why must everything be ad absurdum?

[some_stars]

...I think the breastfeeding/infant discussion is completely ridiculous, though. YOU CAN'T BRING YOUR BABIES EVERYWHERE. Just wait a year or two, for fuck's sake. I mean, choosing to breastfeed only and without pumping is an awesome choice, but it's a CHOICE that you make that has CONSEQUENCES. You can't bring your baby to a fucking bar, either.

clarification: I am 1000% in favor of breastfeeding in public and I think it should be allowed in every place babies are allowed. I just don't think everywhere in the entire world needs to allow babies.

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[lilacsigil]

Why? Are people trying to trespass in your yard while breastfeeding or something?

[weaver]

I had a friend who was an exchange student from - I think Switzerland, once, and they gave her this pamphlet that was all Helpful Hints For Living In Australia. One of them was "Women may breastfeed on the streets! Do not be alarmed!"

Okay, maybe without the exclamation marks. I giggled anyway.

/tangentially relevant

[thingswithwings]

actually I'm pretty sure it's US law that a breastfeeding child cannot be banned from any place the mother has access to - including bars. It may be that bar owners are not aware of this and would (illegally) prevent you from entering anyway, but, there it is.

[ellen_fremedon]

I'm just boggled that it took one comment thread-- not even a long thread!-- to get from "are there accomodations for nursing mothers at the con, and if so what are they?" to "formula is evil and if you don't exclusively breastfeed your child you will regret it! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life." This affects con accessibility how again?

Seriously, we can't have one discussion that acknowledges the existence of infants without getting into drive-by parent-shaming...

Oh. Wait. Yeah, maybe not so boggled. Appalled, but not boggled.

[gool_duck]

You are arguing in favour of limiting women's freedom of movement. I thought you should be aware of that.