Facebook hasn't written back.
And Ellen hasn't called and said "yes! I will do a show on breastfeeding and fill my audience with lactating mamas who I will shower with lanolin cream and fancy nursing bras. Yes!" Oprah hasn't called either. And Tyra hasn't. And NPR hasn't. And my local news station hasn't.
And you know what? I think they're missing out on an opportunity. Because this image is still on Facebook, as the profile pic for the Big Boobs application, which has 55,842 monthly users:
And this image is still on Facebook, as the profile pic for the "Tits" application with 12, 260 monthly users:
And this image is still on Facebook, the profile pic for the "T i t s" fan page, with 1,863 fans:
And this image is still on Facebook, the profile pic for the group "Titties" with 580 members:
And I'd like to say I'm surprised. Because Facebook has a policy against sexually offensive material. And given the context of each of these pictures, I'd call them pretty damn sexually offensive. So I reported them. Each and every one. And included my letter to Facebook as my comment for each one. No response. No removal of the pictures.
But you know what picture Facebook did remove?
This one. Originally posted on the "Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is NOT obscene" group, with 258,448 members.
Here, where, after three years of infertility and a traumatic and pre-term birth, I finally tandem nursed my babies successfully for the first time. Facebook told me this picture was offensive. And warned me that they will delete my account if I continue to break the rules.
Hey Facebook?
Fuck you.
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here's another:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=267333&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=308612042172&id=100000000327952
from: http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-freekin-love-a-pair-of-big-TITS/308612042172
full nudity.
Wonderful post, wonderful photo - and huge congratulations on your beautiful boys!
I'm an admin on the "Hey Facebook" petition group, and I'm sorry to hear yet another beautiful photo was removed by the idiots at Facebot. Your post very clearly illustrates the hypocrisy of their policies.
I guess I see your point about the photos, but I was more offended by your use of the "f*&% you" phrase (and all the people who chose to add it into their comments) than I was by any of the photos. Just sayin'
Thank you SO much for your post. I don't get it either, and I think it is ridiculous in SO many ways. Anybody using Facebook knows that there are plenty of breast pics ALL OVER FACEBOOK that have NOTHING to do with breastfeeding, but their reasoning for removing the breastfeeding pics is because they are sexually explicit. Why are they NOT removing the plain old BOOB ones?? Really? I don't get it. Yes, I sound redundant. Sorry.
I totally signed in with the wrong account. Duh.
Still, nice job! Yay!
Fuck facebook, indeed!
I'm going to skip over the tits and get to the meat: as someone who had preemie twins & nursed them for an ungodly amount of time, I just want to give you a big ol' internet FUCK YEAH and tell you to rock on. Nice job!
i totally understand your frustration, but as a fellow mother to twin boys i don't really know why you'd WANT that photo of yourself on facebook.
Go you for nursing those sweet babes - that's an awesome accomplishment. And amen. Fuck Facebook.
I'm not a mum yet, but when I am, my baby shall be getting breastfed. It's insane that this photo has been removed because it's offensive. Thank you for sharing it & congratulations on your twins
with love from scotlandx
yes i agree fuck facebook. I hope you keep pressuring Ellen. Oprah is too self absorbed, and Tyra is trashy.
From one proud breastfeeder to another THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I am passing this around and making sure EVERYONE on my facebook sees. And if they agree, passes it along to their friends.
I hope someday soon we can break this stupid hypocrisy online and off!
A friend posted this on fb and I saw it and decided to follow. I posted this on my fb profile saying this "Ridiculous how society is so hypocritical! A nursing mother is a beautiful thing. Us prudish Americans! I'm sure anywhere else in the world there would be absolutely no problem with this. How ignorant!"
More power to you and your beautiful babies!
Camerin
Thank you for posting this. Good for you!!
don't know you ... but your story is being spread around on FB. I'm spreading it even further & I hope it finally gets back to the ignorant retards who pulled your picture.
Anyway ... they can't keep up with it now - it's all over the place - YEY!
