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In reply to the discussion: What do you think of the cover of next issue of Time? **Image may offend** [View all]MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)148. Why would it be offensive?
Mother feeding child is nature at its core, isn't it?
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What do you think of the cover of next issue of Time? **Image may offend** [View all]
cynatnite
May 2012
OP
What do I think? I think that Sachin Tandulkar is a great batsman, but THE cricket god?
truebrit71
May 2012
#2
ya... that would be two eyes wide open. and then people wonder why there is an issue
seabeyond
May 2012
#6
sheeeit, even before you got it posted. its a joke.... lighten up francis. nt
seabeyond
May 2012
#21
I thinkyou are on to something. I have often wondered if some men DO feel as if they have to
CTyankee
May 2012
#98
i have seen things change. when i was growing up as a kid i would run up on moms breastfeeding and
seabeyond
May 2012
#100
i didnt scroll down. looking at the picture, i didnt know the kid was on a chair....
seabeyond
May 2012
#4
natural form of birth control ... "Lasts for up to six months after giving birth" not 3 yrs
seabeyond
May 2012
#143
"The WHO recommends AT LEAST 2 years." Not according to the World Health Organization
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#83
i heard two, too. didnt do two. but that is what i was told decade and half ago. though,
seabeyond
May 2012
#95
yes... and i remember solid at 4-6 mo recomm at around 4. isnt it interesting.
seabeyond
May 2012
#113
you just jet packed over the shark. and yes i do consider breastfeeding at that age a tad odd...
dionysus
May 2012
#150
at that age, it's not done a lot... here. i am aware in other cultures this is more common.
dionysus
May 2012
#181
I think it's offensive that Time, like much of the media, keeps trying to make women hate each other
Brickbat
May 2012
#11
whatever. none of my business either. breastfeeding use to be simply nature back in my day
seabeyond
May 2012
#16
One thing's for sure: Ms. Jamie Lynne Grumet simply HATES all of this attention.
Romulox
May 2012
#26
There are many women who have spent a LOT of money getting pregnant, and who may only ever have
SoCalDem
May 2012
#31
I have more of a problem with the cover than the act. The act is beautiful. Feed your child.
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#44
What will be interesting is if I'll see this in any of the waiting rooms in the near future
madokie
May 2012
#59
how we create stories to fit. since i was adressing a poster saying women breastfeeding
seabeyond
May 2012
#213
Actually, I don't know any nursing moms who experienced sexual pleasure while nursing.
gkhouston
May 2012
#205
If you like breast milk, I suggest the Human Milk Banking Association. Not sure if you'd qualify as
Blaukraut
May 2012
#92
What else are you supposed to do while you're waiting on line at The Olive Garden?
rug
May 2012
#115
women are really being attacked on all fronts. since men are the controlling factor,
seabeyond
May 2012
#129
They picked the most striking "wtf" one indeed. I'd like to see them comfortable together, not
uppityperson
May 2012
#165
"picked the most striking "wtf" one indeed." exactly, with such a stark background. lack of
seabeyond
May 2012
#175
I think the more right wing a person is, the more likely they are to find some reason to complain.
Prometheus Bound
May 2012
#132
This thread is proof that many "progressives" still have backward attitudes...
Odin2005
May 2012
#144
Exactly- and this is what provokes the reactivity- women have unduplicatable power to nurture.
vanlassie
May 2012
#149
Of course. But then not all men have a problem with a woman nursing a three or four year old
vanlassie
May 2012
#153
Correct. Breast feeding reminds some people that we Humans are just another animal species.
RC
May 2012
#182
Actually, she needs to have a cigarette in her hand for it to be truly complete
Hippo_Tron
May 2012
#163
I'm dying laughing here, all of the indignant reactions to this mag cover...
countryjake
May 2012
#159
i hear this a lot on du, i think they leave an element out of the "nipple slip".
seabeyond
May 2012
#179
I'll be so glad when this type of thing is not even worthy of shock anymore.
FedUpWithIt All
May 2012
#167
i was listening to NPR talking about this today. very unattached talking about attached
seabeyond
May 2012
#206
At worst, I find it merely benign. On the other hand, at best I also find it merely benign.
LanternWaste
May 2012
#202
yeah. Even nursing moms are trashing it. Some question if she's even lactating, saying it
Liberal_in_LA
May 2012
#211