Friday, June 30, 2006

Whip 'em Out : Breast-feeding Moms Find Victoria's Secret Unsupportive (The Cleveland Free Times)

Not only are breasts a perfect marriage of form and function, but it delights us all that they are the very definition of natural, and even government-approved. Federally mandated, tax-funded health professionals assure us in official documents that breast-feeding is the healthiest way to nourish a child. Which makes it odd that nursing moms in Wisconsin and Massachusetts were recently told by Victoria's Secret staffers that the sight of their breasts might offend other customers, and that they had to use a shopping mall restroom outside the store.

It's especially puzzling that Victoria's Secret — owned by Limited Brands of Ohio — should take offense, since the company advertises its products by showing off as many breasts and as much of them as they can get away with.



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