Congrats- My son will turn two in a few weeks and we're still going strong and have no intention to wean anytime soon! Fuck you Facebook!
One from one nursing twin mom to another: LOVE IT!
A big "Hell Yeah" from Raleigh, NC!! If I hadn't just added a pic and changed my profile status to support a friends fundraising efforts, this would be my new status AND profile pic!
I personally love the term Fuckbook.
LOL.
I personally love the term Fuckbook.
LOL.
I am amazed at the fact you have been so successful nursing twins! I nursed one baby and barely made it through! It is VERY draining! (no pun intended!)
Holy FREAKIN crap!!!! R U KIDDING ME????
Feeding, nurturing, loving and doing one of the most natural things to not one - BUT TWO children at once - is offensive???? I am completely flabbergasted!! Shocked! Offended by the people that were offended!!
Can't wait to post this to my page!
You are woman - we hear you roar!!
I can understand both where women breastfeeding are coming from, but I can also see where facebook is coming from. I myself am expecting my first child in about 3 months, and while I intend to breast feed, I fully understand as well that I should cover up in public. You have to remember that not everyone looking at that photo is seeing a beautiful thing of a mother feeding her babies, they are just seeing boobs hanging out. You have to admit to yourself that there is a lot more of your breasts showing, than in the other photos.
I think perhaps I too will be writin' Facebook a letter. Um, I'm offended that they're offended.
Keep it up, lady. More like you are needed!
My name is Curt Miller. I am appalled at Facebook. My idea of a protest is to start a petition group, and with your permission, allow all members to copy the pic and I think that EVERYONE should post your pic as their profile pic and their status should read "BREAST FEEDING IS NOT OBSCENE!".......anyone? Ideas to support?
YOU GO MAMA!! I breastfed 4 kids...the last one for nearly 2 years. It is a BEAUTIFUL gift and I wish MORE women would put the effort into doing the work and learn the enjoyment it brings, not to mention the health benefits!!! HELLO!! For those of us who have done it, it is sooo natural and BEAUTIFUL. I have to wonder, if they had a picture of a dog or cat nursing a litter, or a cow nursing a calf...would it be offensive???
FB...really?!
That was beautiful Thank You!
Another one for your 'Gallery of Double Standards'
http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-saw-you-staring-at-her-breasts-so-STOP-DENYING-IT-arrgghh/293253462614?ref=search&sid=747513981.3238988894..1
Great post. :)
Thanks for posting. I posted it on FB! Oh and twitter too! I nursed both my sons. One was tongue tied & the hospital wouldn't cut him. So I pumped milk with a medela for 12 mos. Wish I could have breatfed him. But, at least he received the good milk. The other breastfed for 3 years.. almost 3.2 years actually. I was happy to do it. He still remembers & thinks of the time fondly, as do I. It's the most special, wonderful thing a Mom can do for her baby, whether her own or adopted or whatnot. So thank you for getting this important message out! I feel sadly that there are any babies, not being breastfed in the world, today. It's so wonderful! XOXO
Fantastic blog, good on you? - how does Facebook miss the point by such an enormous margin??
Wow. I am offended. Not by you but society in general. I breastfed all four of my boys, shyly at first, then openly. Good grief, our cultural view of breasts in America is warped.
Bravo!!! I know you cant see me but Im giving you a standing ovation. On behalf of all women, thank you!
Props to you, Mama!
great blog - keep at them :)
You are AAAAAAWWWWWWESSSSSOOOOOMMMMME!!!
Congrats on the difficult birth of your BEAUTIFUL babies! Keep up the good work with nursing. It's incredibly difficult some times, but so worth it.
All the best, a huge fan
Damn straight.
April, I applaud your stand. I don't know how to get through to Facebook that they are wrong, wrong, wrong, but I hope somehow the message gets through. I'm sorry you've had to go through this nonsense.
Very well written, I applaud you... I am a nursing mom to a 16 month old and believe in the benefits of breastmilk to all babies.
I love this post and your picture and agree with your sentiments exactly.
