<p>About a woman whose facebook picture got deleted because in it, she was breast feeding. </p>
<p>Apparently, there is now a Facebook group (with over 100,000 members) called "Hey Facebook, breast feeding is not obscene!" This as a result of Facebook's policy to delete pictures in which breast feeding is showed. </p>
<p>Personally I feel that it shouldn't be allowed.</p>
<p>1) Your baby is not gonna die if you don't put up a picture of himself sucking you on the internet. Both of you can live without the picture.</p>
<p>2) I understand it is natural and a beautiful moment for some. Whenever I don't pee for a long time, it is always natural and beautiful when I finally get to a bathroom. But believe me, the fact that I find it natural and beautiful does not mean other people are going to be forced to see a picture of myself doing it. </p>
<p>3) The Facebook policies are there to keep a healthy environment for the masses, not for the few. </p>
<p>Finally, I feel that if Facebook allows pictures of breastfeeding, the line will slowly begin to blurr- heck one breast here, one breast there and then we have a whole collection of myspace masturbatables going on.</p>
<p>^ Presumably to ask others for their opinions.</p>
<p>Personally I think it’s absurd that a nipple ought to be treated any differently from an elbow, a fingertip, or an ear. Seriously, the notion of parts of the body being “dangerous to see” is beyond archaic. -_-</p>
<p>And if you are going to have archaic opinions imposed on people, then at least, for the love of God, make them apply equally to both genders. It is ridiculous men can go topless in public and women cannot.</p>
<p>Uh, well jaimeast, a guy pulling his shirt over his head at a concert doesn’t really have the same effect as that of a girl pulling her shirt over her head and gyrating back and forth (unless, of course, you’re me, and you’re (my) broad shoulders, chiseled pecs, and washboard abs captivate everyone’s attention).</p>
<p>But what I want to know is, why do you take pictures of yourself breastfeeding and post it on facebook? That doesn’t belong on the internet! It’s neither disparaging nor comical!</p>
<p>I was thinking the EXACT same thing. Personally, I feel that’d be disgusting. Let’s face it: when it comes to sexuality guys are much, much more physical than girls. Girls are more psychological. A girl is not going to get turned on and stare hornily at a guy without a shirt but a guy WILL at a girl (as long as she is not fat or abnormal). And the worst thing is that it won’t be A guy, it’d be MANY guys. Including sick, sick, old men in their 40s and up. </p>
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<p>Thank you! </p>
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<p>I remember something when I was talking about the shirtless girl. </p>
<p>I am very confident about myself. But once, I was in the beach, swimming in the water. I was wearing a normal bikini. I have an average body. And this guy, this 45 year old guy was staring at me. He wouldn’t stop. He didn’t say anything nor do anything. Just stare. It made me so uncomfortable but I didn’t know what to do- he wasn’t saying or doing anything to me. </p>
<p>I remember, so, so, but so extremely clearly, how disgusted I felt I myself. For the first time in my life, I felt ashamed of my own body, and wished to cover up completely. I felt used. And dirty. </p>
<p>Anyway, I guess that’s how I (and probably many) girls would feel if they walked around topless. Way too many undesired stares.</p>
<p>I don’t really mind it. It makes me think about how those pics are even taken though lol. Does the woman say “Hey honey, take a picture of our baby sucking milk out of my boob and then post it on Facebook!”</p>
<p>I am not personally appalled by the sight of breastfeeding but I just don’t get why, of all the pictures that could have been used, she put up one with a baby sucking her nipple dry. I mean, seriously, why? And also, why would 100,000 people care enough to make/join a freaking group? I mean, is it that big a deal? Just change the damn picture, lady. If people want to watch you breastfeed that badly, just invite them over to your house.</p>
<p>I fall into the camp that wonders when we’re going to get over this fear of the human body. Spend one day on a topless beach in Australia or Europe and you’ll get over it. The reason guys stare at breasts is the same reason teens binge drink in the U.S. It’s forbidden. </p>
<p>Of course, women are just as guilty, making their breasts out to be these forbidden fruits of sexual lust. Women use their breasts as objects of sexual desire far more readily than men stare at them. Just look at the responses above “Ew” “Sick” blah blah blah. Get over yourselves.</p>
<p>The sooner we see them as just functional aparati for child rearing, the sooner we’ll all move on from this absurd shame of ourselves.</p>
<p>to me, this isn’t an issue of whether or not breasts should be inappropriate. It’s an issue of whether or not facebook, given the culture we live in, has the right to prevent people from using such photos, and I think facebook certainly has the right to do so.</p>
<p>I agree. Why does a picture of breastfeeding even need to be put on facebook? Blah blah blah about it being natural or whatever. The point is there is no reason to post an exposed breast on such a site. Keep that for Myspace.</p>
<p>I don’t think Facebook can allow people to post pictures of themselves breastfeeding (or nude in other ways). They would have to go through the hassle of making sure those women are 18, or they would end up with lots of pictures of naked minors. Then they’d have bigger problems than a group with 100,000 members.</p>
<p>My aunt got my grandmother one of those digital picture frame things. We were looking at the pictures and all of a sudden there was one of my aunt breastfeeding. It made me wonder why in the world they would include that picture for my grandmother and all of her family and friends to see. Some people aren’t modest at all and don’t mind showing things like that–the rest of us are modest and can’t believe that we were just forced to look at it. There was no warning saying “your aunts boob is about to be shown. Click here to continue”. It was something I wouldn’t want to see if I had known.</p>
<p>It is her right to take pictures of her breastfeeding, but they do not need to be posted on facebook for everyone to see. What about the families that tell their little kids “hey come look at the pictures of her baby!”. Do they necessarily want their kid to see that? No. That should be a private picture that isn’t put on the internet or digital picture frames. LOL.</p>