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Tati, yes. I was really called a whore. I was sitting in a booth in the corner of a food court, watching CNN on the foodcourt's TV - honestly, the only way the guy could've seen that I was b___stfeeding my baby was if he had been staring at me with binoculars the whole time. What's really strange is, I live in Germany - there are all kinds of displays here that Americans/Canadians would find to be HUGELY inappropriate. For example, a billboard at a bus stop depicted a little boy, maybe about 10, staring at a completely nude woman; there were two smaller panels to either side of the boy, one focused on her bare b___sts, the other focused on her bare crotch. That would most definately be unacceptable in North America...but I didn't see anyone objecting to it here. And yet, I'm a whore for discretely b___stfeeding my baby...go figure.

Oh, yeah - about s_xualizing b___sts, and the "purpose" of b___sts. Well, from a purely biological point of view...it's circular. A woman with larger b___sts and wider hips is more likely to have an easier time giving birth and nursing a child; a man is attracted to a woman with these features, because she is a good candidate for having his child - and after all, what is the final purpose of s_x, if not reproduction? So, yes - b___sts are s_xualized BECAUSE they are designed to feed our children.

I can't believe what goes on these days. The world is coming to an end. Sick, sick man. I don't even know what I would do in your place Jamie. Did you say anything to him after? I hope so. About b___st they are nice. Even women would notice women with a nice figure, RIGHT.

A b___st was invented by Nature to FEED infants. A p___s is not. Comparing the two is immature and absurd.

It is at times like this that I am really ashamed to be an American. Land of the free? Right. Only if it isn't offensive to *you*. The only reason women have b___sts is to feed their children, and now other women want us to be ashamed we have them in the first place. It is sad. You know, I have noticed more negativity from WOMEN when I b___stfeed in public then from men. Women have become so insecure about their b___sts! Now a woman feeding her child is being compared to a woman flaunting them for s_xual purposes??? You women should be ashamed of yourself. YOU are the reason b___stfeeding is on the decline here in the U.S., yet it is as strong as ever in the rest of the world. Our children are hailed as being fat and lazy.... and that starts at infancy. many a study has shown the huge benefits of b___stfeeding, and how bottlefeeding can encourage over-eating from infancy.. moms are more concerned with how many ounces baby is eating when they are easily measured in a bottle, and may encourage eating when baby would normally stop. It is WOMEN who have turned b___sts into something that we should be ashamed of, something to hide. Yes, men see b___sts in a s_xual manner..... but it is OUR att_tude towards them that makes it dirty. In Fracne, women walk around topless all the time.... are there more raging perverts there because these men are constantly shown them? No. In fact, s_xual crimes are of a MUCH higher percentage here in the states, where women are taught to hide and cover themselves because men can't handle it. Well, get over it. I am not ashamed of using my b___sts for what they were intended for, I will feed my child whenever and wherever I like, and if you don't like it, change the laws.. both political and of nature. Shameful.

Some people can be so rude in expressing a view. I think whoever doesn't put their name its just showing how pointless and insecure they can be. Heres one sight though that many of you will find that I will agree to nursing in public or where ever its needed if the baby starts crying for it. What are you going to do. Deny it? For their life depends on you the first year. Breastfeeding is the most natural and beautiful thing in the world between a mother and her baby. When I was in the mall and had to feed, sometimes I'd be on the bench and I would use a small blanket to cover over my shoulder, so I'd kind of respect others half way for them not to literaly see my b___b. I got a lot of smiles from people walking by. Other times I'd feed in the changing rooms of stores in the mall. Some malls have a nursing room for mothers with a couch or chairs and long counter tops. The b___st is also a s_xual object and very hard not to see that way but men have to respect women and their newborns because this is a wonderful and beautiful time. Disrepect can happen anywhere in this world and I'm sorry to hear that it happened to Jamie. I was in the bus recently with my baby in the stroller. This man sitting in front of me was huffing and puffing and getting very furious, nodding his head, saying stroller, especially when people would pa__s by me he would fume! Then when he got off the bus, he stuck his tongue out at me. I tell you, I felt so discriminated. I have every right to be on the bus as people with wheel chairs can come on. I was debating to make a scene but is it worth it? He was SO UGLY too, I don't know if any woman would ever go out with an idiot like that.

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umm you didnt put your name in here TWICE , what does that tell you about you? also do you REALLY think that it matters about names on here.. I highly doubt that people use their real names.

My real name is Lesley :-)

Yes I did put who is responding. People know its d and not an anonymous person. Whether its d or a made up name whatever, it is enough for people to recognize who is responding. It does matter to know who is talking rudley. Now that I know its you, do you think if I see your name I will want to respond to you again?

No one on here answered to anyone without putting a name on here.. you CANT respond unless you Do put a name on here, people change there names on here all the time. You could be d today but b tomorrow. Its really not a big deal.

To "good grief" - have you ever b___stfed a child? Cause, um, now that I do b___stfeed, nothing else is pleasurable - which is too bad, since I finally have b___sts of a decent size. But, I think they've been desensitized by my baby's nursing, because now it just doesn't do anything for me when my husband attempts to "s_xualize" them. Sorry for sharing TMI about my s_x life, but I wanted to debunk that ridiculous comment. Sure, there was a time when my b___sts were for a s_xual purpose - but they're not now. Now, they're for feeding my child, and my husband and I have to "s_xualize" other things to have fun.

I'm like that too Jamie! When he touches them if we are getting intimate it turns me off LOL!! I was the same when I was b___stfeeding my daughter.

I am in no position for any fun yet, doctor's orders, but when I am, I think my b___sts will be off limits. They are sore and leaky, not my idea of incredibly s_xual! ;)

I believe I said your b___sts.. never said a single word about nipples. I have b___stfed yes for over a year.

To Good Grief - I never said a think about nipples, either - the whole b___st is no longer a pleasurable area. But, whatever - if you can still enjoy yours in that manner, more power to you. Mine, however, are no more s_xual than a cow's udder.