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Yeah, it's a US thing and it happens exactly as quoted. And it actually gets the same reaction from both men and women. The exceptions are men and women who ha

by gabriel 17y ago

Yeah, it's a US thing and it happens exactly as quoted. And it actually gets the same reaction from both men and women. The exceptions are men and women who have realized that it isn't easy to control infants and a good mother will do what has to be done. Not so disgusting from my point of view (and I'm a guy in my 20's with no kids).

axod 17y ago
Can't think of many things more natural than a woman feeding her baby.
- jdminhbg 17y ago
  Lots of things are natural that you wouldn't want to see. I personally have no problems with breastfeeding, and I'm dubious of the "omg Americans flip out when they see it" implications above, but "naturalness" is not not really the reason something is ok to do in public or not.
  - axod 17y ago
    Perhaps it's more related to the religiousness of the US?
    - marcusbooster 17y ago
      Kinda, but I think it's more of a question of "tact" from a US'ians point of view. There's a high priority placed on politeness (real or not), service, and ultimately obedience. While this conservatism may have it's roots in religion, the attitude permeates through the rest of the culture. The US is a country of immigrants, and if you look at the history - immigrant groups tend to be pretty dang religious. Pilgrims and Puritans, Africans embraced Christianity with zeal because of their circumstances. Later waves: Irish & Italian Catholics, German Protestants, European Jews; all very religious. And modern immigrant groups, Latin Americans, Koreans, Indians, etc. can all be quite conservative. Religion and culture intertwine because people tend to hang out with their own in the beginning - and the place to find them is usually at a church/temple/whatev. I guess it's like the old lunch table theory, you'll prefer to hang out with people that you think are more like you. [edit] And to extrapolate this to the current topic, the presenter's greatest sin in the eyes of many US'ians is not his gratuitous use of sexual imagery to convey a point, but his complete lack of tact when doing so.
- Psyonic 17y ago
  Sex, certainly, is equally or more natural. No sex, no babies feeding.

by gabriel 17y ago

axod 17y ago

Can't think of many things more natural than a woman feeding her baby.

jdminhbg 17y ago
Lots of things are natural that you wouldn't want to see. I personally have no problems with breastfeeding, and I'm dubious of the "omg Americans flip out when they see it" implications above, but "naturalness" is not not really the reason something is ok to do in public or not.
- axod 17y ago
  Perhaps it's more related to the religiousness of the US?
  - marcusbooster 17y ago
    Kinda, but I think it's more of a question of "tact" from a US'ians point of view. There's a high priority placed on politeness (real or not), service, and ultimately obedience. While this conservatism may have it's roots in religion, the attitude permeates through the rest of the culture. The US is a country of immigrants, and if you look at the history - immigrant groups tend to be pretty dang religious. Pilgrims and Puritans, Africans embraced Christianity with zeal because of their circumstances. Later waves: Irish & Italian Catholics, German Protestants, European Jews; all very religious. And modern immigrant groups, Latin Americans, Koreans, Indians, etc. can all be quite conservative. Religion and culture intertwine because people tend to hang out with their own in the beginning - and the place to find them is usually at a church/temple/whatev. I guess it's like the old lunch table theory, you'll prefer to hang out with people that you think are more like you. [edit] And to extrapolate this to the current topic, the presenter's greatest sin in the eyes of many US'ians is not his gratuitous use of sexual imagery to convey a point, but his complete lack of tact when doing so.
Psyonic 17y ago
Sex, certainly, is equally or more natural. No sex, no babies feeding.