Yep… moms breast feeling their young… It is totally natural, but a bit awkward. I know the standard etiquette for most things, but what is the etiquette for talking to a woman that is breast feeding? There are many young moms around where I live and I know a large percentage of them. SO there you are having a nice conversation, and all of a sudden the breast comes out and the baby gets attached.
So, do you look away? Do you stare at the woman’s eyes and pretend that her abnormally large mammary is not getting a suntan? Do you glance down reflexively and then watch for the angry/curious response from the mom?
All I’m asking for is the rule book on this one. There are many rules for all sorts of situations, but I have never figured out what the rule is for public breast feeding…
If you don’t think there is a rule for everything… let me quiz you on this one.
You walk into a men’s room and there are 3 urinals hanging on the wall adjacent to each other. No one is in the room… which do you use and why?
Now to make it harder…
Same men’s room except there is a single man using the urinals, but he has broken the rule and is using the middle one… now what do you do?
See… there is ediquette for practically everything…
All I’m asking for is the rule book on this one. There are many rules for all sorts of situations, but I have never figured out what the rule is for public breast feeding…
I’m ashamed to associate with you guys! Really.
Here’s the rule.
YOU LOOK. You’re a man (?). YOU LOOK.
When you’re getting a lap dance YOU LOOK.
Out at my friends ranch his wife nursed 2 kids in front of alot of folks. NOBODY cared. The chance of you seeing something is remote. Most women are pretty good at whipping it out and pluging it in without the slightest chance of you seeing anything.
AGAIN…this is NOT sexual. IF you get aroused kill yourself. You are a perv.
This is a PROTESTANT hangup not common on the rest of the planet. Muslims? I don’t know what goes on underneath that tent they wear…and don’t care either.
Kingfish, I used to enjoy bicycling out to the desert, but I've now given up.
They're now building faster than I can pedal!
Wanna take a bet on how long it'll before you can drive up to Flagstaff without seeing a single saguaro?
The only answer is to assassinate sheriff Joe.
Sure, it won't help, but it's still a basically a good idea!
Dang it! I just remembered. If he's prepared to travel all the way to Canada to arrest someone who says that, then I'm in big trouble. We're practially a stones throw from Tucson now!
The house I grew up in was right next to the fairgrounds. I couldn't even imagine driving in that area now!
Years ago my horse bucked me off when we were out in the desert. I chased her on foot and caught her in the middle of what is now 43rd Ave & T-bird. Just a dirt path then with the nudist camp nearby!
Joe is such a piece of work. We love to elect idiots here don't we!
Jeez Brat feeding gets 3 pages!!! this on an artistic forum! I knew I should never have taken that life drawing class where there were nude chicks AND dudes. A.S.U. has destroyed any moral character I had by getiting my Art degree there. Who gives a rats ass if a woman brat feeds in public, when it’s time to eat do we all go home? #### no we go to the nearest dog joint an chow down. plus it shuts the little guy up from screaming…I know it does that to me. OK tongue in cheek guys BTW I am an alumni of Ariz. St. U. and have been back to Tempe recently…thought I was in L.A…I use to live in Coolidge isn’t that part of Tuscon or Phx now? hahahaha…Idaho is great.
Man - this thread has taken on a life on it’s own! Do you think we can get it up to 100 pages?
Seriously - I posted this because I thought it was pretty funny that patrons of BabyTalk would be offended by a baby breast feeding. Now if this pic was on the cover of Newsweek, I could see how some might be offended, but on BabyTalk - give me break.
PS - “shooked” should read “shocked”. I need a spell checker on these forums.
All I’m asking for is the rule book on this one. There are many rules for all sorts of situations, but I have never figured out what the rule is for public breast feeding…
I’m ashamed to associate with you guys! Really.
Here’s the rule.
YOU LOOK. You’re a man (?). YOU LOOK.
When you’re getting a lap dance YOU LOOK.
Out at my friends ranch his wife nursed 2 kids in front of alot of folks. NOBODY cared. The chance of you seeing something is remote. Most women are pretty good at whipping it out and pluging it in without the slightest chance of you seeing anything.
AGAIN…this is NOT sexual. IF you get aroused kill yourself. You are a perv.
This is a PROTESTANT hangup not common on the rest of the planet. Muslims? I don’t know what goes on underneath that tent they wear…and don’t care either.
KingFish - One who is not afraid.
lol Kingfish…
Your response, although funny, left me confused.
You equated breast feeding with a lap dance And then you go on to say that “this is not sexual”. I know breast feeding is not sexual, but how about a lap dance? And if you do not consider a lap dance sexual, it may be time to check inside your pants to make sure all the equipment is there…
In all honesty, I don’t really care whether women breast feed in public or not, I just want to know the rules of engagement. If the rule is “just ignore it”, that is fine. But being a man it can be difficult resisting a glimpse of a fine looking breast.
Ya OK I wasn’t equating the lap dance with breast feeding on a sexual level. I was equating it on the fear level…that some guys will pay money and still be too embarased to look. Didn’t someone say something about fearing women?
The equipment is there but it needs oil and an overhaul!
I don't like seeing fat chicks wearing tight pants and mid rif tops with their guts spilling out all over the place... I apply the same principle in those situations...
I would support a law that bans muffin-tops altogether.
So, do you look away? Do you stare at the woman’s eyes and pretend that her abnormally large mammary is not getting a suntan? Do you glance down reflexively and then watch for the angry/curious response from the mom?
You politely ask her if you can have a squirt or two after the baby is done.
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You walk into a men’s room and there are 3 urinals hanging on the wall adjacent to each other. No one is in the room… which do you use and why?
Too easy… You exert your manliness and take the middle urinal as a way of “claiming” the entire row of urinals - no guy in his right mind would dare step up to either of the urinals next to you… unless he wanted to try to sneak a peek, that is.
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Same men’s room except there is a single man using the urinals, but he has broken the rule and is using the middle one… now what do you do?
Obviously the buffoon that has dared to claim your personal wall of urinals must be dealt with… There is only one possible way to re-claim your territory and show him who’s in charge… You stand behind him and pee on his back.
Just for the record, I don’t believe that boob would have even been noticed in Australia, let alone cause an “uproar”.
Americans are weird.
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O there you are having a nice conversation, and all of a sudden the breast comes out and the baby gets attached.
So, do you look away? Do you stare at the woman’s eyes and pretend that her abnormally large mammary is not getting a suntan? Do you glance down reflexively and then watch for the angry/curious response from the mom?
Heh, you look down and ask what the baby’s name is!
Same men’s room except there is a single man using the urinals, but he has broken the rule and is using the middle one… now what do you do?
Obviously the buffoon that has dared to claim your personal wall of urinals must be dealt with… There is only one possible way to re-claim your territory and show him who’s in charge… You stand behind him and pee on his back.
If he’s prepared to travel all the way to Canada to arrest someone who says that, then I’m in big trouble.
