Thursday, May 25, 2006

LETTER- Breastfeeding not sexual (The HooK)

"In your recent story about Tom Rose's 'Ween' license plates ['WEEN win: DMV okays recalled plate,' May 18], the DMV's primary concern was said to be the chance that the plates might have a 'sexual connotation.' Your article then says that Rose was upset by the implication that his plates related to weaning, or the cessation of breastfeeding.

This reinforces the misconception that breastfeeding is sexual. While nursing and sex are both loving acts that involve the breast, breastfeeding is no more sexual than bottle feeding. It is a way of nurturing and caring for babies. "

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