What the fuck is with people? 'Unless she falls under the current popular standard of what's 'hot,' she shouldn't be taking out her breast when in public!' That's ridiculous on so many levels that I think that I just burst a blood vessel in my brain.
Even the mere, underlying assertion that these women love it when strangers see their exposed breasts sickens me. Jesus. It's not a big deal at all, and frankly, I agree with the train of thought that says that some men--and lesbians, evidently--dislike the thought of something they've sexualized being illustrated in a different light.
When I worked at Starbucks (yeah, I know, I know), I had a co-worker who refused to clean the woman's bathroom because he didn't like to think about women 'doing that sort of thing.' Well, newsflash, guys: Women pee, and poop, and fart, and burp, develop bacteria (and ergo, can get sick, or perhaps smell after a long day of work, and so on), and in fact, I have actually come across stories that suggest they occasionally lose blood through their vagina for 3-7 days every month. And if any of the above sickens you, you're probably not mature enough to treat sex responsibly anyhow. So don't worry too much about it.
While none of those apply to me personally, I am aware that other women are subject to such "normal" bodily functions and I see your point. The fact that this whole thing is even an issue sickens me and makes me wish all people everywhere would die.
Oh! And isn't it Breastfeeding Month? It was on the hospital billboard. Who assumed that anyone breastfeeding at Starbucks just had a cup of coffee? Maybe she was having orange juice and she was with friends. She has to be doing pretty bad for her kid to be better off on formula, right?
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Date: 2004-08-12 08:35 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-08-12 08:38 am (UTC)*Augh!*
Date: 2004-08-12 12:16 pm (UTC)Even the mere, underlying assertion that these women love it when strangers see their exposed breasts sickens me. Jesus. It's not a big deal at all, and frankly, I agree with the train of thought that says that some men--and lesbians, evidently--dislike the thought of something they've sexualized being illustrated in a different light.
When I worked at Starbucks (yeah, I know, I know), I had a co-worker who refused to clean the woman's bathroom because he didn't like to think about women 'doing that sort of thing.' Well, newsflash, guys: Women pee, and poop, and fart, and burp, develop bacteria (and ergo, can get sick, or perhaps smell after a long day of work, and so on), and in fact, I have actually come across stories that suggest they occasionally lose blood through their vagina for 3-7 days every month. And if any of the above sickens you, you're probably not mature enough to treat sex responsibly anyhow. So don't worry too much about it.
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Re: *Augh!*
Date: 2004-08-17 06:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-12 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-12 02:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-13 11:53 am (UTC)Does really effect anyone's life, outside of the mother and child?
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Date: 2004-08-13 12:05 pm (UTC)