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Wooo Beyonce!!!

Sex is an ancient, natural act…so why can’t people do that in public as well?  I understand it’s natural, but seeing breastfeeding in public makes me very uncomfortable.

I’m always amused when people bring in the, “well, sex and taking a dump are natural, yet we don’t do those things in public…” argument.

LOL. Apples and Oranges.

I say, go her! Be a big public example of how there is NOTHING wrong with FEEDING YOUR CHILD in a public place.

I mean, gosh, THE HORROR of it.

People need to chill the flip out!

@skinny__latte@xanga - Cuz sex smells.  That’s why we can’t do it in public.  Also, it’s why we can’t pee or poo in public, it stinks!  Breast milk doesn’t smell, but by the rules since formula is smelly, nobody should bottle feed in public!

I think it is perfectly fine that she breastfed her child in public.  She’s feeding her baby, for goodness sake!

@skinny__latte@xanga - A baby has to eat when its hungry. You can’t control that. You can hold your sexual urges. That’s a MAJOR difference. 

And do YOU have to go somewhere in private to eat? No. Why should a mother have to do so for their baby?

@skinny__latte@xanga - Glad I’m not the only one that thinks this way. :/

One time I was at a restaurant and this lady nearby by was breastfeeding her baby (who looked a little past the breastfeeding stage) and she wasn’t covered. It made me a little queasy to be honest. Mainly because the mother didn’t look like she was too into hygiene. I mean at least Beyonce had a scarf…..to each their own, I guess.

Oh, shock horror. We eat in public all the time and nobody makes a big deal about that.

I don’t think she breastfeeds. Mostly because I’m highly doubting she gave physical birth to this baby.

She’s not the only person who is being watched while breastfeeding her baby. Lots of non-celebrity mothers have done this before her. It’s not a big deal. Blue Ivy needs nutrition and she’s going to get it whether she’s in public or not.

I don’t care.

Honestly, if they can do it without showing me their nipples (and they can, I’ve never been flashed by a nursing mother yet, and I’ve been around a bunch), I don’t really care where they feed their kid. Using a scarf is a good idea. Having a sense of discretion is good too; just use your best judgement.

I think it’s awesome! It’s the natural act of feeding your baby. Anyone who is uncomfortable by it can either look away or leave. I nurse in public, but I do cover up. So if anyone is bothered by it, that’s their problem, not mine.

The whole “breastfeeding in public” thing surprised me when I lived in America, since that hasn’t been a topic of debate anywhere else I had lived. 

I would completely breastfeed in public and I wouldn’t think of covering my baby up with a scarf or something. I’m sorry but the air gets heavy under things like that and people don’t need to look if they don’t want to. Babies need to eat, sometimes around twelve times a day. Mothers of young children can not just be expected to stay home all day in case their kid gets hungry. People just need to get over this.One of my favorite cafés has signs that say “Feel free to breastfeed – We like both babies and boobs” haha.

@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - lol I think it’s also the nudeness.  A baby feeds through a breast and sometimes women don’t cover up.

@ohhmademoiselle@xanga - I understand a baby has to eat.  However, I don’t think it’s appropriate on a subway or at Walmart for a baby to be sucking on a breast.  It’s s just my opinion and I understand some will disagree, but it’s just something that has always made me uncomfortable.  The mother should at least cover up, or go somewhere a little more private since feeding a child involves a body part that many (including me) see as private.

@andysigdelt@xanga - THANK YOU! lol I figured I’d get a couple comments of disagreement but it’s so nice to see someone that feels the way I feel.  I’m not like anti-baby or anything, I just don’t like seeing a baby sucking on a breast especially at a restaurant!!!

it’s not like she was flashing her tits to the paparazzi! people need to chill the fuck out.

@Celtic_haven@xanga - lmfao

@skinny__latte@xanga - I’ve NEVER seen a mother just whip out her boob and flash everyone. Most moms do it descreetly….

@skinny__latte@xanga -  I agree with you, and people are saying they’ve never seen a boob flashed or whatever, well.. I HAVE… Its gross.. I’ve also had people change their babies diaper where I work…. That, is gross.. If a baby needs a change, please go to the bathroom, I dont want to see that…

If you don’t want to see a mother breastfeeding her baby in a restaurant then don’t watch her.

Problem solved.

@ohhmademoiselle@xanga - I HAVE lol it’s gross.

@bbanmen420@xanga - ugh that’s horrible!  Glad someone else understands.

@skinny__latte@xanga - Well get over it. I was raised by a mother who taught me breast feeding is natural and you shouldn’t look down on people who do so. By denying their right of a mother to breast feed in public, you’re denying a lot of rights. You’re honestly a a disgrace and I hope you never have kids.

The horror….

lol. jk. I’m okay with it. A baby’s gotta eat when a baby needs to eat.

@andysigdelt@xanga - Yeah, or maybe pack a bottle of breast milk for that situation, if you know you’ll be in a restaurant and everything. I personally wouldn’t want to just whip out my boob and let my kid just go to town there. Hell, I’d probably hire a sitter if I was going out to eat at any rate. That’s just me though.

