Okay, so I get that because of our society's stupid obsession with breasts as a sexual fixation, some women are uncomfortable using them for their primary function in public. I seem to recall we've discussed this on DU once or twice.

Well, some genius came up with some sort of blindingly bright apron thing to throw over, in order to protect people from the horrible fact that yes, human beings are in fact mammals. Except it doesn't really work, because it's some huge bright apron thing, not a cloaking device stolen from the Romulans. It's blindingly bright, doesn't appear to have any other conceivable use, and thus it's rather less discrete than just pulling one's shirt up (or using one of those special breastfeeding shirts, if you're so inclined) and feeding the kid. Rather, this thing is a big bright neon sign: PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING OVER HERE! ZOMG! BOOBIES!

Using one of these things just reinforces stupid societal notions that breasts are dirty and sexual, and that we must be protected at all costs from seeing them in use. In a sane world, where we cared more about the health of mothers and babies than about preserving our stupid hangups, mothers and babies would be celebrated, not hidden and shamed.

Ladies and Germs, I give you, the Hooter Hider. Yes, that's really it's name.



If there were an anti-woman hall of shame, I'd nominate whoever invented that eyesore.