A guys point of view....

Recently here on Joeuser we have had a couple people concerned about women baring their breasts to feed their babies.  Is there a problem with a kid getting lunch?  No I don't believe that that's the problem, hell if I had it my way all the women with young firm boobies would go topless.  Unfortunately it's not up to me and no I would not have wanted to have my son be exposed to a woman breast feeding at 8 or 9 years old.  I'm an adult I can handle it, even appreciate it, and of course check to see if it's a nice breast too. ( Hey, I'm just being honest)  But the kid is just gonna either stare in awe or giggle and then I'm not only going to have to explain what the woman was doing but, also why it's OK for her to have her boobs out in public and its not OK for any other girl and that's not as easy as it sounds.

    The Public Decency laws that we have in the US are part of what separates up from the rest of the world.  For instance if I lived in Palma, Spain after a few months I probably would care less about boobs.  Seeing hundreds of them on the beach every day would make them common and uninteresting.  But If I lived in an Arab country where women are always covered up I'd probably go completely nuts any time I got to see some skin.   Fortunately I live in the USA where women are forced by law to cover up at least their nipples ( more in some places). and that 2 square inches or less of material make all the difference in the world.  We ride the middle ground and I like it.  It lets me enjoy looking at women yet keeps that little bit of mystery there.

So anyhow,  I like boobs and yes if you are breast feeding your kid in a high traffic, public place I will look.  However if you are being discrete and doing it in a low traffic area I will give you all the respect that I can muster because you have done so for the rest of us.

here are links to two other articles on the subject

I'm Pro-Bare Breasts in Public By: LeapingLizard

Peek-a-Boo! I See Boob! By: Texas Wahine