I wrote to Slim:



"Just something for you to consider....I can imagine that women who are 
bottle feeding in a country like Norway where there is an over 90% 
breastfeeding rate might receive the same kind of uncomfortable glances 
you speak of.  I know that when I see a mother bottle feeding in public, I 
have a hard time making eye contact with them because I know my eyes are 
telling them how sorry I feel for them.  Sorry that they aren't getting to 
experience the irreplaceable bond that comes from breastfeeding your child 
& sorry that they've made a choice for their child that is less healthy
(the same as exposing your child to second-hand smoke or feeding them fast 
food several times a week.)  It's the American culture that suggests this 
should be an uncomfortable situation.  It's kind of ironic given our taste 
for & acceptance of push-up bras, mid-drift tops & underwear ads of 
scantly clad adolescents posted in the most public of places.  Let me ask 
you this......are you uncomfortable making eye contact with your waitress 
at Hooters?  I didn't think so.  Now....aren't we a country of mixed up 
values?

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