tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post7897637347160486500..comments2024-03-27T06:58:00.659-05:00Comments on Balancing Jane: Boobs! (Not a Big Deal)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-20432312260566502492014-05-07T19:42:19.459-05:002014-05-07T19:42:19.459-05:00It's a good thing that the Madonna and Child p...It's a good thing that the Madonna and Child paintings weren't made to be covered. It's a sad day when the powerful bond of a mother breastfeeding her child becomes obscene, while sex and violence are everywhere we look: tv, magazines, news.Julia Walshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-5274651752740011042014-05-07T15:55:34.454-05:002014-05-07T15:55:34.454-05:00Thank you so much for writing this! I agree whole...Thank you so much for writing this! I agree wholeheartedly with everything you have said here and am saddened that others cannot see the difference between sexualized breasts and the breast that brings nourishment to a child being shared on social media. It does seem that there are people that are "grossed out" by a nursing mother's breast because they do not want to see it in any way other than in a sexual way. Thank you for speaking up and showing your perspective. May others join you.Lillian Rubienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-39373078519529134252012-12-04T10:59:05.632-06:002012-12-04T10:59:05.632-06:00Thank you for reading! I'm so glad to hear tha...Thank you for reading! I'm so glad to hear that you'll be talking about how we normalize sexualization in class. Once they see, they can't unsee, and that's the only way we're going to start to shift these norms. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-7025550068373697162012-12-04T07:59:23.576-06:002012-12-04T07:59:23.576-06:00I found your blog recently, and have been making m...I found your blog recently, and have been making my way through the last few months of posts... Each and every one has made me clap and cheer (silently, in my head, of course).<br /><br />I'm bookmarking this one as a counterpoint to when I teach about sexual objectification in my Sociology class. Watching "Killing Us Softly" doesn't seem to drive the point home for everyone in the classroom. Pointing out what we DON'T see normalized might just do the trick.Beth (@RunTraveler)http://i-run-like-a-girl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-54855813009826303092012-11-19T16:42:55.694-06:002012-11-19T16:42:55.694-06:00great post - i esp. marveled over that quote from ...great post - i esp. marveled over that quote from liberal12. It's such a complex admission of how threatening it is for women to "own" their own bodies. With the claim about autoeroticism he expresses both the sense of lost sexual power over breastfeeding women and a profound inability to see women as anything but objects of eroticism (if we use our bodies in a way that makes them sexually unavailable to others, then we must be getting turned on by them ourselves!) that is so pathetic; i'd laugh if it wasn't such a sad indication of how deep some people's ignorance really runs. and btw, you are way nicer than me. i think i'd have to unfriend all of the people who posted those pics. i guess that's why i have about 2 friends on facebook (not too into it). dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-74584215882616370842012-11-18T15:11:01.620-06:002012-11-18T15:11:01.620-06:00Yep, exactly what Alyssa said. I could see how som...Yep, exactly what Alyssa said. I could see how someone could share it without knowing that, but the guy that I saw posting it on Facebook definitely had that malicious intention. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-50985530629149388402012-11-18T12:29:29.159-06:002012-11-18T12:29:29.159-06:00Ah. I didn't get that aspect, and thought it w...Ah. I didn't get that aspect, and thought it was just a cute little girl saying something silly.<br /><br />Thanks.Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-52171088930455077562012-11-18T12:24:48.791-06:002012-11-18T12:24:48.791-06:00The little girl in the photo has Down's it app...The little girl in the photo has Down's it appears and so it is mocking people with developmental disabilities. alyssa | all things beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157721650358188136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-64059213237306590012012-11-18T12:21:52.591-06:002012-11-18T12:21:52.591-06:00I am here from Feministe, and I agree it is outlan...I am here from Feministe, and I agree it is outlandish that breastfeeding is considered shameful or something to be hidden, while grossly misogynist and objectifying images of "hot" women are A-OK.<br /><br />I do have one question about your post, and it is surely reflecting my own ignorance of Internet "memes":<br /><br />What is offensive about the little girl saying "My favorite animal is carrot"?Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-49163909035589274682012-11-18T12:21:42.474-06:002012-11-18T12:21:42.474-06:00THANK YOU for this. You hit the nail right on the ...THANK YOU for this. You hit the nail right on the head. The hypocrisy and double standards are just outrageous. Shame on Facebook for allowing the most sexist, racist, prejudiced things on their site and yet a mother feeding her own child is banned. It's just terrible. Thank you for speaking out! alyssa | all things beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157721650358188136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-73849183275134039772012-11-17T21:36:18.406-06:002012-11-17T21:36:18.406-06:00This is such a great post, brava!
S.This is such a great post, brava!<br /><br />S.Simply Bikehttp://simplybikeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-36247432094315356142012-11-17T20:19:19.810-06:002012-11-17T20:19:19.810-06:00Well said! We have a friend who has historically b...Well said! We have a friend who has historically been the most obnoxious person when it comes to objectifying women. He currently posts scantily clad pictures of women on Wednesdays for hump day (and fills the rest of the week with bible quotes...). Anyway, you wouldn't have believed how freaked out he got when I breast fed my son in front of him. It's ALWAYS those guys.<br /><br />On a completely different subject, it did kind of freak me out to see the baby with the bacon picture. And I love bacon. But something about the baby chowing a greasy piece of meat between feedings kind of made me a little grossed out. But that's probably just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427562250034222584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-31677905034424096392012-11-17T13:10:58.783-06:002012-11-17T13:10:58.783-06:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Kelly O'Sullivan (HILWD)http://howilearned.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-4890471529030486902012-11-17T12:47:51.501-06:002012-11-17T12:47:51.501-06:00Absolutely! Thanks! Absolutely! Thanks! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-33899644703464835962012-11-17T12:44:15.288-06:002012-11-17T12:44:15.288-06:00May I reblog this post on my site (http://howilear...May I reblog this post on my site (http://howilearned.net/)? It's complete and drives the point home beautifully. The entire banning of The Feminist Breeder has been appalling. <br /><br />I will only repost part of the piece and then direct readers to your blog to read the entire piece.Kelly O'Sullivan (HILWD)http://howilearned.net/noreply@blogger.com