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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Sure, the battles of relatively privileged people who have enough time and resources to engage in Nipplegate is of little concern in the grander scheme of things.

Yes, there are parentless children and at-risk children.

However, I must call bullshit because it seems as though some people are missing the middle ground. Parentless children and at-risk (does the author care to share what "at-risk" means in this context?) children do not become as such by mysterious and unknown forces. They become as such because it matters what parents and adults-who-don't-deserve-to-be-called-parents (across demographic characteristics) do both inside and outside of the home. We all have topics that we care about regardless of its larger impact. People who claim not to care what parents do with their children are only saying that because it has yet to reach a level that they deem worthy of attention. And who is to say what that level is?

And, no, I do not assume that the mothers who are engaged in Nipplegate are all "competent mothers" as the author seems to think.

I think the whole point is that a competent mother who is raising their child as they see fit shouldn't be arguing with another competent mother about how she's raising her child. Let's be honest.. if you (general you) never breastfeed, and another mother yells at you for this, will you suddenly start breastfeeding?

As others in this thread have said, people get outraged over the wrong things. There could be legitimate reasons why a mother isn't breastfeeding.. or why one does longer than the average woman. Whatever the reasoning, it shouldn't be anyone else's business.

If you want to stand up and fight for anything, stand up and fight for something that's worth it. Because demanding that another parent raise their child in the exact same manner as you is ridiculous.