Controversy over Babytalk magazine cover- featuring nursing baby on the cover
Argh. Yes another example of the sexualization of the female body and people being disgusted over the site of a baby getting its food from its mother. We think nothing of the violence in Television and video games yet flip out at the site of an infant breastfeeding.
In this case, Babytalk magazine features a very nice cover of a baby nursing at his mothers breast- nicely photographed and no nipple be shown.
Here is article on Cbs’s web site about the controversy
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/28/national/main1844454.shtml
and here on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/27/nursing.cover.ap/index.html
I am personally saddened when I see an article like this in mainstream media. It just reinforces to young women, pregnant women and society in general that breastfeeding is”bad” or “dirty” or “shameful”
Its the reason why last week at a family BBQ I almost told my 2 1/2 year old he couldn’t nurse because I was worried about what people would think- and I am not a shy person or embarrassed at all about nursing in public. Lest you think I am some kind of exhibitionist, I am 41 years old and quite “rubanesque” anf feel no desire to flaunt my body 
I wish breastfeeding would stop being America’s dirty little secret.
It looks like you haven’t posted in a while, but I know well what issue you’re talking about. My wife nursed our daughter until she weaned herself suddenly about two days before our son was born (whe was just over 2 at the time), and our son is still nursing while my wife is pregnant again (he will be 2 in about a month). I can hardly stand it when I see women covering up to nurse their tiny babies in public. People really need to get over their aversion to nursing. In fact, one of the most disturbing things to me is a mother feeding her tiny baby formula.
There is a culture against nursing in USA. We get all the formula stuff at the hospital, and have to go way out of our way to keep our babies with us while at the hospital (which is probably why we’re choosing homebirth this time, but that’s another story). Nursing and AP in general get a bad rap in this country, and it really makes no sense to me.
Anyway, I am glad to have stumbled upon your blog, and I hope that you receive this comment and resume blogging. Your cause is just!