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Alaska GOP er Apologizes for Calling Breastfeading ..Smart and Sexy [View all] Stuart G Apr 2014 OP

what's the problem with what she said? was it the sexy part? leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #1

Didn't bother me any, either. mainer Apr 2014 #22

i guess she felt she had to apologize b/c of the backlash but idk what about that got people leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #30

We're the 'sicko, no values, liberals?" dotymed Apr 2014 #2

Sexy?..absurd... Stuart G Apr 2014 #3

I guess that I am lucky dotymed Apr 2014 #4

Maybe you can get her to say that women should defecate because merrily Apr 2014 #5

I appreciate the shape dotymed Apr 2014 #9

My post was not about you, but about her. merrily Apr 2014 #18

Agreed merrily. dotymed Apr 2014 #25

The article says that she is a state lawmaker, so these people can and do become representatives. merrily Apr 2014 #28

Of course breastfeeding is sexy NickB79 Apr 2014 #41

I confess: when I read the headline, even though I knew it was Alaska, I knee jerked merrily Apr 2014 #6

I made the same assumption. I've never heard another woman refer to breastfeeding as "sexy". Arkansas Granny Apr 2014 #7

Even if some perves find it sexy, it's not a reason for a woman to breast feed merrily Apr 2014 #12

perves? that's not very nice but it is judgemental and who are we to judge. to each their own leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #31

Your saying my comment was not nice is also judgmental, and who are we to judge? merrily Apr 2014 #32

not judgement, observation - name calling isnt nice and you are making a judgement on someone's leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #34

Sorry, no. We observe facts, external reality. merrily Apr 2014 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author leftyohiolib Apr 2014 #39

I agree with your line of reasoning here completely. n/t Psephos Apr 2014 #37

I'm a guy. I totally assumed it was a guy too. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #10

I didn't even make a guess. I just knee jerked. merrily Apr 2014 #15

I have a negative stereotype of Republican Men, sure. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #17

Not relevant to me in this case. merrily Apr 2014 #19

I am right there with you...and I am a man. Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2014 #26

Her apology was going so well Kelvin Mace Apr 2014 #8

Classic non-apology. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #11

I didn't think it was going well. merrily Apr 2014 #13

Well, that is never going to happen Kelvin Mace Apr 2014 #23

"I am sorry if I offended anyone" is no apology at all. merrily Apr 2014 #24

That was my point Kelvin Mace Apr 2014 #27

Nice essay. merrily Apr 2014 #29

I think it's odd she takes any responsibility. Orsino Apr 2014 #33

I think it's sexy when my wife breastfeeds our baby. cbdo2007 Apr 2014 #14

And some husbands get turned off or resentful. merrily Apr 2014 #20

Motive WovenGems Apr 2014 #16

It's also a mom-infant bonding issue, useful to the emotional health of merrily Apr 2014 #21

Maybe she meant sexy as in popular? Ash_F Apr 2014 #36

Referring to breastfeeding as 'sexy' is odd and a possible deterrent to nursing. Chemisse Apr 2014 #38

But it is smart and sexy CFLDem Apr 2014 #40