Another perfect place to breastfeed...

The Icelandic parliament, apparently.
Video in article; don't worry, no breasts are actually shown (kid looks like she's nursing through the fabric of the dress, this dress should be compulsory for public breastfeeding if moos really have to do it. Parliament is still no place for this, though.)

If I ever am at work in a mtg. and an employee is in there freaking breastfeeding I will immediately leave. This is so inappropriate! And the meetings I attend are not televised.

If I were in that room, I'd wonder who the hell I'm supposed to concentrate on: the woman or her baby.

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beezle
If I were in that room, I'd wonder who the hell I'm supposed to concentrate on: the woman or her baby.

Why, both of them of course! A live-action Madonna and child!

I realize that Iceland is pretty far ahead of many countries re: women's rights and place in society. But I can't help but think that all this public Moo-ness doesn't really help women as a whole. It reinforces the idea that woman=mommy; haven't we been fighting for the last hundred years to get away from that?

It takes a child to raze a village.

yes, Beezle--have you not gotten the memo? You are supposed to squeal in one of those annoying high voices and race over there to worship the Baybee and Madonna!

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I realize that Iceland is pretty far ahead of many countries re: women's rights and place in society. But I can't help but think that all this public Moo-ness doesn't really help women as a whole. It reinforces the idea that woman=mommy; haven't we been fighting for the last hundred years to get away from that?

EXACTLY this. It also reinforces the stereotype that women are less professional, let their personal lives interfere in the workplace, and are responsible for most of the childcare (why isn't duhddy watching the kyd? when do duhs ever bring their loaves to work)?

Goddamned loaves don't belong in Parliament whether they're beefing or not.

I actually don't care if women nurse around me, but not for the feel-good reasons that mommies assume. Personally I don't give a fuck what they feed their babies. Breast, bottle, mysterious substance dug up from a UFO crash, whatever. I don't worry overly much about nursing in public as long as they're not doing it AT me with that "I dare you to say anything" look....which I always counter with either a blank look or a really indifferent shrug. You're a mammal, you're feeding your young...what, do you want a cookie for it?

My problem is when nursing is done in times/places where it hampers productivity or traffic or whatever. People shouldn't use up work time feeding their kid.