Are you a business that is pro-breast feeding business or a business run by someone who belives breast isnt best, its natural....? if you are i would love to hear from you.....I have something HUGE planned. Australian and overseas businesses welcome....lets go world wide! email squishybummum@gmail.com (also please email me to find out what i have planned)
boobie owners of the world UNITE!!!
I read this the other day, but it didn't have as many repsonses as it does now! I think my friends + I all passed this around facebook for other mummies to read.
I am so furious I had goosebumps when I was telling my husband, and he is just as angry. We battled with breastfeeding in the beginning with our son. And as a young mum, alot of my friends just didn't understand.
I've written one email to Sunrise, a national morning show here in Australia, and if I don't hear from them within a week or two I will write to some others. Your story MUST be heard!
Very well said. Lovely pic x
I've posted you on my facebook wall, i found u on my friend's wall, many other mommies will see your link on my wall and do the same...i hope your story reaches millions. You should be so proud of what you've done. Thank you for being an amazing mommy, taking a stand. i wish you the best! xoxo to you!
Good on you... I think your photo is beautiful. I am proud to be a woman and super proud to be a breastfeeding Mum. My friend posted a pic on her FB profile of herself breastfeeding but she wasn't asked to take it down - I think she was looking forward to a fight :)
it is illegal to stop a woman breastfeeding in the uk in public. how is this any different? well done you on breastfeeding twins at the same time. i see you ahve struggled to get where you are and totally applaud what you are doing ( 3 months preg with my 3rd and hoping to BF this time round, now i have some support and a councillor)
you are an inspiration and should be applauded. im sending this link tot he sun - we all know they love the tiddies...
I shared this on FaceBook.
Just wanted to pop on here & congratulate you on the babies! They are fortunately little ones to have a mum that will vociferously advocate for justice!
Thank you! For sharing & posting! As a mom who has breastfed I completely agree...Breastfeeding is natural, healthy for our children. That's why our breasts make milk when we have a child. Now, some choose to not or are unable But that is their choice. Of course, a lot of women don't know enough about it, have enough support & are ashamed of their bodies...don't even try or give up thinking they can't!
Support is extremely important for success with breastfeeding But also feeling comfortable with the process. If all we teach/show or don't teach is bottle feeding is the norm...which is not true...then what are our children learning. If a child doesn't grow up around breastfeeding women then they tend to bottle feed. Sometimes bottle feeding is necessary But breastfeeding is free & the perfect food for babies.
Breastfeeding is not obscene or offensive. & If someone finds offense then they really should figure out what their problem is & leave the mommies alone! They can cover up their heads or look away.
Anyways, ranted enough! Thanks for sharing & we support you & each other.
Women have breastfed since before we started measuring time. All mammals breastfeed their offspring. How pathetic that in this day and age, breastfeeding is still met with controversy.
Why can't people get worked up about something that needs change like starvation, illiteracy, domestic violence, etc?
Good for you! FB is getting totally out of hand with what they are deleting. Plus there is even a 'Boobs of the day' application on FB WTF?
What I find interesting about this is that it shows the gender of Facebook. Obviously, men are in charge of deciding what is obsene. Your picture offends those who don't want to see breasts in use - since in this culture, breasts are not meant to have any other function that to be oogled at. If there were not two beautiful babies eating, they would not have taken that photo off of Facebook. Thanks for this post. It makes me sad to realize that in this day and age, people refuse to accept the beauty of functionality. Boobs are just meant to bob around and bounce up and down so that men can stare. In reality, even men can lactate, though it's rare, so maybe these men simply need some kind of wake-up call. I don't know. Either way, thank you for sharing.
Way to go, sends me chills and gets me excited to fight back.
You rock, mama!
The whole idea that breastfeeding is offensive is offensive. More power to women everywhere who choose to make the best possible choice for their babies (and society for that matter!)
Why SEEING breastfeeding is important : my personal challenge to all breastfeeding mums (of Facebook... and the world).
