Another story about offensive posters:
 
I had received several sets of posters from the US Dept. of Health and  Human 
Services "Babies Were Born to be Breastfed" campaign.  
 
Most of you probably know them:  a picture of two puffy dandelions  side by 
side with a caption below about BF and allergies, two otoscopes side by  side 
with a caption about BF and ear infections, two scoops of ice cream with  
cherries on top (my personal favorite!) with a caption about BF and  obesity.  Of 
course all are made to conjur up images of two breasts,  right?
 
Well, I distributed them to several professionals at our local BF network  
meeting.  Everyone loved them and took them back to their various offices  to be 
hung.  One of the RN's who works in a county program for at-risk teen  moms 
came back to the meeting the next month and told how their receptionist was  
very offended by the poster (I believe it was the ice cream one) hanging in the  
waiting area and would actually have *preferred* to just see a picture of a 
mom  nursing a baby!
 
I don't remember if they had to take it down or not.  I will have to  ask 
next time I see her.
 
Kate Coller
Elmira, NY

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