>From:    "katherine a. dettwyler" <[log in to unmask]>

But hey, what's wrong with breasts being sexual.
>
>At the risk of boring you all with repetition -- what's wrong is the
>thousands of women who mutilate their bodies in pursuit of larger breasts,
>and the thousands more who feel bad about their bodies not being close
>enough to the cultural ideal, and the thousands of babies who don't get
>breastfed in public or don't get breastfed at all, or mothers who are
>accused of sexually abusing their kids by nursing them and lose their kids
>in custody battles with vindictive ex-husbands......that's what wrong with it.

In Norway 98-99% of the mothers of well newborns breastfeed their
children.  We also have sex in this country.  I have *never* heard of
anyone being accused of sexual abuse because of breastfeeding.  So in
my opinion your remarks do not point to "what is wrong with breasts
being sexual", but perhaps to other wrongs?

>P.S.  For Nancy Williams -- well, OK, it's pleasurable for the men for the
>two minutes that it takes, and maybe some of them enjoy the power display,

Such notes is perhaps better sent in private?
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Kjetil Lenes. RN        NICU/PICU, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
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