Posts Tagged ‘breastfeeding’
Facebook Thinks My Tetas are Obscene
27 Dec 2008
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.
Mala Knows Breasts : Review of Book Mama Knows Breast
12:54 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Books| Family| Health| Women| children · Comments Off
4 Oct 2007
As some readers may have figured out, I’m into breastfeeding. Not in some weirdo pervy fetish way and not in a judgemental “you’re killing your baby if you give it formula”. I breastfeed and I think if you can do it it’s a wonderful thing. Andi Silverman and her book Mama Knows Breast: A Beginner’s Guide to Breastfeeding feels the same way and that’s why I think it may well be one of the best books on the subject out there.
Whip ‘Em Out Mamis : It’s World Breastfeeding Week
8:43 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Food| Health| Women| children · 1 Comment
6 Aug 2007
I already took heat for expressing myself about taking heat for breastfeeding in public, for supporting women who choose not to breastfeed or who cannot for numerous reasons, and for suggesting of all things that there is ::gasp:: racism in some lactivist circles. The debate on when, where, and how to breastfeed rages especially loud this week as it is World Breastfeeding Week called for by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, a partnership that includes the World Health Organization, UNICEF, La Leche League International and a host of lactation specialists and consultants.
Saying No to Nestlé
8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Family| Food| Marketing · Comments Off
4 Jul 2007
If you’ve lived in Latin America for any amount of time, you know that Nestlé is everywhere from instant coffee to baby formula. It’s precisely the baby formula that’s the target of International Nestlé-Free Week, which began yesterday, July 2-8 2007.
The Nestlé boycott began in 1977 as a response to unscrupulous formula marketing that undermines breastfeeding and negatively affects infant health around the globe.
The boycott is being called in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
Mamis : Show Us Your Tetas
4:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Family| Women| children · 9 Comments
6 Feb 2007
No, I’m not talking about Girls Gone Wild or even about a novela about breasts. Besides being objects of desire, breasts are pretty damn functional especially for many mothers. But baring breasts to feed a baby has become so controversial, you’d think breastfeeding mamis were asking for single dollar bills every time they open their nursing bras. There have been a few well publicized cases of women being asked off of planes, out of restaurants, and even given tickets for feeding their babies with their boobs.
Within the Latino community within the US, attitudes about breastfeeding are mixed.
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