Australian senator breastfeeds her baby in Parliament - Polidicks

[quote]A 2-month-old made history in Australia - becoming the first baby to be breastfed in Parliament. The little girl, named Alia Joy, is the newborn daughter of Queensland Senator Larissa Waters. [img]http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170509092623-larissa-waters-breastfeeding-exlarge-169.jpg[/img][/quote] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/health/australian-senator-breastfeeding-trnd/index.html[/url]

That's cool I guess. Don't think it's really a very big deal, though.

[QUOTE=elowin;52210101]That's cool I guess. Don't think it's really a very big deal, though.[/QUOTE] Some people freak out whenever they see public breastfeeding.

That would make me very uncomfortable if I heard soft suckling behind me while I was trying to run the country. I would pretty much have the same face as that guy A baby has no place in Parliament, much less a baby being breastfed.

Far from the oddest thing that's happened in Parliament.

I'm fine with this but I'm not surprised this coming from a greens member. It is a statement about gender equality in the parliament

Got no problem with breastfeeding but why bring your baby to work and why bring your baby into parliamentary chambers

[QUOTE=Scratch.;52210203]I'm fine with this but I'm not surprised this coming from a greens member. It is a statement about gender equality in the parliament[/QUOTE] On the other hand, imagine trying to run a country with a screaming baby and the smell of feces stinking up the room [sp]just like the Trump administration eeyyyyyyyyy[/sp]

I think it's a case of there being a time and place for things. I'm all for breastfeeding in general, but not somewhere like this.

[QUOTE=Zombinie;52210180]That would make me very uncomfortable if I heard soft suckling behind me while I was trying to run the country. I would pretty much have the same face as that guy A baby has no place in Parliament, much less a baby being breastfed.[/QUOTE] You're a bigger baby than the one in the picture.

It's fine that she's breastfeeding in public, but why is the child at a government meeting in the first place?

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;52210226]Got no problem with breastfeeding but why bring your baby to work and why bring your baby into parliamentary chambers[/QUOTE] Because dem greens gotta make a statement...

[QUOTE=Baconator 7;52210249]It's fine that she's breastfeeding in public, but why is the child at a government meeting in the first place?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Waters, who was influential in the rule change, said in November, "If we want more young women in Parliament, we must make the rules more family friendly to allow new mothers and new fathers to balance their parliamentary and parental duties."[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Scratch.;52210203]I'm fine with this but I'm not surprised this coming from a greens member. It is a statement about gender equality in the parliament[/QUOTE] How is this a statement about gender equality? I haven't seen any man bringing their baby with them to parliament and use one of these [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sZGPgwrr1HM/UxYQodAyE2I/AAAAAAAADuM/tQtImol3tqA/s1600/fakeboobs.jpg[/IMG]

Okay? Babies gotta eat. I probably wouldn't make a habit of bringing a baby into parliament, but if she couldn't find somebody to care for it for that session then I don't see what the big deal is.

[QUOTE=Zelle;52210258][/QUOTE] Young women and new mothers are two different things. Seeing how the birthrates are going down in western society this is not addressing the "issue" properly. Would you support mothers in the military service to bring their babies to the front so they can breastfeed them under fire? Why not? It is obvious that to get more young women to serve their country in the military service, the rules have to be made more family friendly to allow new mothers to balance their parliamentary and parental duties. Because last I checked, there are even less women in the military service than in the government. It is ridiclous [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;52210334]Okay? Babies gotta eat. I probably wouldn't make a habit of bringing a baby into parliament, but if she couldn't find somebody to care for it for that session then I don't see what the big deal is.[/QUOTE] There is something called parental leave exactly for things like this.

[QUOTE=CarnolfMeatla;52210349] Would you support mothers in the military service to bring their babies to the front so they can breastfeed them under fire? Why not?[/QUOTE] Hahaha holy shit what a reach. It's almost like military service and most forms of civilian work have totally different levels of risk involved! "You think you should be allowed to step out and use the bathroom at work?, imagine if people did that on the front lines!?, ridiculous! " Anyway, on topic- don't really have a problem with this. In my country we have people in prominent Government positions who often do incredibly dumb stuff on the job, like fall asleep, or just sit and on their phones the entire time and nobody seems to give a damn. I'd rather more people kicked up a stink about that kind of thing than breast-feeding.