In solidarity with April, I have posted a picture of my girls tandem-nursing as my profile picture on Facebook; a breastfeeding image will remain as my profile picture, every day, until change happens here on Facebook, until the act of breastfeeding is re-normalized. I encourage everyone to do the same.
Posting a breastfeeding image as your profile picture for one day (ie, for the virtual MILC event held recently on Facebook) is, decidedly, not enough. Breastfeeding images need to be seen *every* day, and I am convinced that SEEING more breastfeeding, wherever possible, is what will change our puritanical, hyper-sexualized (yet sexually-repressed...) culture here in North America. This, in turn, can only benefit BABIES. Whose voice do they have if not ours ?
May I also suggest in your daily life (outside the 'net), that you get out there and nurse your children in public. And do so with a huge smile across your face. Pretty hard for onlookers to say, feel or do something negative in the face of a beaming, breastfeeding mother - n'est-ce pas ?
For the sake of babies everywhere, I will not be backing down. And nor should you. :)
In solidarity,
-Emma, in Montréal
http://www.facebook.com/emma.kwasnica
Hello!! You rock!!
I am SO happy to see all the traffic you are getting for this post. I'll be sharing your post on MY facebook page!
Fantastic! I nursed my son and cried when he weaned himself while we were on vacation at 8 months. I plan on nursing the next one for at least a year. That is what "Tits" and "Titties" are created for so I agree with you! Fuck you, FB for deleting your beautiful picture of using your boobs for what God intended!
Super mama A++++ status for feeding two babies! That's a wonderful inspirational thing to see and Facebook should be publicly denounced for saying that is offensive in any way shape or form. I hope we can collectively kick their ass!
i understand that you're a) proud and b) pissed off. but i still don't get why you want that photo to circulate everywhere.
posted your blog on my fb page. You go girl! Let's get 'em!
Shame on you Facebook! While I don't like the use of foul language I totally agree with a lot the sentiment being portrayed on this blog site.
Too many corporate companies and ignorant people fail to see the importance of this life-giving gift to the most vulnerable of humans - Breast IS best!
Congratulations and well done!
And yet, my profile pic of Tom Green suckling on a cow teat is alright with FaceBook!
http://www.facebook.com/soundhunter
From a graduate of La Leche League in the 1980's I say bash the prejudice of a healthy, natural function and ability to share something that only a Mom can give her babies. Congratulations on the twins and keep on feeding them!
You go girl! Most people don't know that boobs have another purpose other than just being sexual objects. Love your post!
Viv
www.wavejourney.com
Just showing support by replying to your brilliant post!
I love it! I loved the ending. Great work!
Congrats on taking a stand--and on tandem nursing those babies! Don't think I'd have enough coordination to do that in a million years. :)
This is crazy...I am totally offended that they would remove a picture of a mother feeding her babies...what the hell is wrong with Facebook???
you are so freakin' awesome! love your post. and good on you for nursing your babes. i just weaned my 2 1/2 year old twins - it was a beautiful experience!
What a fantastic post! Facebook ought to be ashamed.
Right on! :-)
Speaking of offensive... Normally I find the f-bomb offensive, :-) but this time I'd say it's totally and completely appropriate. And facebook so totally deserves it.
You rock.
Your picture is gorgeous, congrats on tandem nursing, I've never had to but I struggled with one so I bow down to you. :]
And, go you. Get em. Tear em down! I'm feeling inspired to write a letter of my own and report some images.
Congrats on your beautiful twins. I cried reading about this, thinking how hard it was for you to get to where you are and then being "reprimanded" for sharing. Stupid facebook. It's such blatant hypocrisy and discrimination.
Wow! This totally amazing! Breastfeeding is Gods gift to children and it's about time that major organizations stopped finding it offensive! I nursed my son until he was almost 2 and loved every moment of it. There are so many advantages.. the most obvious is that it's cheaper than formula, requires no preparation, always the right temperature, and MADE for babies! It's also beautiful. I love that photo! Congrats!
You go mama,FB should pull their head out of their ass!!! breastfeeding is the best you can do for your child, the perfect food. feeding your baby is never offensive,except to the ignorant and stupid.
