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#51 zeldaluff
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[QUOTE="da-big-girl007"]So is a guys penis a sexual toy for women?cd_rom

Uh.... yeah?

This

Yeah, but with the context your speaking, it's like I'm supposed to be offended by it. "How dare you say penises have anything to do with sex! GRRRR!!!!"cd_rom

and this :lol:

cd_rom = win.

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#52 emb4
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what are they suppesed to do? let the baby go without milk?

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#53 XilePrincess
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I hate to be "that guy" who actively pursues argument on a forum, but you guys do realize that women can pump out their breast milk, put it in a bottle, and feed it to their child without having to feed directly from the breast, right? Women don't have to breast feed in public to feed their child. It even seems like less of a hassle to bottle feed a child in public than to breast feed in public.

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Some women just can't pump. It doesn't work for them. Some of them produce next to no milk when they try, so while many moms do opt to do that for both convenience and to avoid having to cart around a nursing cover and all that, some just are not able to. As well, some babies, especially newborns, won't take a bottle. they just don't like it, especially if they're breastfed all the time that they aren't in public. So in that situation, you have a bottle full of wasted milk, a cranky, hungry baby, and a frustrated mom. Sometimes pumping is not the answer because it just doesn't work. And please do not tell me that by "behind closed doors" you mean a public bathroom. I know there are germs everywhere, but do you want to feed your child in a place that people defecate in on such a regular basis that they have to clean it 3-4 times a day? I don't think you'd like to eat in a bathroom, give the same courtesy to the babies. I have only seen maybe 3-5 places in my city that offer a breastfeeding/baby changing room, my city has about 100k-ish people. One is the main mall, one is the huge arena used for everything, and one is the hospital. 99.8% of women don't 'whip it out'. They put a blanket across their chest, over the baby's head, and then expose themselves. The only eyes that will ever see that boob are the baby's. You've probably walked past a half dozen breastfeeding women in the past month and not even noticed.
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#54 Gaming-Planet
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Na I don't care. You get used it after a while and it becomes the norm.

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#55 emb4
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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="da-big-girl007"]

If you say womens breasts are sexual toys its also fair to say mens penises are too. It has nothing to do with trolling.

BluRayHiDef

Erm, what?

It's better in HiDef.

HAHA, you did this on gametrailers

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#57 rawsavon
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Absolutely. It is a perfectly natural event. I don't for the life of me understand why some people get so offended.

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Same as going to the bathroom, no? Either way though, it is not something I want to see.
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#58 call_of_duty_10
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No.

Looking at their assets will make my pants tight in public.

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I don't think breast feeding in public is appropriate. It obviously makes people uncomfortable, and there are means of feeding your child in public that don't involve "whipping it out", so why even do it? I mean, yeah, it's a natural and non-sexual experience, but you can say the same thing about taking a dump. And it's only through common modesty that we do that behind closed doors.

Lab392

So we should just let the child go hungry, just so people around don't feel awkward. Honestly just like another poster stated, you should be slapped in the face

"If somebody told me I couldn't feed my child in public I would slap them across the face and tell them to go **** themselves. My baby's health and well being come far before you feeling awkward because you're choosing to stare at me while I'm trying to feed my child. I'll be discreet and courteous of others, but I'll be damned if anyone will tell me or anyone else that I simply shouldn't be doing it."

if we gotta take a dump, we can hold it, but a baby should not be required to hold their hunger.

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#60 DigitalExile
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If she's hot and has great boobs I;m all for it, otherwise there are discreet ways to go about this, like at home or in the library.

[spoiler] I keed. I think it's probbaly best to do this in a private area, like a quiet spot, or a nursing room (all good malls have them here) not out in the middle of the food court or a busy path or something. It may be natural, it may be a beautiful bond between mother and child, but so is taking a dump after holding it in for 10 minutes looking for a toilet. ;D [/spoiler]

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#61 DigitalExile
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[QUOTE="Lab392"]

I don't think breast feeding in public is appropriate. It obviously makes people uncomfortable, and there are means of feeding your child in public that don't involve "whipping it out", so why even do it? I mean, yeah, it's a natural and non-sexual experience, but you can say the same thing about taking a dump. And it's only through common modesty that we do that behind closed doors.

