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Controversial Facebook Photos of the Day: Air National Guard members Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna recently posted to Facebook several pics of themselves breastfeeding in fatigues — which they do all the time on Fairchild Airforce Base in Spokane, Washington – and their photos have prompted outcry from around the world.
No matter that there are no rules in military conduct against breastfeeding in uniform; one disparaging Facebook comment compared the images to “urinating and defecating.”
Fellow soldier Rita Trujillo commented: “I as one of many women who fought long and hard to be accepted and respected as fellow soldiers and the right to wear these uniforms feel shocked, angry at these published photos.”
The photos were taken for the Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Support Group,which raises awareness of women’s right to breastfeed in public.
Um. Ok. Boobs are not inherently sexual. The main purpose of them are to feed our babies. Sorry some people can’t see past that and are adamant that it’s ~shameful~ for mothers to feed their children when/where they need to.
Jurassic Park by Harshness
so there’s a lot of beautiful Rosie the Riveters out there, and I’ve compiled a set of them, so we can appreciate them all together :)
ps I don’t know the artists or women depicted for most of these, so if you have info, let me know and I’ll add it!
- original print (J. Howard Miller)
- Sabina England (artist and portrayal)
- unknown
- Kelly Rowland (portrayal); Derek Blanks (photographer)
- Guatelmalan Woman of Quetzalteca Especial (artist: Mario Lanz)
- unknown
- Roshan the Riveter (artist: Omid Hast)
- Latina Rosie the Riveter (artist: my-little-native)
- Robert Valadez (artist)
- unknown
Best. Band. Ever.My hubs and brother, doing their thing.