Take Cover! We re seeing way too many breasts.

National Review Online | May 14, 2002 | Betsy Hart

[E Rocc]

More often, I think they’re just militant feminists spoiling for an argument with anybody who dare question their “rights.”

(short hair, snarls, and man-pants are key indicators for this animal.)

So what you're saying is that militant femininsts like getting into man-pants?

-Eric

[N. Theknow]

When a society adopts the manners, music and morals of what was once confined to the "National Geographic"; what should we expect.

[Cicero]

I'm not sure I agree. All this breast fetishism is a relatively modern phenomenon. The biological purpose of a woman's breasts is, after all, to feed her babies.

In the Middle Ages there were numberless paintings of the Blessed Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus.

After the Reformation, Protestants objected, and to prevent scandal, many of these Catholic paintings were removed or destroyed in the Counter-Reformation. It's too bad, really, because this destructive iconoclasm was nothing but modern prudery. God made sexuality, although like everything else that He made good it can be perverted, and God instituted marriage and commanded us to increase and multiply.

So, discreet breastfeeding of an infant seems fine to me.

[Aggie Mama]

This is silly. I've nursed both of my children in public. I am an incredibly modest woman, but I see no reason to deprive my baby of food simply because some people might be squeamish. Pam Anderson in a tube top has much more acceptance in our society than me feeding my baby at the mall.

The woman exposing herself in public is obviously an exhibitionist. That is what she should be taking issue with, not the breastfeeding.

[Happygal]

You want photos? Hmmmm, okay.

How about these girls. When they breast feed you, their serving up a portion of chicken wings :-)

[Aggie Mama]

Are you saying that breastfeeding your child is backward?

[WhiteGuy]

YOU! are a great American.

Thanks!

[Quix]

I suppose you're more right than not.

And while I think breasts are wonderful creations, unless they are on my wife, they don't really tickle my fancy. And since she's now someone else's wife, breasts leave me rather fancy-less. . . except as beautiful parts of God's creation. . . nice lines and all that. . . hey--I'm artistic, OK?

Anyway--think of all the Ubangy's in Africa--or whatever tribes wherever where breasts are daily no big thing sexually. . . regardless of their size. A lot of the hoopla is so much conditioning and custom. . . . and if we can become conditioned to give a certain response, we can become unconditioned.

I think probably some decorum and kindness with regard to varied levels and types of sensitivities about breasts in public should be a consideration/politeness issue for anyone pretending to be civil or civilized.

But given so called women's lib and all the other selfish-ism's afoot rather rampantly these days, I wouldn't count on some women being overly thoughtful or complient with any notion of politeness. I mean, can you imagine Bella Abzug ever setting foot in the galactic cluster of politeness?

Dolly Parton, she's polite all over and in plenty of the right places and ways.

Obviously there's a polite way to flaunt it and a crass way to flaunt it.

But the cake was taken by about a 6 year old still nursing one of my friends. . . who in the grocery store or where-ever thought nothing--shockingly with mother's sanction--of saying:

"Mommy, I'm hungry, give me a breast, I wanna suck! RATHER LOUDLY."

That crossed my line rather wholesale--neither mother nor son seemed to think the concept of decorum existed for them at all.

[R. Scott]

If bare breasts were to become a common sight, we wouldn't think about it so much.
Do away with the indecent exposure laws, allow women – as well as men – to jog or swim topless. Equal rights and all that.
Eventually little kids, teenage boys and concerned moms would not give it a second thought.

[dead]

Can you post that story again?

[rockfish59]

'keepsemfromfloppin'

(German for bra)

[Happygal]

YOU! are a great American

Well I'll take that as a compliment, but I'm really Irish :-)

[Constitution Day]

Bless you, dear.

Does Ireland have Hooters? (the restaurants, I mean).
Inquiring minds want to know!

[Darlin']

"That day I had to do a double take. "

A somewhat pointed remark. Grrrroan. Did I she say that ? LOL.

[Happygal]

Does Ireland have Hooters? (the restaurants, I mean). Inquiring minds want to know!

Ehh, nope. But I became acquainted with the place when an American boyfriend jokingly sent me a shirt from the place. He said he only goes in there to watch the sports. Yeah right! *LOL*

[AppyPappy]

I have a friend who saw a woman breastfeeding at the mall. He walked by her, grabbed his crotch and said "OH YEAH!!". He said the look on her face was priceless.

Hey, it's only natural.