STAR_Admiral

So we should just let the child go hungry, just so people around don't feel awkward. Honestly just like another poster stated, you should be slapped in the face

"If somebody told me I couldn't feed my child in public I would slap them across the face and tell them to go **** themselves. My baby's health and well being come far before you feeling awkward because you're choosing to stare at me while I'm trying to feed my child. I'll be discreet and courteous of others, but I'll be damned if anyone will tell me or anyone else that I simply shouldn't be doing it."

if we gotta take a dump, we can hold it, but a baby should not be required to hold their hunger.

Well sometimes I like to take my pants off and get some air down there, but that'd get me arrested. Double standards ftl. Any mother who gives two ****s about the well being of her child would come prepared with some baby forumla and maybe even carry around a flask full of warm water.

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#62 bloodling
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Most guys are obviously aroused at the sight of a woman's breast... And I don't think people who are overly sexual need psychological help as suggested... If they like it a lot, good for them. What's the problem?

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#63 Smokescreened84
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I think it's a beautiful thing to see amother and their youngchild bonding in that way, my mum breast fed me when I was a baby, she also did so for my baby brother and my baby sister. It's a natural thing for mothers to do since their milk is exactly what a young child needs.

It's nature.

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#64 DigitalExile
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I think it's a beautiful thing to see amother and their youngchild bonding in that way, my mum breast fed me when I was a baby, she also did so for my baby brother and my baby sister. It's a natural thing for mothers to do since their milk is exactly what a young child needs.

It's nature.

Smokescreened84

As others have said so is going to the bathroom... We are also born naked...

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#65 chaplainDMK
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[QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"]

[QUOTE="Lab392"]

I don't think breast feeding in public is appropriate. It obviously makes people uncomfortable, and there are means of feeding your child in public that don't involve "whipping it out", so why even do it? I mean, yeah, it's a natural and non-sexual experience, but you can say the same thing about taking a dump. And it's only through common modesty that we do that behind closed doors.

DigitalExile

So we should just let the child go hungry, just so people around don't feel awkward. Honestly just like another poster stated, you should be slapped in the face

"If somebody told me I couldn't feed my child in public I would slap them across the face and tell them to go **** themselves. My baby's health and well being come far before you feeling awkward because you're choosing to stare at me while I'm trying to feed my child. I'll be discreet and courteous of others, but I'll be damned if anyone will tell me or anyone else that I simply shouldn't be doing it."

if we gotta take a dump, we can hold it, but a baby should not be required to hold their hunger.

Well sometimes I like to take my pants off and get some air down there, but that'd get me arrested. Double standards ftl. Any mother who gives two ****s about the well being of her child would come prepared with some baby forumla and maybe even carry around a flask full of warm water.

If a woman takes her pants off and tries to get some air time down there she will probably get arrested too... Meanwhile a guy can go shirtless all day long and he won't be arested, meanwhile a woman just trying to feed her baby the way she was seposed to gets picked out like some kind of sexual pervert...
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#66 Ceraby
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[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]

[QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"] So we should just let the child go hungry, just so people around don't feel awkward. Honestly just like another poster stated, you should be slapped in the face

"If somebody told me I couldn't feed my child in public I would slap them across the face and tell them to go **** themselves. My baby's health and well being come far before you feeling awkward because you're choosing to stare at me while I'm trying to feed my child. I'll be discreet and courteous of others, but I'll be damned if anyone will tell me or anyone else that I simply shouldn't be doing it."

if we gotta take a dump, we can hold it, but a baby should not be required to hold their hunger.

chaplainDMK

Well sometimes I like to take my pants off and get some air down there, but that'd get me arrested. Double standards ftl. Any mother who gives two ****s about the well being of her child would come prepared with some baby forumla and maybe even carry around a flask full of warm water.

