logo
Published on Hip Mama (http://www.hipmama.com)

get your claws out: bill maher compares breastfeeding to masturbation

By briefcandle
Created 09/16/2007 - 7:11am

I just watched this several times and each time just got madder and madder.
Here's a link to the video, bc I don't know how to embed it. And then there are my excerpts, mostly verbatim, of the most offensive parts. Believe me, hearing his smug, good ole boy, motherf*cker face saying them will make you angrier.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3DXxgralYF8 [1]
3:13 is where he starts this topic, so fast forward after it loads so you don't have to listen to the other shit.
The base of the story starts with how recently at Applebees a woman breastfeeding her baby was asked to cover up. Nurse-in was subsequently held.
Maher had these things to say about it:
"breastfeeding a baby is an intimate act, and I don't want to watch strangers performing intimate acts, at least not for free. it cheapens it"
"[lactivists advocate breastfeeding] because it's natural, well so is masturbating, and I generally don't do that in public"
"too lazy to plan ahead or cover up"
"going all janet jackson on everyone"
"you made a baby, something a dog can do"
"how activism has become narcissism"
"there is a place where breasts and food go together; it's called Hooters"

It's 2am now and I don't have the energy but I want to dig up some email addresses and start bombarding this ignorant f*ck, his station, his program, his show with emails about how offensive and ignorant it was.

Equating feeding a baby with masturbation! Calling activism for the right to breastfeed a narcissistic act, like we're all dying to whip our tits out in public for adoration. We're just feeding the baby, you f*cking piece of shit.

Damn it, I wish I hadn't seen this right before going to bed. I already have trouble enough falling asleep as it is.


Source URL:
http://www.hipmama.com/node/34644