Cultural differences?

[Freyja]

I remember reading here (and in other media) the debate that went on in the US when a "family" journal put a pic of a breastfeeding baby on it´s frontpage. Well this pic is on the frontpage of one of the biggest Danish news stations:

http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-5781729.html?forside

 

[meandtheguys2]

What a sweet pic. No offense here!

 

[mickeyboat]

I am definitely not offended, but I am surprised. And I think many people in the US would express moral outrage if it was printed here.

Denae

 

[Wishing on a star]

Cute baby!!!

However, I fail to see how a close-up of an engorged breastfeeding nipple adds anything to it, at all.

Add me to the list of so called 'prude' and 'repressed' Americans!!!!

 

[Freyja]

What a sweet pic. No offence here!

I agree. I think it is a beautiful picture. Such a sweet and happy baby.

 

[Charade]

I'm not offended at all but I don't think a baby sucking on a teat should be a front page picture in a newspaper. There are still things that some people should do (in public) discretely. Breastfeeding is a natural thing. So is sex. Should we allow people to just "get it on" whenever/wherever they feel the need to? Sure, babies need to eat at certain times and we don't need to have sex as living sustenance but you could bring a bottle of breast milk instead for public feedings.


I must ask though, why isn't the picture of a baby actually suckling? What is the purpose of the exposed nipple?

 

[Hercules10]

I must ask though, why isn't the picture of a baby actually suckling? What is the purpose of the exposed nipple?

I think that's the whole point. Europeans are not as prudish as Americans when it comes to exposing the body. To them it's "just another breast". To us it's "OH MY GAWD A BEWB!"

 

[GeorgeG]

Cultural differences is exactly what this is. Depending on which side you're looking from, we are more civilized or we simply have hand-ups about such things. Most of Western civilization allows women to bare their faces in public and that is unacceptable in some cultures. Right? Wrong? It all depends on what neck of the woods you're from.

 

[Freyja]

I think that's the whole point. Europeans are not as prudish as Americans when it comes to exposing the body. To them it's "just another breast". To us it's "OH MY GAWD A BEWB!"

I couldn´t have said it better. Why should a mother have to take her breastmilk in a bottle instead of the original packing when in public? But I guess that´s the answer to the original questions. Yep, cultural differences.

 

[Crokette]

This is what the breasts are made for at first! So, absolutely no offense!

 

[cardaway]

That's a lot more than people claimed to have seen during the live broadcast of the Janet Bowl, so yeah, it would cause many to freak out.

 

[binny]

no offense here either.

 

[mjkacmom]

This is what the breasts are made for at first! So, absolutely no offense!

But, if women in the US routinely exposed their breasts, feeding their babies, we might forget the the purpose of breasts are purely sexual, to be displayed on covers of magazines in the supermarket! Why is it that we see men's nipples all of the time, and that's okay?

 

[Fitswimmer]

I'm not offended at all but I don't think a baby sucking on a teat should be a front page picture in a newspaper. There are still things that some people should do (in public) discretely. Breastfeeding is a natural thing. So is sex. Should we allow people to just "get it on" whenever/wherever they feel the need to? Sure, babies need to eat at certain times and we don't need to have sex as living sustenance but you could bring a bottle of breast milk instead for public feedings.


I must ask though, why isn't the picture of a baby actually suckling? What is the purpose of the exposed nipple?

I'm with you. It's a perfectly natural process-but there are a lot of perfectly natural processes that we don't display in public or we are discreet about. The baby is really cute though!

We had a woman at our church that would sit in the front row-every Sunday-and very dramatically breastfeed her children. No blanket over the "area" or anything-just whip it out and let the kid latch on! It wasn't about feeding and nurturing the child, it was about getting attention for Mommy. She sat there daring someone to say something to her so she could launch into her tirade. Finally, her last child reached an age where they would no longer do it. I think he was between 6-8 when he stopped.

I'm not a parent, but don't they get teeth at about a year old or so? OUCH

 

[KristinBelle]

Cute baby.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Cultural differences is exactly what this is. Depending on which side you're looking from, we are more civilized or we simply have hand-ups about such things. Most of Western civilization allows women to bare their faces in public and that is unacceptable in some cultures. Right? Wrong? It all depends on what neck of the woods you're from.

Absolutely true!!!!

In cultures/places, such as tribes in Africa, women go around with nothing on, letting their breasts hang down to their knees.... That is just how it is there.

I see NO reason for the OP to have even posted this thread other than to stir the pot and to pass some kind of negative judgement on our cultural values.

A good percentage of American women breastfeed...
I have NO problem with that whatsoever.
My sister is well endowed, and breastfed all three of her children. Her and her husband took to calling her the "Dairy Queen" (for those overseas who may not know, this is a big chain that serves ice-cream and milkshakes, etc...) I have NO problem with breastfeeding whatsoever.

I take offense if anyone wants to falsely accuse me of being uncomfortable with breastfeeding, when we all know it is God-intended, just because I don't think it is appropriate to have a full blown life size close-up of an engorged nipple displayed right in front of my face.

 

[Hercules10]

But, if women in the US routinely exposed their breasts, feeding their babies, we might forget the the purpose of breasts are purely sexual, to be displayed on covers of magazines in the supermarket! Why is it that we see men's nipples all of the time, and that's okay?

Not to mention the ka-billion nudie bars across the US would be outa business.

 

[Charade]

Not to mention the ka-billion nudie bars across the US would be outa business.

OH MY GAWD!!! No more BEWBIE bars!!

 

[Wishing on a star]

I'm with you. It's a perfectly natural process-but there are a lot of perfectly natural processes that we don't display in public or we are discreet about.

It wasn't about feeding and nurturing the child, it was about getting attention for Mommy. She sat there daring someone to say something to her so she could launch into her tirade.

ITA!!!

 

[Wishing on a star]

But, if women in the US routinely exposed their breasts, feeding their babies, we might forget the the purpose of breasts are purely sexual, to be displayed on covers of magazines in the supermarket! Why is it that we see men's nipples all of the time, and that's okay?

OMG!!!!! You are so right....

Let me run out in this cold weather and start flashin' my ****ies for the sake of womanhood and humanity!!!!!