Are you really outraged? (Page 2)

Agree that I doubt there is a lot of "outrage" over the picture. Sounded to me like the article was trying to drum up drama, it didn't point to any protests or breastfeeding women having stones thrown at them.

However I do see this particular picture as a pretty cheap publicity stunt that is in poor taste. I have read enough regs on uniform to know that purposefully posing in uniform like that is against the spirit if not the exact letter of the rules.

I think a lot of things (like breastfeeding in public) wouldn't be such a big deal if people who were for it would just shut up about it. Do we really need an awareness campaign for breastfeeding? I assume it has been going on for a few centuries. Why throw up a picture like this other than to stir the pot?

I was gonna post that!

I know that was the rule in the Marine Corps, but I'm not sure if it applies in the Air Force (which is what these two ladies are from).  I see Air Force and Army traveling in cammies all the time.  So, I don't know if they are required to only wear cammies when necessary.

As for the picture, I don't really understand why so many troops see it necessary to pose in their uniform doing things that they do with a clear intent of riling people up.  I was at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday to visit some friends' graves and the thought popped into my head that these guys/gals all chose to stand on the line and serve (ok, so some were drafted, but they could've gone to jail instead). And it seems like some service members are choosing to use the uniform of the US Military as a prop while they make their social statements. 

Regardless of where you are on different positions, using a uniform that is supposed to remove the individuality and make you blend in as a part of the Service is wrong.  The Military isn't there for your personal beliefs, it's there to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and obey the orders of the officers appointed over us and the orders of the President of the United States.  If someone in uniform doesn't like that, they should keep it to themselves, or resign, or face the consequences of violating the UCMJ.

Off soapbox...

No, I don't think that's an issue. They should be allowed to do it where they need to do so. 

If you change their uniforms to civvies, the comparison of that picture with the mother breastfeeding her 5 year old is ridiculous.  The boy from Time is old enough to drive (ok so maybe not) and his face is clearly recognizeable. That Time cover was wrong for a different reason.

So to recap.  Breastfeeding fine, in public fine, beyond a certain age (when they have enough teeth to chew a steak) not fine, in your uniform in a private place fine, in your uniform unbuttoned for a camerawoman not fine.

Do a search, not sure if the thread survived or not but there was a 30+ page thread on the issue of breastfeeding that will give you more than an eyeful (not of breasts, just opinions unfortunately).

It was started because someone objected to the practice in the middle of the congregation at church, I believe it was called "distracting". 

That thread was great.

As for people making it an issue because they're for it ... well, yeah, some moms go over the top. (Okay, a lot do when pressing the point). But I stand by my opinion that it isn't just an issue because of the people who are for it. It's an issue because of the people that insist that women go to the bathroom for nursing an infant, it's an issue when people get kicked off planes for nursing an infant, it's an issue when people get kicked out of restaurants, etc. Do a search - I bet you can find pages of results where women have been kicked out of places, made to feel unwelcome, etc. It makes it even worse when your own family criticizes your choices.

Yes, they are in violation of UCMJ for using their uniform for a "campaign" for breast feeding awareness for Mom2Mom. 

Now, why is this more of a bigger deal than when the woman was on the cover of time breastfeeding her 3 year old child?  

I've never had an issue with breastfeeding in public.  The great majority of the time the women have been extra discrete.  However, one time in a Doctor's waiting room, a woman lifted her shirt, whipped it out, then waited while her kid (toddler) decided whether or not he wanted to eat. She looked around the room at all of us with the shocked look on our faces and asked, "haven't you ever seen a bewb before"?  One guy said, "yes I have, I just haven't seen yours".

Priceless.

At first glance, I was not offended in the least by the OP photo.  However, since it is a direct violation of Military code.....I do have to take an issue in that these women knew the code when they had that photo taken.

If I saw someone doing this, I would step in.  I think it's ridiculous that anyone would get offended by this.  

Hilarious....

Well this is good to know!  I am glad they had permission!  

Yo Aaron, I've gotta say I strongly disagree with that sentence.  Without pot-stirrers, things don't change.  

More women breastfeeding = greater well-being for the future generation.  

More women breastfeeding in public = greater familiarity with the act = increased acceptance = less breastfeeding women being treated unjustly = positive cycle continues!  

As for the uniform issue, hey if they got permission through their chain of command,  go for it.

I am not.  I might feel differently if I had been in the military and felt more personal about the uniform, dress code, rules and regs.    But I think Breast feeding is a very normal thing and should be more "normalized" in our society as that is what the boob is for.  

But it gets me thinking of what an interesting calander it would make to have "artsy candid" photos of women breast feeding in their professional dress in a calander.   A different type of Calander Girls.  Doctor/construction worker/Judge/waitress/geologist/fire(wo)man/etc.

yes - I am a geologist (but not a mom) so I added this "unconventional" job.   Please feel free to add yours.   

The mother for the geologist month would probably be at least 30,  in good shape with a very "natural" look.  No makeup, ponytail or short curls.    Boots, cargo jeans with a note book in the pocket, t-shirt and pocket field vest, canvas sun hat, and a belt with with a gps, compus, leatherman, and rock hammer hanging off of it, back pack off to the side.....   Sitting on a mountain top, on a brecciated outcrop, with the sun setting behind....    The baby would be wearing the smallest carharts ever made, with a purple onesey.

I'm concerned with the twins being held to the twins by their necks.  She has one hand on each kid, how is their weight being supported?!?

Suction.