"If You Don't Like It, Don't Look!"

[HughGuessWho98 13]

Ummm. Oops. Excuse me. I came in the wrong door. I thought this was The Photography Forum.

 

[GeorgieGirl]

Fair enough...we don't know though what this woman was doing. We don't know if she was elsewhere and came to the end of the feeding and needed to get on line and get out of there. I have to go back and look, I dont have a sense that there was a cart with items so I don't know what the circumstances were, but we are just assuming as we build our own ideas about the photo that she got on line and started nursing.

Edit: Checked ...it looks like there could be a man at the belt with items and the cart ahead of the mom could have been hers/theirs.

 

[HughGuessWho98 13]

Nice boobs, BTW

 

[Tee]

I'll concede on the girls of TPF thread. I forgot about that one. The generalizations led me to believe that every thread was filled with cat calls.

 

[Crollo]

I don't think people who say "if you don't like it don't look\listen" understand that it's impossible to have an opinion or reaction to something until you see\experience it. You can't decide that you don't like a certain type of music if you've never heard it before, only idiots do that.

You're calling us ignorant\narrow minded and respond by telling us to be ignorant and narrow minded. What are you, a politician?

 

[MTVision]

I don't think people who say "if you don't like it don't look\listen" understand that it's impossible to have an opinion or reaction to something until you see\experience it. You can't decide that you don't like a certain type of music if you've never heard it before, only idiots do that.

You're calling us ignorant\narrow minded and respond by telling us to be ignorant and narrow minded. What are you, a politician?

That's the most ridiculous thing I've read. Nobody said that you had to like/dislike something before you've ever experienced/seen it. I'm not sure where that even came from. And unfortunately it is not impossible for someone to have an opinion/reaction to something they've never seen/experienced before.

I think he said it best:

To Bitter's Original question.

Yes. If you don't like it, look away. Everything posted here, or done in public has the potential to offend somebody. If we had to take into consideration EVERYONE's feelings/political beliefs/religious background/morality we couldn't post, say or do ANYTHING.

Same goes with laws. It seems that many of the nannystate local governments are so worried that someone is going to get offended, or feelings are going to get hurt that nobody can do anything anymore.

As far as the breastfeeding issue is concerned, do whatever you want, wherever you want. The folks that are making a big deal out of it on either side of the issue are the problem, not the folks quietly practicing it.

Saying if you don't like it then look away isn't telling you to be ignorant and/or narrow minded. It was a statement based on the fact that there isn't much else you can do. People aren't always considerate of others - that's life. I don't know how that promotes ignorance. In life people have to deal with things that offend them or that they dislike all the time - most of the time you can't do anything about it.

 

[jake337]

Perception is key here, and I am sure you've heard that perception is reality.

If a group perceives something to be perverse or lewd, who is to tell them that their views are not valid?



On a side note, the federal laws are for federal property. Each state mandates it's own legislation, and I would find it very troubling to hear of any law that told a private property owner that they could not control what happens on their property.
For example, if a sign in a cafe says "No Shirt, No shoes, No exposed boobs", then anyone who violates it should be delt with.

Last time I'll mention this topic but....You should check out the laws in your state. If a cafe owner had that sign in their window they would probably be sued. A cafe/business that is privately owned but operates for the public cannot tell a women she can't breastfeed on their property.

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I'm all for it as long as she doesn't care that I am staring at her tits for waaaayyy toooooo loooonnngggggg!!!

 

[prodigy2k7]

I dont mind a woman breast feeding. I think there is a time and place for it (public or not). Although its kinda awkward when you are breast feeding while walking around. I think its more (i dont know the word) if you sit down while in public while the baby enjoys the nourishment. Why cant she wait until she is done checking out? I don't really see the urgency.

 

[punch]

Actually, I initially asked why one couldn't wait 3 minutes to pay the cashier before feeding. I never expressed my feelings one way or another. I tend to lean libertarian so I'm all about personal choices. My 3 sisters all fed openly. Its not shocking to me.

have you been around a hungry baby?

and before you make a ludicrous argument that babies can wait and mothers can ignore crying, studies have been published in peer reviewed journals that show that biological mothers have a visceral reaction to their baby crying which is quite emotionally painful and their strong instinct is to fix the problem right away.

three minutes is an ETERNITY.

 

[punch]

I don't think people who say "if you don't like it don't look\listen" understand that it's impossible to have an opinion or reaction to something until you see\experience it. You can't decide that you don't like a certain type of music if you've never heard it before, only idiots do that.

You're calling us ignorant\narrow minded and respond by telling us to be ignorant and narrow minded. What are you, a politician?

you have a history of saying inflammatory, close-minded things that scream lack of experience. as such, your opinion means quite a bit of nothing to me.

 

[jake337]

Actually, I initially asked why one couldn't wait 3 minutes to pay the cashier before feeding. I never expressed my feelings one way or another. I tend to lean libertarian so I'm all about personal choices. My 3 sisters all fed openly. Its not shocking to me.

have you been around a hungry baby?

and before you make a ludicrous argument that babies can wait and mothers can ignore crying, studies have been published in peer reviewed journals that show that biological mothers have a visceral reaction to their baby crying which is quite emotionally painful and their strong instinct is to fix the problem right away.

three minutes is an ETERNITY.

So my wife and I have these biological urges to do dirty things to each other.

Should we wait?

Nah, the line at Walmart looks just fine!

 

[punch]

not the same. you're comparing apples to oranges.

we've already been through comparing it to defication. we've compared it to sex.

the arguments don't hold weight.

end point is simply that those of you that would be offended, male, female or otherwise, need to to just push your little lips together as hard as you can and bite your tongue, because it's unlawful to do anything else.

 

[jake337]

Perception is key here, and I am sure you've heard that perception is reality.

If a group perceives something to be perverse or lewd, who is to tell them that their views are not valid?



On a side note, the federal laws are for federal property. Each state mandates it's own legislation, and I would find it very troubling to hear of any law that told a private property owner that they could not control what happens on their property.
For example, if a sign in a cafe says "No Shirt, No shoes, No exposed boobs", then anyone who violates it should be delt with.

Perception, perception, perception! There are an infinite number of variables at play.

Go to Stockton/Compton, dress yourself in all red jumpsuit, including shoes and hat, then tell that group of folks walking toward you "if you don't like red, don't look"!

 

[jake337]

not the same. you're comparing apples to oranges.

Are you sure? We are all animals with natural needs.

 

[manaheim]

I'm all for it as long as she doesn't care that I am staring at her tits for waaaayyy toooooo loooonnngggggg!!!

Your right to stare at her breasts is both legally protected, and won't actually hurt anyone... so go for it.

Carry around a copy of this thread and give it to anyone who complains.