More Than a Pair of Tits, But Can I Be Human?
by Jessica Martin-Weber Once, a supportive male boss told me I was more than a pair of tits. Thanks, I think, so what does that make me? What about other…
A 14 year old girl’s thoughts on breasts, breastfeeding, sex appeal, and society.
Body image, self-esteem, sexuality, and navigating society are all major issues for teens. A 14 year old girl shares her perspective on those issues and her thoughts about breasts, breastfeeding, and possible future motherhood.
Breastfeeding, sexism, and public opinion polls
Various media outlets like to poll their audience to see if breastfeeding in public or breastfeeding past a certain age is ok, but are these polls really doing anything? Or is it just another form of entertainment based on sexism?
Changing for the breast? A 14 year old shares her views on breasts, breastfeeding, sex appeal, and society.
In some ways we have come so far in how women are treated and viewed in society but in other ways women, particularly mothers, are dismissed as their real value being only in their appeal to the opposite sex. I wonder if we’ve lost something. Then I wonder what that means for me and I’m only 14 years old.
Blaming the milk? Is it the breastmilk or something else?
Often there is concern that something is wrong with the milk and if their sweet offspring is anything other than the standard of a smiling, chubby, easy-going, and bright eyed Gerber baby, the milk is often the first thing blamed for a breastfed baby.
