{"id":146501,"date":"2015-07-08T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/08\/howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T07:05:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T07:05:18","slug":"howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/08\/howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-146501 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/08\/howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones\/attachment\/146502\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/08\/howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones\/attachment\/146503\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go2_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go2_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/08\/howtolivefatandhappy-babiesandbones\/attachment\/146504\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go3_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go3_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_n5ax9swkY71t8w05go3_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/howtolivefatandhappy.tumblr.com\/post\/123419738483\/babiesandbones-ugly-bread-sliceofphan\" target=\"_blank\">howtolivefatandhappy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/babiesandbones.tumblr.com\/post\/123031503594\/ugly-bread-sliceofphan-patrickat\" target=\"_blank\">babiesandbones<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ugly-bread.tumblr.com\/post\/123010077129\/sliceofphan-patrickat-elliegalaxies\" target=\"_blank\">ugly-bread<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sliceofphan.tumblr.com\/post\/122962294292\/patrickat-elliegalaxies-the-anti-fandom\" target=\"_blank\">sliceofphan<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/patrickat.tumblr.com\/post\/114927287143\/elliegalaxies-the-anti-fandom-littlezombiekid\" target=\"_blank\">patrickat<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/elliegalaxies.tumblr.com\/post\/114229998013\/the-anti-fandom-littlezombiekid\" target=\"_blank\">elliegalaxies<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/the-anti-fandom.tumblr.com\/post\/107560324839\/littlezombiekid-the-uncensored-she-women\" target=\"_blank\">the-anti-fandom<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/littlezombiekid.tumblr.com\/post\/90751747601\" target=\"_blank\">littlezombiekid<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/the-uncensored-she.tumblr.com\/post\/86458837941\/women-should-not-be-forced-to-fucking-feed-their\" target=\"_blank\">the-uncensored-she<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Women should NOT be forced to feed their babies in a bathroom, all because we live in a misogynistic, porn-warped society that\u2019s been brainwashed to believe that female breasts used for anything other than male pleasure is \u201cindecent\u201d. Support public breast feeding and end the porn culture.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Forever reblog<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No. I\u2019m eating. I don\u2019t wanna see you hang out your goddamn tits while I have food. My kids don\u2019t wanna see it. It\u2019s not some misogynistic ideal, it\u2019s fucking public indecency. Can I take my cock out under the table and feed my wife\/girlfriend?<br \/>No?<br \/>Fuck you<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>i genuinely cannot believe that you just compared a blowjob to breastfeeding oh my fucking god\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>getting a blowjob is a sexual thing and it also does not\u00a0\u2018feed\u2019 anyone whereas breastfeeding is literally not even a sexual thing a baby is having food that they need to live like it\u2019s nowhere near on the same level as getting a blowjob omg<\/p>\n<p>if you are uncomfortable seeing a woman breastfeeding then that is <i>your<\/i> problem because <i>you<\/i> have oversexualised breasts so much that you can\u2019t even stand seeing them being used for their actual purpose and also you\u2019re an idiot<\/p>\n<p>go eat your dinner in a public bathroom, you trash bag<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>End skeevy dudes who compare whipping out their dick in public to breast feeding 2k15<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DO YOU FEED YOUR CHILDREN SEMEN? SHOVE A TRASH CAN UP YOUR ASS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pediatric anthropology student, here.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Breasts as sexual fetishes is a (largely Western) cultural construction. Yes, it\u2019s a fetish \u2013 anything you are sexually attracted to that is not the genitals of an adult is a fetish, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8powiyRASGM&amp;list=UUkxMlA7rt-mnIc1AjbyAsPw\" target=\"_blank\">paraphilia<\/a>. My professors have met non-Westerners who think our men are \u201clike babies\u201d because they are attracted to breasts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Breasts \u2260 genitals. <\/b>Scientifically, they are considered <i>secondary sexual characteristics<\/i> \u2013 same category as facial hair. They can be sexual in a sexual context, just as necks and feet can be. But their primary purpose is <i>reproductive. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Breastmilk is not a \u201cbodily fluid.\u201d <b>It is FOOD.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is <i>not <\/i>categorized by the CDC as a biohazard, and so no you don\u2019t need to freak out if your coworker wants to store her milk right next to your Lunchables. <\/p>\n<p>MOREOVER,<\/p>\n<p>Breastmilk is not just protein and vitamins. It is a living, dynamic substance that BUILDS HUMANS.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sGuXsLq_y3E\/USGvvwrpGtI\/AAAAAAAAAig\/bI6Ur2X9Ack\/s1600\/whats-in-breastmilk-poster-canada.