I went for the covering genitals option because, though there are many of us who share the view that nakedness should not be automatically equated with sex, most people don't hold that view. Offensive t-shirts...they're ok for the most part. Some of them are 'orrible, but it's all highly subjective, and my view on it is that if you don't like it, look away. Breast-feeding...well, it's not always possible to find a discreet place. I personally have no problem with it. I'm not about to get into a debate over it as I am aware that I'm omitting (because I haven't the patience to list them all) many points for and against. It does, IMO, come back to the "people equating nudity with sex" thing. Unfortunately it's too ingrained to overcome easily.
I am boggled that some restaurants suggest that you use the toilets as a breastfeeding place - would you want to eat your dinner in a toilet?
My attitude was always that if the baby was hungry then the baby got fed, wherever I was, and if other people didn't like it that was their problem, not mine or the baby's. Mostly people didn't even notice - after the first couple of days you and the baby get into a routine and all the potentially alarming bits of flesh are covered up in about a second.
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Offensive t-shirts...they're ok for the most part. Some of them are 'orrible, but it's all highly subjective, and my view on it is that if you don't like it, look away.
Breast-feeding...well, it's not always possible to find a discreet place. I personally have no problem with it. I'm not about to get into a debate over it as I am aware that I'm omitting (because I haven't the patience to list them all) many points for and against. It does, IMO, come back to the "people equating nudity with sex" thing. Unfortunately it's too ingrained to overcome easily.
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My attitude was always that if the baby was hungry then the baby got fed, wherever I was, and if other people didn't like it that was their problem, not mine or the baby's.
Mostly people didn't even notice - after the first couple of days you and the baby get into a routine and all the potentially alarming bits of flesh are covered up in about a second.