Feminist Misogynist -v- The Breastapo

For some time now I have been irritated by the notion of the 'Sisterhood'. The idea that women should be supportive of women just because we share a chromosome.

For some time I have been thinking about starting a Blog about why women are so bloody annoying in ways men can only dream of.

For some time I've needed a catalyst to finally push me into venting my spleen publicly about the utter, utter idiocy of the 'fairer' sex, my 'sisters', those of us allegorically modelled from Adam's rib.

So what has finally pushed me over the edge? This.

Woman asked to stop breastfeeding in a public swimming pool

Now the stupidity, bloody-mindedness and lack of consideration for one's fellow humans in one person is nothing new. The fact that this woman thought that a swimming pool full of other people's urine, saliva, blood & verrucas was an appropriate & hygienic place to breastfeed her baby is bad enough. The fact that it never occurred to her that other people wouldn't want to swim in anything that leaked out, or worse still in the vomit of her child should he 'sick up a little' is no surprise.

What really galls me is the sad inevitability that she sees her self as being victimised and has gone to the papers with her story and this in turn has stirred up the Sisterhood, the militant feminists, the professional protestors and professional victims who blight society with their strident opinions and refusal to be reasonable.

The vast majority of comments on the websites of the daily press are firmly against breastfeeding in a public pool for the reasons I've outlined above. But then enter the 2% of shrieking harridans proclaiming that if they want to breastfeed their child naked on a beach whilst standing on their heads then they have every right to do so!!! Oh, wait a minute, bad analogy, sorry ... 

I absolutely support the right of women to breastfeed their children. I have no problem with them doing it in public so long as the circumstances are safe and hygienic for the child and some decorum is observed. I have spent time with breastfeeding friends in cafes, art galleries, cinemas, on public transport, on beaches & in parks whilst their children were fed and never copped an eyeful of nipple. It is quite possible to breastfeed publicly without offending even the most conservative prude.

Women should be encouraged to breastfeed, it shouldn't be treated as shameful or embarrassing. But the militant "I'll get my tits out any time I want and you patriarchal oppressors can't stop me!" brigade set the cause back, make mothers more reluctant to feed in public in case people think they're 'one of them' and give true Feminists a bad name. They don't want to be equal, they want special treatment and more than anything, they want to have their own way - without argument - in everything.

So, there you go. Rant #1. Feminist Misogynist -v- The Breastapo