Protest against Facebook Ban of Breastfeeding Photos
Facebook is facing an online protest after removing pictures of breastfeeding mothers found to be overly revealing from the pages of members of the social network.
A Facebook group entitled "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" has attracted nearly 85,000 members as of Tuesday and a handful of activists held a rally outside its California headquarters over the weekend.
The organizers of the page, which is hosting a lively debate, receiving more than 10,000 comments, said they launched their "Official Petition to Facebook" after Facebook pulled profile pictures showing women nursing their babies. [source: Philippine Daily Inquirer]
Okay now, what the eff is wrong with breastfeeding photos? Nurses are working hard to encourage moms to breastfeed their newborns for pete’s sake. And it’s normal for moms to want to share that experience to their friends online.
Now that is cool! I'm quite happy to know how actively they protested against this issue. I’m not a mother, but I’m a nurse. It’s a wonderful experience for moms, so let them be.The Facebook breastfeeding group staged a virtual protest online, called the Mothers International Lactation Campaign, which attracted more than 11,000 followers.
Real-life mothers also held a "nurse-in" outside Facebook's Palo Alto, California, headquarters the same day, the Palo Alto Daily News reported.
The local newspaper said a handful of activists attended the protest, signing songs, displaying signs and breastfeeding their children outside Facebook headquarters. [source: Philippine Daily Inquirer]
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