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">It has hundreds of ingredients<\/a> <\/b>(&lt;\u2014 actually that list needs to be updated because they\u2019ve discovered more already). <\/p>\n<p>There is a lab at the University of Washington St. Louis, where they have written all of the ingredients of human milk on the wall \u2013 They have run out of room on that wall. Among those ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The exact ratio of protein-sugars-fats that human infants need (cow\u2019s milk doesn\u2019t even come close)<\/li>\n<li>Antibodies to pathogens in the baby\u2019s environment (synthesized by the mother within hours of coming into contact with a given pathogen) and other immune factors<\/li>\n<li> Stem cells. FUCKING STEM CELLS. (They used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamnotthebabysitter.com\/scientists-make-breastfeeding-mice-glow-know-science\/\" target=\"_blank\">glow-in-the-dark mice to find out what they do<\/a>!)<\/li>\n<li>Hormones (support growth and regulate behavior)<\/li>\n<li>peptides<\/li>\n<li>Self-digesting fats (what the whaaat)<\/li>\n<li>Growth factors<\/li>\n<li>water, vitamins, minerals, carbs, etc.<\/li>\n<li>prolly other awesome shit we don\u2019t even know about yet because we\u2019ve barely scratched the surface of this research!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These ingredients change hour-to-hour according to the baby\u2019s needs. It will even add more water on hot\/dry days. Fuck, breastmilk kills cancer in a petri dish.<\/p>\n<p>Breastmilk. is. not. a. bodily. fluid. <b>It. is. liquid. gold.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3.) <\/b>When you tell a woman to go to the bathroom to breastfeed, you are perpetuating the notion that it is dirty and shameful and needs to be hidden away. <i><b>This idea is the biggest barrier to achieving breastfeeding goals in the United States.<\/b><\/i> Because women feel ashamed, they often stay isolated at home when they should be spending time out and about with friends and family and having, like, a life. This isolation can contribute to postpartum depression.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK52688\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surgeon General\u2019s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><i>Women may find themselves excluded from social interactions when they are breastfeeding because others are reluctant to be in the same room while they breastfeed. For many women, the feeling of embarrassment restricts their activities and is cited as a reason for choosing to feed supplementary formula or to give up breastfeeding altogether. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>And since we have this culture of shame and privacy surrounding breastfeeding, young girls and women don\u2019t see it enough to learn what is normal\/not and how to do it, so they often give up when they run into problems because they don\u2019t realize there\u2019s an easy fix.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, an infant needs to be integrated into society in order to develop properly. He\/she needs to see faces and hear voices. Isolating them \u2013 or throwing a blanket over their head \u2013 takes this important component of their development away. It also often annoys them because they are understimulated. <\/p>\n<p><b>4.) YOU NEED TO SEE IT.<\/b> That\u2019s right, YOU. Even if you are a dude. Maybe you aren\u2019t a parent, but you probably have loved ones who are. Or you might become one yourself someday. And if you are American <b>chances are you have no idea how breastfeeding actually works, <i>because you never fucking see it<\/i>.<\/b> It\u2019s messy and complicated, and <i>hard<\/i>. It used to be a part of everyday life, because there weren\u2019t any alternatives \u2013 So we learned how to do it by being around it all the time, NBD. The whole sexualization\/modesty thing surrounding breasts wasn\u2019t a thing until like the mid-20th century. Check out this 1871 drawing of a woman breastfeeding IN FUCKING CHURCH:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/4719b3507041ba840979c75199fbdf36\/tumblr_inline_nqv55kWWcK1qeyfn7_540.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s covered head to toe, in accordance with modesty standards of the time \u2013 except for her breast, about which the people around her give zero fucks.<\/p>\n<p>More from the Surgeon General:<\/p>\n<p><i>In American culture, breasts have often been regarded primarily as sexual objects, while their nurturing function has been downplayed. Although focusing on the sexuality of female breasts is common in the mass media, visual images of breastfeeding are rare, and a mother may never have seen a woman breastfeeding. <br \/><\/i><br \/>Mothers need to see it. Future mothers need to see it. Future fathers need to see it. Family members need to see it. Everybody needs to see it.<b> SO THEY FUCKING GET USED TO IT.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So, no, I\u2019m not gonna go to the bathroom to feed my kid. If you don\u2019t want to see it, then <i><b>DON\u2019T. FUCKING. LOOK.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>P.S. Kids as a whole know what breasts look like, feel like and taste like more vividly and intimately than you do. (Playing with boobs is a different experience than relying on them for nourishment.) Do you remember breast feeding? There\u2019s a good chance that your child does. The implication that your kids are going to be scandalized by seeing a breast is nonsensical. If they\u2019re shocked by it, it\u2019s because you\u2019ve conditioned that reaction, not because it\u2019s something unfamiliar and horrific.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>howtolivefatandhappy: babiesandbones: ugly-bread: sliceofphan: patrickat: elliegalaxies: the-anti-fandom: littlezombiekid: the-uncensored-she: Women should NOT be forced to feed their babies in a bathroom, all because we live in a misogynistic, porn-warped society that\u2019s been brainwashed to believe that female breasts used for anything other than male pleasure is \u201cindecent\u201d. 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