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Leslie Ward <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:41:35 -0600
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I agree with what has been said about Politically Incorrect so far, they
tend to be one of those shows that seems to thrive and desire to be as
offending and/or insulting as possible. So I'm not sure any complaints will
be taken either seriously or intead will be seen as encouragement.

Speaking of that, I'd forgotten about an incident I saw on Court TV (USA
cable station) on the show, Crier Today which is a noontime show to fill in
during recess in the trial.

 The discussion was concerning Voyeurbus.com. Apparently this glass bus is a
web site of topless female dancers. Now the actual bus was going around
America in a supposed advertisement of the site. In New York City the bus
was impounded and the persons on board arrested. Since then, they have filed
a 20 million dollar lawsuit against the city.

 On this particular show was one of the females dancers who was arrested,
Larry Flint's daughter (forgot her first name) who was against this
particular situation as a group 'hiding behind the first amendment,'  one of
the male site owners and on the phone the group's lawyer - who
couldn't/didn't explain too well why this arrest was worth 20 million
dollars other than the bus was damaged.

Long winded but here is the connection to breastfeeding - the female dancer
when questioned by Ms Crier about the arrest and the offensive situation
created by a glass bus in public, immediately started trying to bring up
that women who breastfeed in public show more (this is all she got out)
before both the host and Ms Flint stepped in to point out she was not
answering the question - I was in a way sadden neither chose to point out
the stupidity of her trying to compare breastfeeding with topless dancing.
But I was so happy that they cut her off so quickly.

(MNSHO) I was in shock that a woman who danced topless in a bus driving
around - would even try to insinuate that anything else was more offensive.
I have come to realize, however,  that the people who should be supporting
breastfeeding to help support/bolster their particular 'cause' tend to be
the most ardent against breastfeeding.

Oh well. . .

Leslie Ward
Fort Hood, TX

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