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Essay / Breastfeeding in Public: Sexual Objectification and Bullying of Women involves indecent exposure of the mother's sexual organs in public. . A woman exposing her cleavage while breastfeeding, to the same extent as a woman wearing a skimpy outfit, will be described as indecent and disgusting as established, when in fact she is offering food to her younger. Good nutrition and better health starts with proper breastfeeding for an infant from the age of four hours until at least six months (Victoria, et.al 2016: pp64). Rather, breastfeeding is a second-nature activity that has benefits for both the child and the mother. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay For infants, it reduces the risk of contracting diseases that can be harmful to the respiratory and digestive system such as asthma and diarrhea. In the long term, only breastfeeding during the first six months allows for adequate cognitive development and a strong immune system when the child becomes an adult (Victoria, et.al 2016: pp67). For the mother, it reduces bleeding after childbirth as blood circulates to the mammary glands, reduces postpartum depression because it allows the mother-child bond, increases the risk of lactation amenorrhea which is a method natural birth control that reduces fertility in women allowing appropriate spacing from one child to the next (Victoria, et.al 2016: pp69). In the long term, this reduces the risk of breast cancer, arthritis and cardiovascular disease in women. Thesis: The sexual objectification of women has led to an increase in cases of breastfeeding bullying. In the video, Jessie Maher is the mother of a 4-week-old baby girl, Zinnia. finally leaves the house with her baby and goes to Target to do some shopping. At this age, the baby feeds every 2-3 hours and can easily become irritable if he is not fed when he wants to be. Baby Zinnia begins to cry and Jessie looks for a place to sit and begins to nurse her baby. Immediately, a man sitting across from her table turns to her and rudely asks if she can find somewhere else to do what she's doing. Jessie defends her action by saying she is feeding her baby but the man gets up and starts. insulting her and telling her that she is disgusting and everything she does is disgusting. At this point, some Target customers and staff defend Jessie who still insists that she feeds her baby. The man angrily demands a refund because he felt uncomfortable and yells at the staff. While all of this is happening, Jessie is worried, scared, and shaking because she doesn't know what to do. The man leaves even though he continues to hurl insults at Jessie. According to Goldenberg & Roberts (2012, pp76), there has been an increase in the sexual objectification of women since the year 2000 compared to before. Women are seen as mere objects of sexual pleasure for men. This causes society to view breasts as specifically for sexual activity and not their primary role of nourishing babies. In the encounter Jessie recounts, the reason the bully tells her she is disgusting is because he believes she is revealing activities of a sexual nature to the public. The sad reality is that what he should instead see is taking care of the next generation, ensuring the health of the baby and the mother. The demonstration78).
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