When you are using them for what they should be used for nobody likes it! Those are the best looking boobs out of the bunch! be proud mama for giving your boys the good stuff!
I put this up on my profile for others to see! Im so sick of the crap FB is pulling. I have seen enough boobs and other things on FB to make me want to throw up, but when a mama posts something so natural they become a$$holes and delete it along with saying they will delete their account.
Awesome pic! You give me hope. I am carrying twin and very curious on how I will be able to feed both of them at the same time. You go!
Thank you so much for posting this and not standing FB ridiculous ideas about obscenity.
Wow! Where have I been? GO APRIL!
You're awesome. Thanks for being such a great advocate. I posted a link to this post on my facebook- with your picture as a thumbnail...
Facebook needs to grow up. I find their double standards to be the truly obscene thing. Breastfeeding, on the other hand, is beautiful and natural.
And way to go, tandem nursing your twins! :)
I love this post, I love examples of what facebook deems not obsene, breastfeeding is amazing, I just started with my brand new daughter and its hard work. Kudos for breastfeeding twins, I am in aawe.
congratulations on your wonderful achievement. i love the look on your face and wish you many more happy moments with your children
(oh yes, and fuck FB)
This is a great post. Completely spot-on!
I have linked to it, and your earlier Facebook letter, in my post here
Facebook, bastion of misogyny
Which was also reprinted at melindatankardreist.com.au
(and by the way, I love the photo - you look so pleased with yourself and your babies, which is just as it should be!)
Odd mindboggling breast discrimination exists everywhere, in different forms, and never ceases to force me to welt my own forehead with an exasperated smack.
On fb it's your perfectly innocent breastfeeding pics trashed while sexualized sleze pics are left untouched. On tagged.com it's my fat girl breasts repeatedly deleted while thin girl silicon with far less clothing on it is left untouched, and like you with fb, tagged has yet top answer my complaints.
Apparently breasts are peachy if a thin blonde girl's fake ones covered in two postage stamps is on display, but slap a hungry child or a hundred pounds on those breasts and ZOMG NUDITY KILL IT KILL IT!!!
I hate humanity some days.
I love this post. And I love your photo - you look so pleased with yourself and your babies, as it should be!
I have linked to this post and your Open Letter to Facebook on my blog, at
http://mymilkspilt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/facebook-bastion-of-misogyny/
Brilliantly said :) And that picture is wonderful.
Thank you for your post. You rock sistah!!! Off to share on facebook, knowing that I have quite a few friends who will share too.
Share Share Share Share Share...all over Facebook ;)
First, I agree with you. Fuck Facebook. Why your photo should be declared obscene? Bulshit. I am mor eimpressed with the tandem feeding though. Kudos to you.
Awesome. *applause*
You couldn't have summed it up any better. :-)
I'm just trying to understand how facebook decides which photos to delete and which ones to leave up. I've had a picture of me nursing my daughter as a profile pic and it's never caused a problem. The facebook group, "If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head!" has tons of fan pictures that are much more revealing and explicit than yours posted in it and none of them have been removed. So why single you out?
Clearly facebook doesn't have a problem with ALL breastfeeding photos. If this was happening across the board I could fight it. But as it is, I just don't get it.
As an older mother who breastfeed both of my children, YOU GO GIRL! Your picture is not offense at all. It is a work of art!!! I agree with your comment to facebook. They should have to review their position on the word "offensive" God Bless you and your children....keep on doing what god intended you to do with your beautiful breast...feed them children,girl!!! If I knew where you lived I would offer to come and clean your house for free, just because I think what you are doing is what NO ONE else in the world can....Blessings, BCC
Good on ya!
you go girlfriend!!! i think nursing is one of the most naturalist thing a woman can do. we have been doing it since the dawn of time..i dont find anything repulsive or disgusting about it. what i do find disgusting is that how the media and men (and certain women) exploit breast but that is ok..who knew you needed big boobs to sell a honda or a hamburger..i have 2 daughters and i nursed them both..i had to stop with the first one, i got into an auto accident and i wasnt able to keep up..with my 2nd one, i went a little bit longer, but the well dried up..
congrats on the babies
Legend. I breastfed twins too. Tits hanging out left right and centre. FB should try doing it then have a whinge about it. Morons. Love the fuck you bit at the end. Hope this goes around the world
Thank you so much for this :) *Copies URL to add to my status update on FB*
I have BFing pics up (or more my photographer friend does of me) that are yet to be removed :) They've been up for almost 3 months now (since my little girl was 10 days old!)
