Protest flares up on Facebook over breast-feeding photos

[Dr. Strange]

Hell hath no fury like a breast-feeding mom scorned.

A minirevolt is underway at Facebook after photos of mothers nursing their babies were removed from their personal pages.

More than 58,000 people have joined a Facebook group called "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" to complain about the censorship.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/12/21/2008-12-21_protest_flares_up_on_facebook_over_breas.html

Once again, Facebook imitates DU. So how long before the circumcision wars break out on Facebook? Or battles over Olive Garden?

[rcrush]

1. I joined the group but only to tell them to get over it.

[Dr. Strange]

2. You know what Facebook needs?

The popcorn smiley.

[mcctatas]

4. Oh...

I was gonna say more cowbell ;)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. I was gonna say valium salt licks

on every computer

[charlie and algernon]

3. Facebook's got 140 million members, more than most countries

so you're bound to find a few thousand people outraged by any small issue on there.

[davsand]

5. Is Olive Garden involved in this in any way?

:popcorn:




I figured it was worth asking.


Laura

[nickgutierrez]

6. What about chicken?

Was there fried chicken somewhere in one of the pictures?

[davsand]

8. I just BET they used cornflakes!!!!!!

:wow:

[T_i_B]

12. Would you like Olive Garden Facebook stuff?

You could even post the offending thread in these places!

Become a facebook fan of Olive Garden (49,745 fans)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Orlando-FL/Olive-Garden/8907416891?ref=s

I Love Olive Garden (1,436 members)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2209360771

Olive Garden SUCKS (154 members)
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=olive%20garden&sid=e7220237171f5fd1a43841872f0704fa&init=q&sf=t&_ecdc=false&n=-1&o=4&k=200000010#/group.php?gid=2255998294

Real Italians HATE Olive Garden (93 members)
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=olive%20garden&sid=e7220237171f5fd1a43841872f0704fa&init=q&sf=t&_ecdc=false&n=-1&o=4&k=200000010#/group.php?gid=2207952649

[JCMach1]

9. No doubt in some universe someone is breast-feeding

Rick Warren in Olive Garden right now...

[krispos42]

10. Well, this will be a welcome change from the Warren Wars

And it will add a visual component for an extra dimension of flameworthyness!

[ThomCat]

11. I just joined the group, and I'll see if I can recruit some people.

The bigger and more visible that group is, the less likely facebook is to pull that kind kind of stupid sexist censorship again.

If you're on facebook, sign up! :)

[undeterred]

13. I didn't complain until I saw the picture of a pit bull being breastfed.

Its just too personal.

[Chan790]

14. Group Link.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/group.php?gid=2517126532

For those of you on Facebook who want to join and let Facebook know it isn't obscene.