Mr.
LionBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in the news again. No, they're not
adopting kids again (yet); this time Brad took pictures of Angelina breastfeeding
one of their newborn twins and sent them to a magazine. Brad took the
pictures with a camera that she bought him as a gift, and the pictures are supposedly done tastefully.
They're a wonderful couple and do
many things for charity, but is this a little too much?
I can't
remember one instance of my dad being around when my mom was
breastfeeding my younger siblings. I guess they don't have the comfort
level Jolie and Pitt possess in their relationship.
But many women do
have a problem breastfeeding with men around, even if it is the
boyfriend or husband. Most women have trouble having others take
semi-nude pictures of them let alone breastfeeding.
How high is your comfort level with your significant other?
Would you ever let your significant other take pictures of you topless or nude? What if it was done tastefully?
Comments (75)
I don't see any problem with breast feeding pictures. I didn't even think people could see that as scandalous.
but then again we do have those freaks that don't want breast feeding in public.
Hell, I didn't even know breast feeding in front of the father was weird in any way!
In my family breast feeding is just something totally normal. If my aunt is watching TV with us and the baby gets hungry she goes ahead and feeds it. Not a big deal.
But as for pictures that are in fact scandalous? Well if anything I would tell the guy to delete the pictures immediately or that I was the one that got to keep the pictures.
Only once has a guy taken a photo of me and kept the picture. But that's because he left out my head and body. He only took a picture of my breasts and I don't really care about that. lol
No, I would not allow my SO to take nude or semi-nude pics of me.
I think that breastfeeding is an intimate and private moment. I would not mind having my husband taking pictures of me while I feed the baby, especially if it's done as tastefully as the one of Angelina. But never would I ever send it to a magazine for a cover. (If I was famous of course =P )
Letting someone take pictures of you naked has to do about how confident you are of your body image. It's your boyfriend/girlfriend and odds are he probably has already seen you naked, so a picture is no big deal, right? It's not for everyone, but I think it's a fun thing to do as a couple. ; )
My SO and I are very comfortable with each other on  that level, would be find with "intimate" pictures or practically any sort done tastefully or not so much.
I think we would probably avoid sending them to a magazine. For the sake of humanity, mostly. :P
Uhm, since when is a picture of a mother breastfeeding her newborn scandalous? Plus, I don't get why, if I were married and had kids with a guy, I would be uncomfortable with him seeing me breastfeeding our baby. If there's a baby, he's obviously seen me in much more intimate ways than while breastfeeding. As for pictures, I wouldn't mind them unless he was intending on sending them into a magazine; I wouldn't appreciate them publicized.
Yeah...that's a bit...weird...
I don't see why it's scandalous...even the hospital has pictures of breastfeeding....it's not to be taken in a sexual manner...I think people who say the breastfeeding pics are gross are actually gross themselves...do they have to associate everything with something sexual? even breastfeeding?? ahh, that's pushing the limits.
I think it's great that someone like Angelina brings attention to breastfeeding. support breastfeeding,everyone.
hmmm...myself personally i wouldnt, who knows whats going to happen in the future? theres too many cases in the news of celebs doing that, then they break up and one of them sells the pictures and storys - or even worse look at what happne to edison chen??
I think things like that often catch attention better than other methods and, if the question regards comfort with yours or other people's bodies, I am fully in support of tasteful bold, potentially line-crossing photos.
I participated in a conference at my undergrad called Love your Body. Among other things, there was a display of black and white photos of various parts of various volunteer's bodies. We all chose our own shot to be published and wrote a statement about why we did it/why we thought this was important. We didn't go around prying/pestering people to participate, but for those of us who were comfortable enough to put ourselves out there, it was a way to say 'your body is yours and consequently to be treasured, just because and we all think so'. Even if it crossed other people's lines who would not do the same thing, it was still an effective display.
Not scandalous in the least... I mean, when I was younger my mother was careful to screen the movies we watched and fished out all the ones with nudity or even scandalously clad women, but she thought it was absolutely fine to let us watch a movie where a woman breast feeds a kid. On top of that, my mother breast fed since before I realized there was a private connotation about women's breasts. In all honesty, a lot of countries think we're downright weird for having a sexual arousal from women breast feeding. I mean, comparatively, imagine the guys in a certain country getting a boner when you show your elbows... it's probably that weird.
Nontheless, this is the west, and we have our ideas of sexuality just like every part of the world. Though, I for one, don't see breast feeding as a natural thing... I don't even have a problem with my sister inlaw breast feeding in the same room.
of course its beautiful, and angelina is beautiful. if ure not comfortable w ur partner like that why be with them.
pretty high. i'd let my SO do what Pitt did - just not send it to the magazines!! but angelina does look really pretty, naturally pretty (cause she's looking at Brad!!), in this picture.
I have pictures of me breastfeeding my children! I dont whip the pics out for the neighbors, but I do have them in my kiddos scrapbooks. The are done in the same fashion as Angelina's, so they dont show a lot nudity.
I breastfeed in front of my husband without a problem...Hell, I've breastfed in restaurants and walmart too (covered of course). I breastfeed wherever, whenever. If my sons hungry, hes hungry! Doesnt bother me one bit.
I think breastfeeding is a very natural thing, and it makes me a little sad to see so many people who think its so taboo...
Haha, I'll stop before I start an all out war about breastfeeding, becuase that topic seems to get extreme a lot of the time.
I think that picture of Angelina is very sweet. I commend her for breastfeeding her twins, even though she has money for all kinds of nannies and formula.
I'm totally comfortable around my boyfriend. I'm nude in his apartment right now. Nudity is nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing inherently dirty.
ewww gross. Definitely not.
tastefully done and if we were married than maybe under certain circumstances (like if I were pregnant). but if we were just dating then a definate NO! because I don't want it to be use against me if the relationship sours. there are too many scandals for me to take this lightly. also guys can be jerks and you'll never find out until it's so late. it may sound cynical but I'd rather be safe than sorry and you have to learn to take care of yourself before you really get hurt.
OH MY! This post will anger some feminist mamas!
significant other, certainly, but i keep the digital copy. videos are actually more fun.
i have been asked a few times, but i have not yet let someone take a picture of me in a state of déshabille. i don't care how much you would like one or if you call me prudish, i don't think so.
maybe once i got married or something, and made sure there would be legal consequences if they ever used it against me. [shrug]
There is nothing scandalous about a picture of a breastfeeding woman. There are plenty of photos of me in our photo albums nursing Nick when he was small. Nothing wrong with them at all. I think what people get really knotted over, in relation to this particular couple, is the level of exposure that they get, perhaps.Â
I don't think there's much wrong with the photos & certainly nothing wrong with Brad taking them. It shows they love each other, trust the other enough to bare everything.Â
My comfort level is pretty high. A woman's body has been so overexposed in today's media that I have little problem in agreeing for tasteful photos. I'd have to know the photographer for a while &/or trust him implicitly. Â
Breastfeeding is not "scandalous." Â It might be "immodest" to publish pictures of yourself breastfeeding, but then, if the photos are "immodest" they can't be "tasteful." Â The media already photograph and broadcast every tiny aspect of Brad and Angelina's life that they can get their hands on, so if the couple want to share something intimate and loving with the world, and perhaps encourage public breastfeeding, I have no problem with that.
context is everything. Â I don't think I would appreciate it being give to someone else for their personal pleasure, but just between my partner and I...no big.
I would let my boyfriend take pictures of me as long as they were tasteful. I wouldn't want them getting out in public somehow and make me look like a slut.