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Breast is Best (as Long As We Don’t See It)! Hilary Stamper 01/12/2012
Thank you Hilary for writing this. You are totally awesome.
Egyptian Bottle Depicting Woman Nursing Child
Another sad example of facebook censoring breastfeeding!
Read the article here: http://www.ivillage.ca/parenting/toddler-and-preschool/are-little-girls-pretending-breastfeed
Join the response group on fbook: https://www.facebook.com/StopHarassingKwasnicaAndALLBreastfeedingWomen
Article from Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Breastfeeding+Vancouver+takes+Facebook+nudity+policy/5975578/story.html#ixzz1j7PXjmb9
Seven year old girl breastfeeds her doll. Facebook deleted it for violating the TOU.
Facebook Apologizes for Removing Picture of 7yr old Breastfeeding Doll http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/09/facebook-photos-girls-pretending-breastfeed
Hello Michael Moore Last night, I joined the ranks of women whose facebook accounts have been disabled for breastfeeding pictures. I am a supporter of Occupy here in the Eugene area of Oregon. I have been engaging in discussion with a local un-occupy community group on facebook. There was a local action where the Vagilutionaries went topless and masked to a local city councilor's house with truth written in red tape or paint on their bodies. Some people were concerned that this was political terrorism since it followed an action, Tent Monsters, at the same city councilor's home. Others spoke of how inappropriate being topless was, even though it is not illegal for men or women in Eugene. There was also a small group that responded by negative comments of how the women's breasts and bodies were shaped. In response and in solidarity with the women and free speech, I posted a picture of me breastfeeding and called my breasts terrorists with my friends and Occupy community online. When I returned to the Un-occupy Eugene Community, to discuss other matters I was personally attacked for my picture. One man said it was creepy that I was breastfeeding a 7yr old. I blocked him. I finally found some common ground with the NDAA being signed by President Obama on the Un-Occupy page. Some women on the page came to my defense and told the man to back off and that it was my child's and my choice to breastfeed for however long we chose to. I responded in jest to his and others comments by stating that under NDAA my breasts could be considered terrorists since they hold more than 7 days of food and can take out multiple eyes while shooting in various directions. I thought after that the topic would die and life would go on. Yesterday morning I go to log-in and I received a warning from facebook stating that I had violated the terms of use. I was upset that facebook considers a picture of breastfeeding a child inappropriate, especially since my picture only showed part of my breast and part of my child's face. I started searching out breastfeeding groups on facebook and requested that women stand in solidarity with me and post their own breastfeeding photos. I posted a public album that included 5 of my personal breastfeeding photos. I also included some classical and modern artwork, as well as some public domain photography. I posted some links on extended breastfeeding and made these things public on my profile. I emailed facebook and asked them not to consider breastfeeding photos in violation of the TOU. I also made my profile picture the same one that had been removed. I was directed by a comment on one of my protest posts to a group of women who have also experienced this treatment on facebook. I was amazed that this was such a common thing. Before the night was over I changed my picture to a much more tame photo where not as nearly as much breast was showing. I logged off, put my 4 yr old to bed, and watched a sci-fi movie called Mars. I received a text notification from a post I made about NDAA in the Un-Occupy Eugene community on facebook. I went to log-in and was notified that my account was disabled. Although I am not surprised by the action taken by facebook or the person bullying me for political reasons, I am disappointed that facebook allows this type of action against women who are breastfeeding. People may not agree with my political ideas, approach, extended breastfeeding, or other personal choices. This does not give them or facebook the right to censor breastfeeding which is a natural and nurturing act, in order to silence me in an online social networking site. Breastfeeding past 6 months in the USA is not socially acceptable. Corporations have taken over what is normal and healthy and turned feeding our children into this money-making game. People have become so used to following what they are told through commercials that they think that breastfeeding is somehow pornographic, creepy, and inappropriate. In addition, there remains on facebook revealing, promiscuous, violent pictures, and material. While I am not sure where I stand on censorship, breastfeeding pictures and artwork seem harmless compared to other socially acceptable but violent acts. I know that other women who have not been politically active in facebook have been silenced, have removed their breastfeeding photos all together. It is wrong and today I ask you to help women and children Occupy Breastfeeding. Attached is the first removed picture and the second is the one I last logged off with. In Solidarity
This was my last profile picture on facebook before being disabled.
Banned for Breastfeeding 