Posted on 07/17/2011 5:34:14 PM PDT by Reddy
A new doll hitting stores in the U.S. is causing some controversy with parents. It’s called The Breast Milk Baby and it claims it teaches young girls how to breast feed.
The doll is made by Berjuan Toys, a company out of Spain. It comes with a special halter top that has two flowers where nipples would be. When a little girl puts on the top and holds the baby doll up the flowers, it makes suckling sounds.
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I thought most babies were born knowing how to breast feed.
Me too. I do know it's never too late to learn.
Of course, babies are born knowing how to suckle.
The article is about a doll that little girls play with and pretend to breastfeed.
Here’s a thought, parents: if you think it’s “controversial” or inappropriate, don’t buy it.
Many new mothers don't. We've had generations that didn't. Maybe it's time for that particular pendulum to swing back, eh?
I care far less about this than I do all the sexualized clothing that is being pushed upon young girls. That’s far more of a negative influence than a doll will ever have.
Justin Bieber has three of these dolls.
Is it the flaming Feminists who are complaining?
Saw a review of it today. Great channel for oddball toys, funny reviewer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kni2IBOwE&feature=feedu
It isn’t so much sexual, it is a toy based on an adult boddily function. Not necessarily bad, just slightly unsettling atleast the way I see it.
Yeah, unfortunately breastfeeding can have that effect on them.
Hugh Hefner had three of them for a while as well. Then twins, then one, and now none.
Soon we will have little sexual intercourse dolls that will fit together and wiggle. After that will be the little baby sodomy dolls that will fit together in various unnatural ways and make giant slurping sounds in one method. Later the little sodomy doll will suddenly be covered with sores and one can withdraw fluid that will test HIV positive. After all children must be educated early.
As my daughter is going through it now, I am learning that the problem isn't as much with the not knowing how. The difficulty appears to be with the execution and follow through.
Let's just say my daughter and s-in-l might be best fans of Rhonda Shear if she still hosted a TV show.
The doll is crude, tasteless and should not be acceptable in polite society.
Based on an adult bodily function? I thought babies ate, too :)
See, you’re equating breast feeding with sex.
As a mother of three breast fed babies, I can assure you that there is nothing sexual about breast feeding.
Thanks for your intelligent post. You said it much better than I could with the moral authority of a real Mom.
Some of the stuff I see on FR amazes me.
What kind of person equates a baby breastfeeding with sexual intercourse??? Sheesh.
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