Happy news: Facebook has finally accepted that breastfeeding isn’t offensive.
If you’ve ever given birth to a small human, or if you have friends who have — or heck, if you yourself were a non-bottle-fed baby– this news will make you happy.
After years of censoring breastfeeding photos from Facebook, the social media platform seems to have finally accepted what you and I and most people with bosoms know to be true:
That breastfeeding is not offensive.
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Famous women breastfeeding
The ABC reports that Facebook has finally responded to public campaigns regarding the display of women breastfeeding and further clarified that policy.
“We always allow photos of women actively engaged in breastfeeding or showing breasts with post-mastectomy scarring,” Facebook said in its newly updated “community standards” policies.
“We restrict the display of nudity because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content – particularly because of their cultural background or age,” it said.
The news has restored our faith in common sense. A faith that was challenged when, say, new mum Emma Bond’s breastfeeding photo — which documented the miraculous moment her 12-week premature baby finally breastfed — was deleted off Facebook.
“It was the first time she had breastfed so there was a reason for me posting that particular picture,” UK mum Ms Bond told Daily Mail at the time.
Read more: Facebook deemed this photo offensive. The rest of the world said it is beautiful.
“It was a magical moment and to have it removed the same day for breaching nudity policies was really rubbing salts in the wounds,” she said.
Photographer Jade Beall’s photo depicting postpartum mothers breastfeeding their babies was also deleted from Facebook — after she forgot to blur one of the nipples before posting it.
Top Comments
I breastfed 2 babies for a total of 5.5 years & I don't have any breastfeeding photos, not one! I breastfed everywhere on demand, beaches, parks, planes, trains, cafes... (never in the toilets)! This was 20 years ago & I never got a negative response from strangers!
To everyone saying, "its a private moment" - that's your opinion, and whilst you are entitled to it, others do not need to follow or adhere to it. Just look away, or click "hide from my newsfeed". Simple.
To click hide you still need to see it, be offended or confronted, then decide to hide it. You see people don't need to look at it - but why do people need to post it on a public forum?
Why do people feel the need to share everything, ever? Is it because they want attention?