serious conversation with someone when there's spawn making suckling noises....

I'm not a big fan of public nursing, but I think the cover is really beautiful...specially how the baby seems to be looking at the mother's face.

i offended does not show enough of mom's teat for me..that was the worse porn magazine i ever bought

Exactly what I wanted to say, but done much better than my sarcastic reply. LOL

I got this magazine in the mail the other day... I thought the picture was really sweet ..... It is not like it is showing much... I don't see the big fuss about it......

awww Marilyn, how YOU doin? (err, not said in the Joey from Friends manner... )


nutter!

It doesn't offend me. It's natural, but people don't have to point out the obvious natural things. That's ridiculous.

2 people voted "I don't know"

Have an opinion. sheesh

stina&suj,

Nursing mothers are not very flat chested.

Yodrak

DISCRIMINATION!!!! You obviously have issues with flat-chested women! Are you saying that flat-chested women can't have babies?!?!?!

Fill a flat balloon with water and it isn't so flat any more...

How DARE you bring logic into my cries of discrimination! You're a HATER!

*Sorry....I've gotten into super-sarcastic mode from a few of the threads on here lately... It'll wear off soon.*

I don't know what I think.

Honestly, that's what breasts are for. WE turned them into sexual objects.

However, I must admit that I get grossed out when a woman randomly pulls out her breast and starts breastfeeding, you see this a LOT in latin american countries.

I don't find it offensive. It's a nice pic.

I used to work in publishing. A company I once worked for produced educational sex books. All very tasteful with soft lighting etc. Some of them were used in schools so it was all above board. When it came to Americanizing the book it blew up a whole big storm because the American market INSISTED on the nipples to be airbrushed out because they looked erect. Both the men's AND women's. So they looked like complete freaks with no nipples. It was ridiculous.

And America claims to be a free country...

India, too. No one cares there and that country is a lot more puritanical about things like sex outside of marriage etc.

*kicks the dirt* *I* wanted to tell her that!! *pouts*

That should be *Typically* nursing mothers are not very flat-chested. There are plenty of flat-chested women who do nurse. Breast size only affects nursing ability (small-breasted women simply have to nurse more often, usually) if the breasts are "tubular"; in which case the woman often can't nurse at all. Yes, I know far too much about it, for some reason.

Well it's not. At all. Because Americans have more modesty than people in other countries.

Good point, seldi.

I think there is nothing more beautiful then a baby suckling on his/her mother and IMO there is nothing at all wrong with the picture nor the fact that it is on the front of a magazine about babies.
On breast feeding in public.....There is nothing more cruel then to let a baby get distressed when out in public because he/she is hungry and a mother is worried about offending people or is told she cannot breastfeed in public by some uptight person
I breast fed all my children in public, in front of any family or friends. I would just put a cloth diaper over my shoulder to avoid anyone being embarrassed for whatever reason.

It's a breast! How dare she use it for what it is meant for! Personally was never comfortable nursing in public, always placed a blanket over my shoulder and let it hang down to cover myself. Of course folks likely knew what I was doing, but oh well if a child is hungry you feed it. It is called modesty and some people just don't have it.

I find this photo about as offensive as a good piece of artwork.....





Where is Roi? This is his favorite subject, Breasts!

Guys, I'm not dumb...I know when breast feeding a woman is not as flat as usual...but not every woman has a suddenly big bosom because of breast feeding. Yeah they may get bigger, but not like this picture. At least it's not happened to my friends who have gone through it. So my question still stands...would it make a difference if the pic wasn't as voluptuous? For women it wouldn't make a difference either way, for men it may. So do men like this pic because it's a voluptuous one? What if the baby was slobbering everywhere and making a weird face? I am not against breast feeding, I support it, and thinks it's a lovely thing between baby and mom.

I am doing good... had the first ultrasound today.... it was pretty cool to be able to see the baby... Hubby couldn't make it because he didn't get home from work till 6am ... but they made a tape and he had to see it as soon as I got home.... he even paused it at one point and was just staring at the baby