Dancing around and flashing a nursing bra, Ginga Joy describes an enviable marital situation where the passion and flirtation apparently flourish despite (or because of) the dual-purpose mammaries she sports. I've been nursing my daughter for 22 months now and I've not ever thought about using them as part of a strip tease. Clearly, I could learn something here.
She goes on to lament the zealotry of breastfeeding that can leave even the most dedicated mama feeling seriously inferior if milk supply, sore nipples, or preference leads her to the formula aisle. But she also takes issue with how breastfeeding moms are lately picked on, sexualized, and shamed, vowing to reactivate her inner lactivist, to which I say "Amen!"
What is going on here? I understand that sometimes men use breastfeeding as an opportunity to take a peek, to which I say "Have at --and get an education while you're at it, you oversexed smarmrat." Other times breasfeeding in public is enough to shut down a coffee shop or an airplane. I'm usually a relatively modest person. I'm not inclined to flash my body around (well, most of the time) so I've always been a discrete nurser. But like Ginga Joy, I'm getting sick and tired of the "lose-lose" of the breastfeeding mother in the States. The Lactivist has a great shirt that says "Do You Eat in the Bathroom?" It makes me want to run over to the mall, sit in the food court, and give my daughter a nice long suck.
