By all means. A worldwide law should fit everyone, right?
I’m so glad a supermodel took the time from her busy schedule of preening and pouting for the camera to educate the rest of us on how to have children.
She said: ‘I think breastfeeding really helped. Some people here think they don’t have to breastfeed, and I think, “Are you going to give chemical food to your child, when they are so little?”
‘There should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.’
I’m glad it worked out as well as it did for her and she obviously committed to the experience. But not everyone can do that. Some for health reasons of their own, some for the baby – yes, the baby (the woman in the article that said she quit because she felt like a cow? No sympathy for that reason). My mother tried with me and I wouldn’t eat and cried all the time. The doctor told her to go with formula and voila, problems solved. Just as my mother’s experience with me shouldn’t be extrapolated to all mothers worldwide, nor should Ms. Bundchen’s experience.
In other words, as with all entertainers, shut up and sing, poptart. You aren’t paid for your wisdom or your opinions. And newspapers, quit asking these people with no concept of reality for the other 95% of the world to tell you what they think.
Gad, I hate what the internet and cable have turned news into. The constant drive to produce gives us nothing but fluff. Pseudoscience, opinion and wild ass guesses masquerading as fact. I know, I know. I read it, so I’m just as bad as the rest of ‘em. :)
Brawndo. It’s what plants crave.
I am always appreciative when supermodels — busy as they are writing white papers and doing policy research at our nation’s finest think tanks — nevertheless find time to tell the rest of us what’s what.
I can’t be the only one creeped out when mommies breastfeed in public. Can’t be.
On to supermodel advice: Everytime I see a “news” story based on a supermodel, unless that supermodel single-handedly wrestled Godzilla to the ground and saved a bus full of Keebler elves, I think it must be a slow news day indeed.
hi leeann, good comment. have you ever wondered who decides which news is pertinent and makes sure it is distributed to all media outlets across america? it doesn’t matter which network you watch the news will all be the same. the new broacasters used to be journalists today they are simply “news readers”.
LeeAnn, public breastfeeding creeps you out. I can respect your apparent desire to see less of it. Can you respect my appreciation of it? :-)
As for so-called supermodels’ (or any entertainment sluts, of either sex) views being promoted as newsworthy, well, isn’t that THE model of Mass Media Podpeople Hivemind “reporting”? I used to be able to count on the fingers of one hand the numbers of Mass Media news “reporters” that weren’t (at best) low-brow, subliterate, self-enstupiated entertainment sluts with a socially destructive POV, but now I no longer need to count that high…
Actually, this “supermodel’s” pronouncements are of a much, much higher quality than most Dhuimmicrappic or Repugnican’t politicians’ comments and, as stupid and asinine as they are, more worthy of reporting than almost anything I’ve read as having spewed from The 0!’s mouth. (That’s called damning with faint praise *heh*)
AMEN! this is the main reason i dont watch tv for my entertainment or my news- especially my news! (actually i only watch one show.. Madmen)the celebutrash has invaded livingrooms across america and they have even infiltrated our news on both a local and national level. don’t believe it? watch your evening news and see how long it takes for a story about some celebrity. they are crammed down our throats at every opportunity. it’s disgusting and insulting to those of us with better things to do than wait for an unintelligent opinions from the flavor of the month celebutrash .
BTW, in “support” of public breastfeeding…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCOIeYSwbXs
*ducking, running*
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to say, I loooooved breastfeeding my kids. But never, not ONCE, did I advocate for all women to do so. My sister couldn’t breasfeed either of her two kids. She was distraught thinking “giving chemicals” to her kids would make them vulnerable. I told her, “Hell, no!! Give them formula!! Stuff’s just as good, for shit’s sake!!” All guilt evaporated :)
Oh eat a fucking sandwich, skinny bitch. I bet she even has her baby on a diet or she sticks her finger down it’s throat after ’cause god forbid she have a fat baby. Why in the hell ANY celeb thinks we care what the hell their thoughts or opinions are is beyond me. Seriously, look pretty, say your lines, and if you’re George Clooney, CALL ME.
And yes Leeann, it creeps me the hell out. I don’t want to see women’s floppy engorged titties all yanked out feeding their sweet, precious babies when I’m running errands or eating. Like something out of Grapes of Wrath. Gah. “Ohh it’s natural” blah blah blah. Why yes it is, so is taking a crap. I don’t want to see that either. Cover that shit up or do it in private where you can enjoy your special bonding time with your titties flopping in the breeze.
My rabies have come out of remission as you can probably tell. Not my thumb rabies either, though I still have that. I’ll go now.
sounds like laura could use a xanax about now. laura, if you were my neighbor i’d be over at your place giving you a phamaceutical attitude adjustment. i laughed when i read and reread your comment, maybe it’s the margaritas though…
Laura has that effect on people. It’s her rabies.
In the famous words of David…. What a maroon!
My grandson couldn’t take breast milk because of a medical condition… hell it could have killed him.
hey mel, that sounds like a bug bunny quote.
oops forgot nics site wont take html: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Kh7nLplWo
I, personally, find breastfeeding to be something that makes me smile. Not in a pernicious way, but truly heartwarmed. Really.
I don’t disagree. But I also don’t think that it needs to be out in full view of the general public. I think it is a private moment between mother and child or the family, if so inclined. My mother fed my brother in public, but she had a light blanket to drape over herself. It’s the in your face attitude of the La Leche crowd that makes it something less special, in my opinion.