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In article <53o8vk$4ac@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,
   psg+@pitt.edu (Paul S Galvanek) wrote:
>In article <53hc9u$8uk_001@news.lm.com>,
>Richard Bossard <rbossard@nauticom.net> wrote:
>>
>>Paul, you normally seem rather libertarian in your views. I can't for the 
>>life of me understand why you support such a silly bill. So what if 
somebody 
>>wants to demo breast feeding in public?! Let them. Breasts are not a 
"dirty" 
>>thing, they are just a part of the body, like a nose or finger. 
>
>Rick, 
>
>That is your opinion, more or less my opinion - 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.  

Hmmmm. I can't help but to sometimes note that this *thing* that people have 
over breasts is beyond my understanding. They (non necessarly refering to 
paul) throw absolute hissy-fits if they see them in public, but on a 
date, once you get back home, they're one of the first things a guy wants to 
get a look at... (yes, i know, a -very- un PC comment)

>
>I don't know where you live,

Same town as you.

> 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

I assume you are refering to devout muslims? Except for them, I've never 
noticed any such thing. I do spot a few the occasional muslim in the 
monroeville mall.

>that is unacceptable.  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?

Ummm, if one wants to take extremest religous beliefs, I don't have much 
pity for them when they find offense at every turn. 

Would you also force women to hide their faces to avoid offending muslim 
males in the local mall too? Or is it just that breast thing thats a 
problem. I can't see the difference between your offense at the sight of a 
public breast, and those the muslim offended walking down the mall taking 
offense at an uncovered female face. 

Excessive nose hair offends some. Should I go clip mine before I next go out 
in public :)

>
>>I never realized you were a prude...
>
>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. 

I presume when you say "what breasts are" you mean, are they sexual organs 
or not. 

>
>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.  

One could simply look the other way if a view offends. Thats my philosophy 
when out in public. Even if a glance at a breast offends, I can't for the 
life of me see what *damage* is done. And if no damage is done, whats the 
big deal, ehhh?


>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 is it such a problem for others to do the
>same now a days?  

And why should she or you be inconvienced to perform a function which is 
natural, healthy, and preprogrammed into the human species?

>
>You call it prudish, I call it being considerate of others - something no
>one seems to be able to do these days.

I truely don't understand all the fuss...

Rick
 
>
>Paul S. Galvanek
>

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