Victoria's Secret Angel Perfectly Sums Up Breastfeeding Double Standard

Model Candice Swanepoel just made an important point about the double standard breastfeeding moms face.  On Sunday, the Victoria’s Secret Angel posted a photo that showed her breastfeeding her son, whom she welcomed in October. In her caption, she wrote about the shaming women who breastfeed in public sometimes face from others. Swanepoel wrote that she, too, has experienced this judgment from others while breastfeeding, and contrasts it to her experiences as a model.   “I have been made to feel the need to cover up and somewhat shy to feed my baby in public places but strangely feel nothing for the topless editorials I’ve done in the name of art,” she wrote. Many women today are shamed for breastfeeding in public, or even kicked out of public places for feeding their children. I have been made to feel the need to cover up and somewhat shy to feed my baby in public places but strangely feel nothing for the topless editorials I've done in the name of art..? The world has been desensitized to the sexualization of the breast and to violence on tv...why should it be different when it comes to breastfeeding? -Breastfeeding is not sexual it's natural- Those who feel it is wrong to feed your child in public need to get educated on the benefits breastfeeding has on mother and child and intern on society as a whole. #mothernature A photo posted by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Dec 18, 2016 at 4:02pm PST The model also n...
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