If a woman takes her pants off and tries to get some air time down there she will probably get arrested too... Meanwhile a guy can go shirtless all day long and he won't be arested, meanwhile a woman just trying to feed her baby the way she was seposed to gets picked out like some kind of sexual pervert...

That's a good point.

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#67 Treflis
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I don't mind it, it's when they decide to change the kids diaper right there on the Cafè table that I react.

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#68 markop2003
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Ofcourse and they shouldn't have to cover it up. Aslong as they're not forcebly feeding other people i'm fine with it.
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#69 tofu-lion91
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I think it should be encouraged.SolidSnake35
This - there's so many health benefits and mothers should be encouraged to give breast feeding a go. We went on breast feeding awareness training recently (don't know why) and it was quite interesting.
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#70 ThePlothole
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Something which should also be pointed out is that, up until the mid twentieth century, breast feeding in public was common place. Apparently the introduction of baby formula slowly led to this taboo. Which is sad, because as we now know breast milk is healthier for infants.

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#71 Ronstera
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Yes why not, as long as there aren't any pervert men or virgin kids around to stare at it..
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Yes why not, as long as there aren't any pervert men or virgin kids around to stare at it..Ronstera

Haha. Its true and funny.

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#73 WWIAB
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I don't think breast feeding in public is appropriate. It obviously makes people uncomfortable, and there are means of feeding your child in public that don't involve "whipping it out", so why even do it? I mean, yeah, it's a natural and non-sexual experience, but you can say the same thing about taking a dump. And it's only through common modesty that we do that behind closed doors.

Lab392
+1 I'll admit, it certainly makes me feel uncomfortable,
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#74 DroidPhysX
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[QUOTE="Lab392"]

I don't think breast feeding in public is appropriate. It obviously makes people uncomfortable, and there are means of feeding your child in public that don't involve "whipping it out", so why even do it? I mean, yeah, it's a natural and non-sexual experience, but you can say the same thing about taking a dump. And it's only through common modesty that we do that behind closed doors.

WWIAB

+1 I'll admit, it certainly makes me feel uncomfortable,

Taking a dump in public =/= breast feeding

Horrible analogy. One of the worst ones I've seen here on GS.

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#75 Steak_And_Eggs
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As long as it's covered up, I don't see a problem.
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#76 killblade37
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I dont really care either way but why not just give the baby formula? Because when you breast feed your child arent they more prone to anything you might have thus the risk of getting the child sick?

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#77 Palantas
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I don't want to see that. If I see it at a restaurant, I ask to be reseated.

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#78 rcafan
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its fine by me... some people are just jelous or just think it should be in a place bathroom but meh sometimes you can't also get what you want.
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#79 MiloZEgamer34
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Many women seem to see them as such.cd_rom

Yes and I feel sorry for those women.

There is actually an evolutionary reason men are attracted to breasts, so yeah.... breasts are sexual toys.

hahaha

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#80 Acemaster27
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I think it's fine. Babies have to eat, and breast milk is the best food for them.
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#81 BuryMe
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I have no problem with it. You wouldn't go to a bathroom to eat your lunch. A baby shouldn't have to, either.

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#82 BuryMe
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Because I don't want to see it.

Pffrbt

Then turn your hea and look the other way...

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#83 rcafan
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I dont really care either way but why not just give the baby formula? Because when you breast feed your child arent they more prone to anything you might have thus the risk of getting the child sick?

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not all baby get used formula, and not to metion that getting breast of milk is healthier.
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#84 BuryMe
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[QUOTE="Agent-Zero"][QUOTE="da-big-girl007"]

So is a guys penis a sexual toy for women?

da-big-girl007

And now you are trolling. Nobody takes you serious anymore.

If you say womens breasts are sexual toys its also fair to say mens penises are too. It has nothing to do with trolling.

In certain contexts, breasts and penises are sexy. In others, they are functional body parts.

That's just the way it works.