[QUOTE=CarnolfMeatla;52210349]Young women and new mothers are two different things. Seeing how the birthrates are going down in western society this is not addressing the "issue" properly. Would you support mothers in the military service to bring their babies to the front so they can breastfeed them under fire? Why not? It is obvious that to get more young women to serve their country in the military service, the rules have to be made more family friendly to allow new mothers to balance their parliamentary and parental duties. Because last I checked, there are even less women in the military service than in the government. It is ridiclous [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] There is something called parental leave exactly for things like this.[/QUOTE] Bruh what the fuck are you even talking about lmao this post is ridiculous. On the topic of havin' a baby in a place like this: Sometimes a lady can't get someone else to watch their kid and they wanna be able to go to work. There's literally no reason that baby can't be there. If it starts crying, she'd probably get up and take it out somewhere to calm it down. If her job don't care then no one else should either tbh.

[QUOTE=CarnolfMeatla;52210349]words... There is something called parental leave exactly for things like this.[/QUOTE] I would imagine parental leave as an elected official that has to be present to cast votes on things that alter the course of the country is rather hard to come by, and inconvenient.

[QUOTE=Pascall;52210448] If her job don't care then no one else should either tbh.[/QUOTE] People have been ejected from parliament here for breastfeeding in the past it's good news that people are starting to respect it

[QUOTE=Scratch.;52210203]I'm fine with this but I'm not surprised this coming from a greens member. It is a statement about gender equality in the parliament[/QUOTE] Like I respect the message she's trying to convey but this is a hilariously inconvenient and impractical way of doing it. You know what babies do ? They fucking scream. You know what amphitheaters are designed to do ? Carry your voice so you don't have to shout. [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Pascall;52210448]Bruh what the fuck are you even talking about lmao this post is ridiculous. On the topic of havin' a baby in a place like this: Sometimes a lady can't get someone else to watch their kid and they wanna be able to go to work. There's literally no reason that baby can't be there. If it starts crying, she'd probably get up and take it out somewhere to calm it down. If her job don't care then no one else should either tbh.[/QUOTE] Don't project. She didn't say shit about not being able to put the baby into care, she wanted the "no babies inside" rule changed, got it changed, and brought her newest with her to make a point. This has nothing to do with the inability to put your baby in proper care and everything to do with politics. It's nice to push for gender equality but this seems like a pretty stupid way of doing so.

That doesn't mean it couldn't be the case for working women in other positions though. If she got the rule changed then she's totally free to bring her kid to work with her because, y'know, the rule changed. Like I said earlier, she's probably not stupid enough to have the kid in there if it starts crying. She's fully capable of getting up and taking it outside if she needs to and she probably knows that. It's not as big a deal as people are making it out to be.

But if she has to get up and leave because her child is crying and being disruptive to the session then her rule change accomplished virtually nothing since she still had to leave just like before ?

Babies don't cry infinitely. Infants especially only cry when they're hungry or cold. She'd be stepping out for maybe 10 minutes or so in comparison to missing an entire day of work.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;52210661]Like I respect the message she's trying to convey but this is a hilariously inconvenient and impractical way of doing it. You know what babies do ? They fucking scream. You know what amphitheaters are designed to do ? Carry your voice so you don't have to shout. [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] Don't project. She didn't say shit about not being able to put the baby into care, she wanted the "no babies inside" rule changed, got it changed, and brought her newest with her to make a point. This has nothing to do with the inability to put your baby in proper care and everything to do with politics. It's nice to push for gender equality but this seems like a pretty stupid way of doing so.[/QUOTE] Even accounting for that, I am still failing to see any problem whatsoever with this. She was quietly feeding her baby. She even put a blanket over it out of respect to the other people in the room. I'm just not seeing the controversy. Like I said: babies have to eat. If that's an unpleasant concept for you, look away. [editline]10th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Ganerumo;52210758]But if she has to get up and leave because her child is crying and being disruptive to the session then her rule change accomplished virtually nothing since she still had to leave just like before ?[/QUOTE] You're being a bit obtuse here. There's a marked difference between missing an entire day of sessions and having to step out for a few minutes to calm your baby down.

[QUOTE]"(Alia) is even more inspiration for continuing our work to address gender inequality and stem dangerous climate change. (And yes, if she's hungry, she will be breastfed in the Senate chamber)."[/QUOTE] Great cause, but a little scummy to be politicizing your infant child IMO. Alia is a cute name.

My gf says this chick was doing it just for attention

The fact that this is so controversial kind of irks me. Its a baby, babies need to eat, mom gives baby milk from her breasts, babies not hungry anymore and everyone goes on with their lives. We shouldn't be condemning or applauding basic human shit like this.

[QUOTE=Nautsabes;52211842]My gf says this chick was doing it just for attention[/QUOTE] what an amazing, verifiable source

Super unprofessional. Sure breastfeeding in public is alright Bringing kids to work is a bad idea, though.