Is Covering Up a Feminist Issue?

Posted on February 23, 2011, 9:56 am, by admin.

One of the issues for breastfeeding mothers is about covering up in public. When I was nursing my children, I did not use any kind of blanket or cover up, i just lifted my shirt as much as I needed to latch them on.

It was important to me that other people see me nursing in public.

Until I had my children, I had never seen anyone breastfeed. Ever.

I want to support women nursing however they feel comfortable. Whether in malls, subways or movie theatres. In nursing rooms, or park benches. Using covers, blankets or nothing at all.

Today, I am sharing with you a video about the topic by one of my favourite people online PhD in Parenting

The video is called Covering up is a Feminist Issue and it is an amazing collection of images of women from all over the world. The topic is near and dear to me, and I hope you will watch and share your ideas and reactions below.

The video is based on a blog post that i came across a few months ago (although it was written in Jan 2010) on the PhD in Parenting blog called Covering up is a Feminist Issue

The post is brilliant and I really encourage you to read it and get to know the site, it is such an amazing resource for parents and parents to be.

I ask you to watch it and let me know what you think.   Is covering up a feminist issue? I think it is.

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  • Mberg

    My son is 25. It's so sad to think this is still an issue. We were fighting for the right to breast feed anytime anywhere way back then and I would have hoped we would have won. For life of me I will never understand why this is even an issue.

  • Alison Kramer

    Thank you so much for reading and for your comment.

    I think it is an ongoing issue for women. Videos and blogs like Annie's are critical in continuing to move things forward

  • http://twitter.com/KarinaTano Karina Tano

    It is so ridiculous, if my nipple is covered by a bit of lycra it is considered a bikini top but if my nipple is covered by a nursing baby it is obscene. I hope that one day nursing a baby will be seen what it is, a natural thing that needs to be done to feed a baby not as a sexualized act. I hope that this generation of breastfeeding mamas opens the door for the next & our daughters and the mothers of our grandchildren will be able to nurse in public without ever being made to feel that they are doing something wrong.

  • Josephine Telfer

    This is the best video I have seen about feeding in public. It makes the point soooooo well. It would be great if it could get some mainstream air time!!! Really REALLY well done!!!!

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