As much as I tend to agree with his point of view, he’s a complete retard when it comes to breastfeeding in public. He talks about how women in other countries don’t feel entitled to do such things as complain about being unable to breastfeed in public…because they CAN breastfeed in public without it being a big deal. Some friends of ours discussed how, when travelling Europe, no one gave them a second look when the mom breastfed. While here, you’re subject to either oogling or foul faces from everyone around you.
I don’t understand how anyone who is not a parent and doesn’t understand that sometimes you can’t “plan ahead” any more than you already do (i.e. Shocker! The kid hits another growth spurt and his normal 20 minute nap after eating turns into a 3 minute nap and a 40 minute screamfest unless you put him on the boob) can blabber on about a subject he knows diddly squat about. So what do you do? Forego going anywhere until Americans decide seeing a woman’s boob isn’t SUCH a big deal (…never…leave…your…house…ever…again…) or let your baby scream and piss the entire restaurant off?
Bill Maher is a fucktard!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa696L6M6Sw Forward to 7:13
Since when was eating intimate, btw???
I agree with you here – I was surprised when, on my pregnancy board, everyone was totally in line with what he said. I like him in general, but this squeamishness about using breasts for what they were made for?
Laaaaaame…
This has made me so mad I can’t even remember liking him ever. I’m sure I did, as I’m drawn to the caustic sarcastic type, but damn. He’s a fucktard, you are so right.
I think my favorite part was how he talked about how special American women think they are so special for having a baby (said in that whiny condescending voice). Then he says that they aren’t special because guess what? Even a DOG can do that.
Well guess what, moron? Last time I checked, dogs had puppies, not babies, and they fed them whenever and wherever they had to. With their bare doggie tits.
Jackass.
Welcome back to the blogs, Jess! You’ve been missed!!!
My friend Renee (bakersdozen.typepad.com) breastfed her daughter an adopted son at once, boy that got looks!! A white woman nursing both a white and a black child.
I always feel like there’s a second side to these breastfeeding stories–like that the woman really was showing much more of herself than was necessary to reveal. Breastfeeding activists make me uncomfortable and I hate when I feel that I’m glumped with them–hopefully soon I’ll get to writing a post about why I still nurse my big boy.
Again, wb!
I can’t even speak about it, it makes me THAT mad.