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psg+@pitt.edu (Paul S Galvanek) wrote:

though I think a woman
>who is still breast feeding a chiold at age 5 is dangerously close to 
>engaging in some emotionally destructive acts with her kid and doing it
>in public is merely compounding the severity - but it is not an opinion
>shared by everyone.  

What do the experts say? Or do the puritans determine health standards 
for our children now?
>
>I don't know where you live, but I see people on a daily basis who by their
>dress tell me that their belief is that being uncovered in public is something
>that is unacceptable. 

It certainly is at the beach. Puritans should definitely stay away from 
the beach!

 Shall they be prevented from taking part in public 
>life, in public places, or must they do so only after they've give their
>personal and/or religious beliefs to satify anothers?

I'm not exactly sure what this sentence says, but the Quakers don't 
dictate how we dress, even though their religious beliefs prevent them 
from dressing as we do.

>
>It has nothing to do with being a prude, it has to do with understanding
>that not everyone shares the same view of what breasts are and whether or
>not exposing them in public is appropriate. 
>
>It's those here that suggest that everyone must accept their definition and
>their view on the matter that are the most narrow of minds. 

We don't suggest it is illegal NOT to breastfeed in public.

 When my wife
>was nursing our children she never thought twice about giving up a little 
>convience in order not to be offensive to others who might not share our
>view of what breasts are.

Why don't we look at what the biological definition of breasts are -- not 
the sexual role society has deemed them to represent.  

Why is it such a problem for others to do the
>same now a days?  
>
>You call it prudish, I call it being considerate of others - something no
>one seems to be able to do these days. 

Women would still be required to wear dresses that covered chin to ankle 
if we never advanced past some people's prudish standards. 
>
>Paul S. Galvanek
>
Debbie O'Leary