I’ve used this Universal Breastfeeding Symbol before. But I didn’t even realize I was a “lactivist” until I started getting frustrated about the breastfeeding in public issue. Who knew that an infant eating the food that was made for it could be an issue?!
But I didn’t stop to think about how the symbol might be used in public. As in:
Hey you! With the breasts and starving child! You. Must. Go. Here.
That is, until a righteous blogger brought up a Mothering Magazine online photo spread of the use of the symbol.
Here’s the thing about breastfeeding in public. There is not a woman I know who does it to be an exhibitionist. Ever. At all. (Don’t argue with me here, folks.) We do it to…ummm…feed our children?
So the use of the symbol: What is the proper way to use this welcoming sign? [read the full article...]
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