You look so incredibly proud to be tandem nursing, and so you should be!! Amazing :)
Congrats on tandem feeding your twins! I had a hard time getting started on one at a time, let alone two! You go momma! And to hell with the haters! YOU are right! Breastfeeding is right! And publicizing that it CAN be done despite your odds is right!
Wow. How assbackwards this culture is. Now that's how to turn things upside down and rightside up.
I'd like to say I'm shocked, but the sad reality of it is....I'm not. I think your picture is inspiring. Congratulations on the babies AND being able to breastfeed like a freakin' trooper! LOVE IT!!
You rock the world, April!! ANY mom who has ever tried latching ONE child on knows that latching on TWO at ONCE is just an enormous accomplishment! Our four kids nursed for a total of 8 years, 10 months -- wow, never did that math problem before! The youngest went until a week before he turned 4, and still remembers the comfort it meant to him.
Facebook, get a clue. Boobs doing what they're meant to do is GREAT.
Go, April! Come on, Ellen, give her a call!
AWESOME! I'd like to join the chorus too: FUCK YOU FACEBOOK!
Its a beautiful celebritory shot of the most amazing possibility of human existance...life itself and the possibility "feeding" that life with yours! Amazing, lovely, poetic, and not offensive if you are one that is one with the truth of our existance. Congradulations on your lovelies.
Its a beautiful celebritory shot of the most amazing possibility of human existance...life itself and the possibility "feeding" that life with yours! Amazing, lovely, poetic, and not offensive if you are one that is one with the truth of our existance. Congradulations on your lovelies.
Facebook owes everyone a big fat apology. What hypochrites. Breast feeding is the normal function of breasts! I nursed all 3 of my boys...actually my sons is 7 months old and we are still nursing...going to reach the 12 plus month mark like I did with my other 2!
You rock! And the boys do too! I breastfed my daughter 21 month, anytime she asked for it and anywhere I could.
Well Done April~ I am a twin. My mum breastfed us for 14 mths (and 30 years ago, that was quite a feat!).
I am tandem feeding my 3 year old and 8 mths old.
Keep up the good work!
Awesome!! Thanks for pointing out the hypocrisy of Facebook.
Also, check out this cook breastfeeding campaign in Portland, ME:
http://www.pressherald.com/archive/cardboard-cutouts-will-bring-breastfeeding-campaign-to-life_2009-08-01.html?searchterm=breastfeeding+campaign
hey there!
how do you feel about a facebook campaign where everyone in the 'hey facebook, breastfeeding photos are not obscene' (or whatever it's called) uses this photo as their facebook profile photo for a specific week? has that been done before and I missed it? If you like that idea (think how famous your boobies will be! :)) perhaps post to the group that several people would be interested in doing this and that you give your permission? I think it would have a lot of impact if everyone uses the same removed photo, but I haven't been following the debate all that closely, so maybe it's been done already? in any case, congrats on nursing your bubs! I love this photo, such a proud moment!!
all the best,
tiffani
fuck facebook. i guess breast are only kosher as long as they're making a few bucks off them...
i just wanted to say i think you're nothing short of a god damn superhero for tandem nursing! :)
well said
YOU GO GIRL.
It's the same reason a small business loan would never fly for the franchise "Dickies" while "Hooters" is making money hand over fist. But then, I can't imagine women having their brains in the vulvas.
You rock on soooooo many levels! From one breastfeeding mom to another- a standing ovation for you!
Erika
www.abbydoodlesbows.blogspot.com
Rock on Mama. Totally not offensive.
