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a teeny tiny rant
May. 16th, 2012 01:36 pmOne thing that keeps coming up in my discussions with people recently about The Great Breastfeeding Issue OMG, to the point where I must rant briefly, is this:
A feeling of discomfort is not actually objective proof that something is bad, wrong, unhealthy, ridiculous, or unnecessary. If you are well-informed and still feel uncomfortable, please do honor that for yourself! But also make sure you at least have an informed opinion rather than a vague feeling of "that's weird and I don't like it" before you go ahead and tell other people how gross and wrong they are being, ok?
I literally saw someone say "I can't imagine what the benefits would be" and my head kind of popped off a little. You are actively on the internet right now, talking about this! DID YOU FORGET ABOUT GOOGLE? You do not actually have to imagine the benefits, or even whether there are benefits - a bazillion sources are there to make up for your lack of imagination!
OK sorry I'll stop now. I am mostly enjoying these conversations, but dude, SOMETIMES.
A feeling of discomfort is not actually objective proof that something is bad, wrong, unhealthy, ridiculous, or unnecessary. If you are well-informed and still feel uncomfortable, please do honor that for yourself! But also make sure you at least have an informed opinion rather than a vague feeling of "that's weird and I don't like it" before you go ahead and tell other people how gross and wrong they are being, ok?
I literally saw someone say "I can't imagine what the benefits would be" and my head kind of popped off a little. You are actively on the internet right now, talking about this! DID YOU FORGET ABOUT GOOGLE? You do not actually have to imagine the benefits, or even whether there are benefits - a bazillion sources are there to make up for your lack of imagination!
OK sorry I'll stop now. I am mostly enjoying these conversations, but dude, SOMETIMES.
