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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If I willingly breastfeed my child, what moral issue would you or any other person have with it?

If we are forcing a woman to breastfeed or be milked against her will; then that is a different question and a valid moral issue.

Consent matters

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can we say any woman can consent to breastfeeding her child if she lives in a patriarchy?

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Well yes because we have been doing it before patriarchy and we will do it long after patriarchy is dead.

But I will grant you that some women choose to not have children or to breastfeed them (formula exists, as does donated human breast milk and some women who enjoy the experience will breastfeed other women’s babies).

Me personally? None at all, and I shouldn't have a say in it either. Other people? I have no idea. It still floors me that enough people object to public breastfeeding for it to be raised as an issue at all. The idea that potentially seeing a breast is more offensive (or offensive at all) than increasing the difficulty of raising a child is a bizarre and unconscionable one in my mind.

Agreed, but dear lord, I hope that's never happened.

Agreed.