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)
nah... never know what happens in future.. or where they go these days
I wouldnt mind if the pictures were taken of me, I know that they are only going to be seen by my husband and myself and to be honest he has taken nude pictures of me before and Im not ashamed to say it either. They are tasteful and Im very comfortable in my own skin. As far as him being around when I was breast feeding, I see it like this: He is the father of my child. He was there helping me create him, he was there during the birth of our son and why shouldnt he share in the experience of feeding him aswell? Even if he couldnt feed him(we had to switch to formula after a while but he was still around). I think that if youre comfortable enough to have sex with a person(ie your significant other) then you should be comfortable in feeding your own child around them aswell. As far as someone else seeing me feed him I only fed him with people I knew well( Like my best friend who was in the birthing room with us and saw it all). I never fed infront of OTHER men, only my girlfriends with kids. They knew and know what its like why should I be ashamed?
If I had a nicer body, then I would let anyone take a picture of me naked. ha ha.
How are pictures of a woman breastfeeding "scandalous"? What the hell is wrong with you?
The human body is beautiful, and nudity doesn't always imply sexuality. I see nothing wrong with displaying the human form in an artistic and tasteful way.
Only if its classy ;p
Maybe......if hes a good photographer
AS LONG AS I LOOK HOT IN THE PHOTO haha =)
I don't see why people take breast feeding as something "scandalous." It's a natural function of the body. Unless you stare, you don't even really see the areola. I'm totally against people not allowing mothers to breast feed in public. You don't have to hide the fact that you have a beautiful new baby, and that you're feeding them the natural and healthy way. A photo of breast feeding is a beautiful way to capture a magical moment, not to be bastardized as sexual. It's anything BUT sexual.
I think part of the uneasiness about having pictures taken of yourself half nude is that you don't like your body. Angelina Jolie doesn't have to worry about that...but a lot of us do. A lot of us don't feel comfortable with our bodies. As for shying from breast feeding in front of a husband or boyfriend..idk..you got me there. I don't think it makes sense. Wouldn't you feel most comfortable breast feeding in front of them? You did just have a child with them.. Not that they haven't already seen your breasts a billion times..hahaha
Well I'm married and my husband takes scandalous pictures of me all the time and I take them of myself and give them to him. We're just comfortable with each other. I don't think there's anything wrong if married couples do this.
my boyfriend's sister breast-fed during a big family gathering. people were walking in and out of the room.
i wouldn't mind having my pictures taken by my significant other (though it would be hard to do tastefully), but certainly not to be shown to the public
This post kinda annoys me as it just feels like a tacky attempt to boost up more views.
I don't find a mother breastfeeding her child *scandalous* at all. A mother breastfeeding her child is precious.
I am glad to see this on the front cover and I cannot see how it is "a little too much". Mothers should have a right to breastfeed in public and I am glad that Jolie and Pitt are advocating it.
I do not consider it tasteful but it is not scandalous. This photo should be private.
There is nothing remotely scandalous or sexual about a breastfeeding mama. In the photo above, you can't even see any of her breast, but even if you could, it wouldn't be scandalous. She is feeding her baby in the most pure, natural way possible. You wouldn't care if it was a photo of her feeding her baby a bottle. This is no different...wait, yes it is: it is better.
Nope. I'm just not comfortable enough with my own body.. LoL.. =x
I don't see why any couple would have anything wrong with being around each other while breastfeeding or the like...
It's just a breast. Women have them. So do some men. Why should it be socially acceptable for a man to display topless pictures and not for a woman?
This might be the feminist in me speaking, or the fact that I love Angelina more than any rational person should, but there is nothing scandalous about breastfeeding.
And personally, the thought of sexualizing the act of a mother feeding her child really skeeves me out. It's intimate, yes, but it's tasteful and she looks beautiful. And they're basically in a common-law marriage by now, so I don't think taking semi-nude pics of each other is outside of anyone's boundaries. $10 says he shits in the same bathroom with her while she's in the shower. That's what couples do!
@SimplyDaisy@xanga - You took the words right out of my mouth! There's absolutely nothing scandalous about breastfeeding. A baby sucking on a mother's breast is about food, not sex.
I would most definitely let my boyfriend take pictures of me nude, tasteful or not. Dont be so insecure! Everyone is naked at some point of the day and someone will or already did see them naked. Its natural and beautiful. Clothes are overrated and for money making. Ahg!
@death_by_chocolat@xanga - You couldn't have said things better! I concur with both of your viewpoints.
A picture of a woman breastfeeding is not in the same category as a husband taking topless pictures of his wife whatsoever. There is nothing sexual about breastfeeding - it's a bond between a mother and child. If they so choose to show off that bond with pictures, more power to them. If you ask me, endless photos of the two of them with their children is, quite honestly, evidence that they love them. Not that we should really care, but how many other Hollywood parents do you see in tabloids with their children? They usually leave them at home and go about their daily lives, do they not? Yet these two want to show their children and their bond with them off to the world. Personally, I would never take such a bold act, but I praise them for it.
I would probably allow my significant other to take pictures of partially nude and tasteful but it would be private just for him. I always seem to be very comfortable with my bf and pretty much do anything in front of him without much embarrassment. and pictures of a mother breast feeding her child are not scandalous .
I don't think I'd be very comfortable with my SO taking topless, nued, etc picture of me (ya never know where they'll end up) and I DEFINITELY would not want those pictures in a magazine.
I'm just a really really private person and I would be afraid that other people would somehow see those pictures. I'm probably just paranoid.
hmmm...I don't know...But I am leaning towards no.
I don't have a problem with it. But then I'm a photographer and prize artistic expression.