~ Suzanne
this is a beautiful picture. Congratulation and keep the god job. Nursing is a simple way for caring and create a wonderful bound.
Its just sad that in our society today that people find this offensive. Breastfeeding is the most natural beautiful thing a mother can do for her baby(ies).
A: this picture is NOT obscene. B: Obscenity being disallowed I could understand, but this beautiful picture? C: Glad youall found a way I could get thru to see what FB was objecting to, I heard of this several days ago but only saw the 'offensive' picture just now.
I blogged about this: http://globalsistergoodsblog.com/breastfeeding-is-not-obscene! FU, FB, indeed!
You Rock, Mama, and keep up the good work and the great bf'ing! I hope SOME decent show decides to run your story- it's a valid one...
LOVE this post. You might want to check out Holistic Moms' Network vid on nursing. I have a link to it on this blog post:
http://www.almostcrunchy.com/2010/03/got-milk/
I got censored too. Check out my story http://www.gemmarose.com.au/show-us-ya-tits-vs-facebook
Sigh.
You go!
You and your boobies are awesome! I have posted your story to facebook and facebook will be getting an eye full of my breastfeeding boobies first thing tomorrow. Thanks so much for sharing this, but I am sorry that you were treated this way by FB. You and your babies are inspiring.
you deserve better, for sure. congratulations, mama. know that you ARE an inspiration.
you are a legend mama.
i just linked to this blog post on my facebook status with an accompanying complaint to facebook with some (choice) words.... (yes i also love it that the link makes the picture be displayed for all to see!)
there will come a day when they have to change because the world will have too and we will not put up with this crap anymore.
good on you.
Fuck Facebook, indeed!
Thanks for making an issue of this.
<3.
Good job! Posted this on facebook with the comment "Warning: some people may find this offensive, it contains a swear word :)"
(Not because I find the word offensive, but to make the point that the picture is NOT!)
Anna
I linked to this on my blog and also commented about my breastfeeding experience.
http://quiggs-girl.livejournal.com/26577.html
Amazing! Completely Amazing! I am so with you on this!
I'm a nursing mom of twins and there is nothing more rewarding then sharing a moment nursing both little miracles at the same time. I had my beautiful boys via donor insemination and it was a struggle the whole pregnancy. I love your picture, it's inspiring and yes facebook Fuck YOU
Just want to say congrats on tandem nursing -- that's an awesome picture!
Who cares, it ole natural so really who cares see it downtown,buses,stations,so facebook won't respond because its ole natural...hehehe so complain all u want,complaining for nothing ...
I'm proud of you and of all mothers who are championing their babies right to be fed the most perfect food, whenever and where ever they are. As well I agree whole-heartedly that breastfeeding by it's very nature can never be obscene. By I funny coincidence I just discovered the facebook group "If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head!" today, and joined it... I know that my three year old daughter, who still nurses several times a day, would be very glad for your sweet little ones, who are lucky to have you for a mom!!
Marcy Roeder
Doula
Mother to 3 wonderful, breastfed kids, Johnny (6), Danny (5), and Abby (3) also known as the milk monster! :-)
I'm proud of you and of all mothers who are championing their babies right to be fed the most perfect food, whenever and where ever they are. As well I agree whole-heartedly that breastfeeding by it's very nature can never be obscene. By I funny coincidence I just discovered the facebook group "If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head!" today, and joined it... I know that my three year old daughter, who still nurses several times a day, would be very glad for your sweet little ones, who are lucky to have you for a mom!!
Marcy Roeder
Doula
Mother to 3 wonderful, breastfed kids, Johnny (6), Danny (5), and Abby (3) also known as the milk monster! :-)
Thanks for this. From Brazil.
I also waited 3 years for my baby & after lots of fertility treatment, a pregnancy with lots of complications & traumatic birth, I totally uderstand why you want to celebrate your babies with lots of lovely photos. You have every right to & Facebook are out of order banning a photo of you feeding your children naturally. Bloody bonkers!
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