@ohhmademoiselle@xanga - If she’s a disgrace, then you seem like a bitch and I feel sorry for whoever gets to call you “mom” someday.

@blackspiders@xanga - And you’re a bitch for saying that so we’re even. 

@ohhmademoiselle@xanga - Excuse me?  How dare you.  I was also raised by a mother who felt breastfeeding in public is natural.  I however have a different mindset.  All I said was that it makes me uncomfortable.  I bet my children would be a lot better off than your children would.  At least I would teach them to be respectful of others.  I don’t look “down on people”, breastfeeding just makes me uncomfortable and I was stating my opinion.

@blackspiders@xanga - Thank you!  I felt she was more of a “disgrace” for being so nasty to someone who was merely stating an opinion.  I never bashed a mother or breastfeeding, but seeing it in public makes me uncomfortable.

@skinny__latte@xanga - There’s nothing rude about feeding a hungry baby.  It’s not a baby sucking on a breast, that is what a man does in the bedroom.  A baby nursing is a baby eating, breastfeeding is not a sexual act.

@skinny__latte@xanga - Whatever you think.

@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - I don’t recall saying that breastfeeding was rude or sexual.  I understand it is neither of these things.  It makes me uncomfortable to see something I view as private out in the open…that’s all.

@Megabyyte@xanga - glad I amused you.

@skinny__latte@xanga - You said, “for a baby to be sucking on a breast”, that turns it into a sexual act.  Men suck on a breast, babies drink breast milk.  I understand that in your view exposing any part of a breast is private, but when it comes to breastfeeding it is not about exposing yourself.  It is only about feeding a baby.  Most women show more boobage in a tank top than nursing mothers try to show while feeding their baby.  

@Megabyyte@xanga - I take dumps in public. People are just weird.

@RazielV@xanga - lol

@blackspiders@xanga - you know it’s not the easiest thing in the world to pump a full bottle right? pumping did me no good once my baby was around 4 months. i couldn’t get hardly anything out with a pump. so it’s not as easy as you think, and sometimes not possible, to just “pack a bottle of breastmilk.”

gosh, a baby eating in public, how controversial!

seriously, it baffles me that this is an issue for people.it just shows another negative cultural message, that women are sexual objects, internalized.

@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - here we go again! LOL

@skinny__latte@xanga - i agree with @TiredSoVeryTired@xanga on that comment. i see more boobs walking down the street during summertime than i do when women breastfeed in public. and if it’s ok to let your tits hang out in a low cut shirt then there should be no problem with feeding your baby in public. 

honestly, i feel like this is one of those things that you shouldn’t be allowed to comment on unless you’ve been there. lol. before baby i felt a little uneasy with public breastfeeding. after 2 kids though i grew up and realized that all these women are doing is feeding their baby. if seeing a mom breastfeed makes you uncomfortable then DON’T LOOK…you don’t have to, no one is forcing you. no one gave me shit stares while i was feeding my baby in public and if they did i certainly didn’t see because i was too busy doing what my body intended for me to do. if it’s ok to whip out a bottle of formula then it’s ok for a woman to whip out her breast. it’s only sexual and weird if you make it sexual and weird. 

@skinny__latte@xanga - Because sex has always been considered a private thing. Breatfeeding has not. The only reason it makes people uncomfortable is because breasts are so sexualized in our culture.

I’m not saying so much you are entitled to your opinion, but you have to own up to the fact that you being uncomfortable with it is your problem, not the mother’s, and mothers shouldn’t be shamed for breastfeeding in public.

@bbanmen420@xanga - yeah,
I do agree that you shouldn’t change your baby in public. THAT is
definitely for the bathroom/private. Ew. It sounds like you’ve had to
deal with a lot of inconsiderate moms.

Anyone offended by breastfeeding 2 things 

1) Do your research – the benefits to breastfeeding is astounding! 2) Find some maturity!
Beyonce is feeding her baby the best thing she can feed her baby. There is nothing healthier than breast milk. No formula can come close to it. 

She didn’t hold her breast out to the flash the world as she fed her child, she covered up modestly as she fed her child..

Keep it modest.

She did the right thing.

Good for her.

Is it just me, or are American’s weird about breastfeeding? In New Zealand people bf in public all the time but it seems to less acceptable in America. I wonder why that is? :/

@andweknowthis@xanga - Yup Americans are unnecessarily weird about breastfeeding.  We (though not me) think boobs are only for men to enjoy and a baby nursing is usurping a man’s right to the woman’s breast or some stupid thing like that.

@TiredSoVeryTired@xanga - That’s so strange. I think someone should do a survey so we can get to the root of that problem! Because I’d say it is a problem… surely that would a contributing factor for people choosing to feed their babies formula over breast milk. This is one of those things that makes me glad to be living where I do!

@andweknowthis@xanga - We are descended from Puritans!  I joke that is the bottom of the problem, although I’m sure even Puritans nursed in public because that was never an issue for them.  lol

I’m fine with her breastfeeding but did she really name her child Blue Ivy? O.o

i guess she is giving a great example of mother should be able to breastfeed in public.

she always have been those feminine empowerment type. 
good for her!