Blimey - Facebook has removed our picture of a baby being breastfed...

Had this argument with my mum the other day. She is one of the people who think people who breastfeed should hide. My take on the matter: if you think breastfeeding mums should be "discreet" or "not ostentatious" or "courteous", then you obviously think it is rude. Which is the rude part? If you see a baby eating baby food from a jar is that rude? If you see a baby taking a bottle is that rude? My guess is no.... so that means it's breasts that are rude. Why are breasts rude? Because you equate them with sex? So is it breasts or just nipples? Because if you think that if you see a nude baby girl's bare chest and you equate that with sex we know what that makes you... so is it just grown women? The bigger the better? Basically you get off on lactating breasts then... Hmmmm sounds like your problem to me! Personally I think that woman in Claridges looked more discreet before they plonked a great big bloody tablecloth over her. Why not just erect a tent around her with a big sign on the entrance saying "CAUTION:BAPS OUT! MAY CAUSE OFFENCE!"

I am really about this.

I tend to ignore the guff I see on Facebook but the other month reported a picture I was really shocked by, just flashed up on one of those lad type feeds as someone had commented on it, won't go in to the details as I was horrified but was a hammered girl and two blokes and IMO was on very dodgy ground with regards to 'consenting'.

They were straight back saying they wouldn't remove it as it didn't breach their policies - but a gorgeous breast feeding baby does!!

WTF

myoneandyoni a work of genius!

Actually, am surprised how naive Mumsnet has been on this - I had my breastfeeding pics taken down years ago - I thought everyone knew that FB were breastfeeding fascists and pictures of breast fulfilling their primary function were oh so scary, whereas beheadings/bullying/pornography was hunky dory??

Ok, everyone, I would like you to adopt the Shakira song, but the lyrics are changed a leetle bit...

Ahem, here goes...

Look at my breasts
They're ostentatious
Look at my hips
They're big and wide
Look at my body
Feeding my baby
Fulfilling a need and all desires...

Aw wo wo wo wo wo wo
Aw wo wo wo wo ooh-oh...

Oh, no, you can't look, can you, BECAUSE FACEBOOK TOOK IT DOWN!

I reported the same page as Ehric following a thread I saw on here. They did nothing .

They're happy for videos of beheadings to remain, thankfully I didn't see one of those, I would have been extremely distressed. I also reported a distressing video of a woman hitting a baby and several racist posts, none of which break facebook's guidelines.

But a beautiful picture of a woman breastfeeding a baby? Can't have that. FFS.

This just makes me all the more determined to breastfeed as ostentatiously as possible when baby number 2 arrives. Is there a way to make FB defend their actions? I don't understand why they can't see that there is no common sense whatsoever behind their actions.

Agree this is ridiculous. Is there a way a Facebook user (ie MNet in this instance) can challenge decisions to remove their pictures? Could you just repost it, along with a copy-and-paste of Facebook's own guidelines on pictures of breastfeeding?

I reported a young child lying on a hospital bed with half its head blown off, but that image didn't break guidelines. So, living baby being held closely whilst being fed versus dead innocent child murdered in a war zone. I know which image I find more offensive. Shocking.

I've shared it. What a lovely picture it is.

I hope more press pick up the story.

I reported a picture depicting a dog expressing disgust at 'what lesbians eat' but apparently it broke no rules

I reported a paedophile page with images of pre pubescent girls in underwear including a child showing her crotch with splayed legs in a sexualised pose but as she had knickers on it didn't break guidelines. Bullshit.

I report Britain First on a daily basis. So far facebook have removed nothing. Fucking ridiculous then, to remove this.

I reported a link to a porno video clip last week and was told it does not break their guidelines.

I've shared it with a pointed comment that Facebook will presumably see if any idiot complains.

If Facebook removed it, that means that someone must have reported it! What kind of person finds this picture offensive

Recently one of my Facebook friends posted a nude picture of herself (she's a photographer) but very shadowed so you couldn't possibly see anything sexual - certainly less than we see in many advertisements plastered everywhere. It was reported by several people and removed. People seem to find "real" female bodies offensive.

I'm surprised they would be silly enough to be censoring breastfeeding pictures now, with all of the publicity of the recent Claridges incident and the embarrassment caused to them over the similar removal of a mum's bfing picture not that long ago.

Another reason to avoid FB.

Shared on fb, some of the bloody horrible things that are allowed on there!

This is ridiculous ffs

Talk about taking a step backwards

Failbook at its finest

That should have read 'some' people not 'most'. I would hope there are some decent people who treasure and support breastfeeding and our right to do so

Just to cheer you up - this cafe notice made it onto the News Quiz.