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Friday, May 11, 2012

Inappropriate photo on TIME magazine cover.

Salam,
*I've had censored the inappropriate part

The headline reads, "Are You Mom enough?" But if that wasn't enough to fan the flames of the Mommy Wars, there's the photo that goes with it: A pretty young woman wearing skinny jeans and a tank top, nursing her nearly 4-year-old son. It's meant to illustrate a story about Dr. William Sears and attachment parenting but, given that there's more to that movement than extended breastfeeding, it seems as if Time magazine was going for sensationalism and shock value. 


My reaction:

Come on! Even if you want to promote Breastfeeding, you don't have to have inappropriate photo just to attract readers attention. Maybe they are too liberal and there's nothing to be ashamed of. But personally, I don't see the point they are making here as the boy is already a toddler. There's nothing wrong if you choose to breastfeed your child for more than 2 years but......does it make you a greater mom than the rest of us? 

Here are some of the other comments from other readers about this photo:

1-"Breast feeding is a natural thing to do, but standing on a chair and having mom stand there like she is a water fountain isn't the way to portray this," Yahoo! reader, San2, wrote.

2- "As a pediatrician, I believe that every mother should breastfeed her child for at least six months, preferably a year (even longer if they like)," KP.MD commented. "This, however, is extreme. And the photograph -- everything about its composition - sends a message that I find tasteless and more than a little disturbing."

"That is not the look of a loving and caring Mother, but the look of a defiant woman, daring you to tell her to cover up and/or wean her child," Yahoo! reader Can't Deny Truth added.

3- "While this picture is gawk-tastic, I'm more disturbed by the title of the article. 'Are You Mom Enough?'" Yahoo! reader Chrissy from Conroe, Texas, commented. "I'm sorry...'Mom Enough?' So this woman is deemed more of a 'mom' simply because she chose to breastfeed her child until he was damn near as tall as she is?" 

Now what say you mommies? Any intake on this?

12 comments:

Syigim said...

it's like are they like pretend to support BF, but actually trying to perli the moms who insist on bf-ing their babies more than 2yrs? yes, the shot is - disturbing. and awkward.

havin said that, i am against any sort of 'ur more mom than me bcoz u bf more yrs, or she's more mom than u bcoz she homeschooled her kids, or they're more mom than her bcoz she used diapercloth.. bla bla' - all moms have their own way of bringin up their children within their own reasons. who are we to judge kan?

yatie chomeyl said...

ho la, napok pelik gmbr ni uhuhuh

Lizan said...

eh malu la pulak nengoknya..kita yang baby kecik ni pun duk tersorok2 carik sudut privacy nak nyusukan anak, macamkan haper la dia ni kan..

transformed housewife said...

Syigim: yup. Couldn't agree more with what you've said.

transformed housewife said...

Tie: Knur geli tengok mulo2. Doh la BF berdiri lagu tu. huhu

transformed housewife said...

K.Ijan: diaorg mcm tak reti malu. Bangga lg nak tunjuk boobs diaorg. huhu

BABY(MAMA AMANA&ARIEF) said...

ila pun menyampah gambar nie.. ada tgok dalam FB..

Syida said...

orang putih mmg suka nak tunjuk boobs n all,tp kita yg tengok ni pun terasa segan sekali.

transformed housewife said...

Ila: kan. teruk betul diaorg ni.

transformed housewife said...

Syida: diaorg dah hilang rasa malu tu. Semoga kita tak hilang perasaan malu tu.

Liza Razak said...

aduh..mcm ni pon ada ka?? ermm...

Izan Ishak said...

tgk gmbr aje dah rasa sangat2 pelik. tak sesuai utk tontonan umum kalau camni...