Bono shocked by Muslim women's reaction to breastfeeding

Ireland Online ^ | 15/06/2005

[veronica]

U2 frontman Bono was horrified during a visit to Ethiopia, when he saw local women pelting a breast-feeding aid worker with stones.

The American woman was oblivious of the offence she was causing, and had to escape the angry onslaught from female Muslims who had no qualms about injuring her or her baby.

Bono recalls: "I remember one vision of the people who are with World Vision, which is an American aid agency.

"One of the women was breast-feeding a child on the horse. She was so comfortable. She didn't mean to be insensitive.

"But the Muslim women did not like this and came out and started throwing stones at her because she was showing her breasts."

[RockinRight]

Maybe Bono will start getting a clue as to who these people really are.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

Well, there are plenty of American women that don't like to see breastfeeding in public either.

[kittymyrib]

I didn't know Barbara Walters was Muslim! (She is also offended by breast-feeding.)

[RexBeach]

Welcome to the real world, Mr. Bono, you bonehead.

[wideawake]

Good thing for the breastfeeder that the crowd apparently didn't realize she was uncircumcised.

[day10]

Doubtful - I think a several of the stones would have to hit him before he'd get a clue.

[rhombus]

he was so comfortable. She didn't mean to be insensitive. Here's my favorite part...
he was so comfortable. She didn't mean to be insensitive.

Hahahaha What a Bono-head.

[2banana]

Wait until he tries to bring a Bible in Saudi Arabia...

[Hemingway's Ghost]

"But the Muslim women did not like this and came out and started throwing stones at her because she was showing her breasts."

What are the odds that Bono might put one and one together?

[dead]

Dogooder gets a little kumbaya upside the head.

[bandleader]

Perhaps"Pigs Will Fly"?

[FreePaul]

Maybe Bono will start getting a clue as to who these people really are.

If he doens't know now he is as hopeless as I've always thought.

[Pondman88]

The religion of peace.

[kevkrom]

Wait until he tries to bring a Bible in Saudi Arabia...

Somehow, I doubt that he'll ever try.

[biblewonk]

Why am I not surprised. What a disgusting thing to do stoning a woman for breastfeeding a child!

[Rokke]

Yeah, but the difference is American women have at least some remnant of humanity within them, and Muslims appear to have the humanity of small, poorly developed primates (IOW, none at all).

[veronica]

Well that's ridculous, but they don't throw rocks or stones at them, do they?

[Red Badger]

Mr. Bono, These are the real people of the 3rd world. Behold what thy hath wrought........

[muggs]

"But the Muslim women did not like this and came out and started throwing stones at her because she was showing her breasts."

From some of the comments I've read right here on FR, I'm surprised a few freepers haven't stoned women for breast feeding their babies in public.