I don't think that's true.  Breasts aren't *just* for infant feeding;
they're sexual, too.  Saying they have to be one or the other creates a
false dichotomy and sells women short.

This show/song wasn't about babies nursing or anything remotely maternal. It
was a girl who's biggest claim to fame right now is being sexy, wearing a
low-cut top.  I'm not personally put off by it, but I can see what the fuss
is about.  If you're rockin' the sexy boobs, that's not appropriate for
little ones.

My breasts are way more than "baby feeding devices."  When we boil it down
to that, we lose part of what it is to be female.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM, vicki hayes <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Big sigh. More proof that Americans see breasts as sex objects instead of
> baby-feeding devices."Parents, outraged by Perry's low-cut dress, protested
> on various web forums. The Los
> <
> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/09/katty-perry-way-too-adu
> lt-for-sesame-street.html>  Angeles Times bloggers spotted comments such
> as
> 'You're going to have to rename [Sesame Street] Cleavage Avenue' and 'My
> kid
> wants milk now' "so her song w/elmo won't be shown. Sure the show is for
> preschoolers, but if breastfeeding was seen as normal and children were
> used
> to seeing babies nursing (and instead of teaching and reinforcing
> artificial
> feeding by little girls' toy dolls having bottles), then no one would think
> she's showing too much of anything.
>
>
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/sep/23/sesame-street
> -katy-perry-elmo-video
>
>
>
> good grief,
>
> vicki hayes rn ibclc mom of 3, chipiona spain
>
>
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