Facebook is deleting users for having obscene user photos. What’s so obscene? Well according to the social networking site, mamis breastfeeding is obscene, especially if there is nipple involved.

“We agree that breastfeeding is natural and beautiful and we’re very glad to know that it is so important to some mothers to share this experience with others on Facebook,” writes Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt in response to queries about the site’s policy on breastfeeding photos. “We take no action on the vast majority of breastfeeding photos because they follow the site’s Terms of Use. Photos containing a fully exposed breast (as defined by showing the nipple or areola) do violate those Terms and may be removed. These policies are designed to ensure Facebook remains a safe, secure and trusted environment for all users, including the many children (over the age of 13) who use the site. The photos we act upon are almost exclusively brought to our attention by other users who complain.”

Seriously? Is my teta more offensive then say the presence of an anti-immigrant ass on Facebook’s Board of Directors? I would rather my daughters see breasts than racism, after all , one day they will have them, and yes while tetas are fun and sexy, they are also functional and a healthy , portable way to feed your kid.

In response to Facebook’s warped standards of offensiveness, a virtual and in person protest is happening today.

For the virtual event, the organizers are asking its members to post profile photos tomorrow of a nursing mom of any sort (human, animal or in art) along with a status line of “Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” There will also be an in-person nurse-in outside Facebook’s Palo Alto offices.

I put a little more Mala headline in my Facebook profile along with a clearly offensive picture of my younger daughter and me.

Via/ Washington Post