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#85 BuryMe
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I hate to be "that guy" who actively pursues argument on a forum, but you guys do realize that women can pump out their breast milk, put it in a bottle, and feed it to their child without having to feed directly from the breast, right? Women don't have to breast feed in public to feed their child. It even seems like less of a hassle to bottle feed a child in public than to breast feed in public.

Lab392

It's less of a hassle to carry around a bottle than to not carry one around?

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#86 worlock77
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[QUOTE="cd_rom"][QUOTE="da-big-girl007"]

There not toys because part of the human body, and they produce nourishment for another person.

But I know you guys are just trolling so what ever.

da-big-girl007

I actually wasn't trolling just then. Breasts are an indication of a woman's health and breeding capability, much like the width of hips. Through evolution, men's minds find certain female proportions to be more attractive, and breasts play a large role in that. Hence, breasts are used for sex on top of their functional abilities. Word up, G-money.

So is a guys penis a sexual toy for women?

My wife certainly seems to think so (and I have no problem with that).

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Only if the women in question is under the age of 30 and has an amazing rack. Personally though, I'd ask your brother's opinion on the matter;)

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wow- breastfeeding turns you on? sick.

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#88 DroidPhysX
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[QUOTE="TacticalDesire"]

Only if the women in question is under the age of 30 and has an amazing rack. Personally though, I'd ask your brother's opinion on the matter;)

Scoob64

wow- breastfeeding turns you on? sick.

I think you're missing the point.

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#89 Palantas
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Then turn your hea and look the other way...

BuryMe

That's what I said to this mom at the zoo when she objected to my "Born to F***" tattoo. F***in' prude b****. Told her to take her little s***heads to go watch the monkeys play with themselves.

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#90 rangegear
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Sure why not?

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No problems with it, some could be more discrete about it though
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#92 Sandulf29
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i dont mind as long as the mother doesnt mind some staring;)

but seriously, mothers could be discrete about it. i think a cover or blaket would help

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#93 tocool340
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I don't see what the problem is. As long as she can tolerate a lot of stares, she can do as she like. I don't see a whole lot of difference watching a cat in the alley breast feeding her kids vs. a woman doing so on a park bench.....
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#94 BuryMe
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[QUOTE="BuryMe"]

Then turn your hea and look the other way...

Palantas

That's what I said to this mom at the zoo when she objected to my "Born to F***" tattoo. F***in' prude b****. Told her to take her little s***heads to go watch the monkeys play with themselves.

Swearing aside, it's the same thing with public breast exposure.

f you don't like it, or it makes you feel uncomfortable, too bad, You are free to look the other way

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#95 MissLibrarian
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There are discreet ways to go about this, like at home or in the library.DigitalExile

Excuse me? :P

Actually my library is a designated breastfeeding centre in the county, by law any mothers are allowed to use our facilities to breastfeed their children, and if some jackass wants to complain about it then I chuck him out.

All of you people likening feeding a hungry baby to going to the toilet are all a bunch of narrow-minded, uneducated asses quite frankly.

If you are REALLY offended by a mother feeding her child, go see a f****** psychiatrist, because you obviously have a f***ed up view on life and sexuality.

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#96 _R34LiTY_
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If that scientific research about how "staring at breast will help you live longer life" has any truth to it, then all women should be obliged to start flossing them things out, esp when breast feeding

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#97 Ontain
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it's natural and perfectly fine. most women who do so in public do it discretely so i don't see the problem.
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#98 bloodling
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If you are REALLY offended by a mother feeding her child, go see a f****** psychiatrist, because you obviously have a f***ed up view on life and sexuality.

MissLibrarian

But, as we have said before, breasts are sexual toys... Sure, not being tolerant enough is close-minded, but isn't being too tolerant just as bad?

Personally, I don't mind, I would just look the other way, but I can understand how it makes some people unconfortable, and for good reasons.

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#99 wretch0101
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What would you think if you saw a man breast feeding a child?

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#100 worlock77
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What would you think if you saw a man breast feeding a child?

wretch0101

I'd think that he was daft. I'd wonder if he maybe had some mental issue.