I have wanted Az the Husband to guest post for a while, but he has always declined. Until today. And what, pray tell, is the issue that inspires words from my laconic husband?
Bill Maher’s recent rant against mothers who breastfeed in public. You can read about it at Quiet Room or Suburban Oblivion or Suburban Oblivion again or Velveteen Mind .
But I won’t get in the way of Az. Hear the man for yourself.
Bill,
You should have just stolen money from the mob.
Clearly you lack either an internal or an external editor. A competent editor would have told you the rant is funny, but think, first. You are treading into the territory of women feeding their babies. Unless you are loaded for bear and prepared to put yourself between the grizzly mother and her cub, don’t do it. It’s not funny enough. Even if you think you are equipped to handle it, don’t do it. You’re not. You are messing with the instinct for the basic survival of the species. They will eat you for lunch.
Sincerely,
Az
Excellent. My own husband is laughing his a$$ off and saying “hear hear” to everything Az just wrote.
That is hilarious! Nice to see a man who knows what he’s talking about.
Right on, Az!! That is SO AWESOME.
Mine’s up under “Boycott Bill Maher.”
Sorry about this (and I’m not a prude) but you are way off base here. Bill was right.
It is unfortunate, but as long as “sex sells” you are fighting a losing battle. I nursed 5 babies and never took any righteous pleasure in making a roomful of people feel uncomfortable.
I love it.
Nancy, it isn’t about taking pleasure in making people uncomfortable, it is about a double standard that exists whereby women are allowed to wear incredibly low cut necklines in public, but women aren’t allowed to breastfeed their babies. It is about getting people to get over being made uncomfortable by something that shouldn’t be offensive.
If people like Bill Maher don’t think breastfeeding mothers deserve a lot of extra attention, the best way for them to deal with that is to keep their eyes on their own table and not make tasteless jokes about it on their comedy program with a large photograph of a nursing mother in the background.
Great post!
I’ve been making the rounds of the blog posts on this issue and the one thing that makes me as sad, and as mad as the original comparison by Bill Maher, is that in every single post there have been comments like that made by ‘Nancy’ here.
Bill Maher is a jackass about everything. He could come out in favour of breathing and I would be like dammit, no more air for me.
I have no comments about Bill Maher – just one in general. Isn’t it sad that our society has no problem seeing half-bare and mostly-bare breasts, unless they are doing the duty God intended them to do?
So do you think Maher drinks dairy?
Az, a smart man.
Bill Maher, not so much.
We are women, hear us roar!
go Az!!
Az is so smart! I’m happy to see that Maher’s comments didn’t play well with intelligent people. The biggest problem with Bill Maher is that he believes himself to be truly clever. He even laughs at his own stuff, which reminds me of junior high hotdogs.
And the flashback in my head is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman hollering, “Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!” Arm pump, too!
For when the momma bears eat Maher, it will be in public as well, not in a stinky restroom stall either.
Az the Husband Has a Message for Bill Maher
A husband responds to Bill Maher’s comment likening breastfeeding in public to masturbating in public. Short and sweet, just like a man.
Precisely. Rock on, Az! If only I could be so concise.
LOVED Az’s reply! Hah! You just don’t mess with a mom and her babies.
I also have some other thoughts;
Yeah, Bill said a whole lotta stupid stuff. What a jerk! But any boob in public is a bit offensive. Whether it’s on a magazine, a low cut blouse on a bodacious woman, or whatever. My husband is struggling to NOT stare… and sometimes so am I! Call me American and not European (for shame). I breastfed four kids in public (library, grocery store, church pew, park, restaraunt, wherever I was when it was time for them to eat) but I didn’t just whip out my boob for all to see. It’s possible to be discreet without sacrificing the health of your child or your freedom to nourish them however you see fit. So I’m all for public nursing and it torks me off when people take issue with that. But when it becomes a stumbling block for the guys then there’s a problem. Just because there’s a child attached to your nipple doesn’t mean a guy is saying, “Oh, well now I’m completely turned off by that luscious full breast because there’s a baby using it!”
I’m completey agreeing that what Bill said was just plain stupid and that everyone woman should have the right to feed their baby in public whether bottle or breast. But the immodesty part is what I get offended by.
Yay for Az the Husband! He should guest blog more often.
AZ,
I would never have guessed this subject matter would get you into a post. I’m left to ponder whether your next post will involve Jon Stewart and public diapers changing or Steven Colbert and naked toddlers in kiddie pools.
Your post was insightful, truthful and hilarious. Good combination.
brother
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is that lunch at Applebees? With a side of fries…
Amen, AZ!!!!!!!
One more on the Az band wagon here… BRAVO Az… BRAVO!!!
Great. Nice to have a man weigh in.
#4 Nancy is exactly why i decided to post about this, even though so many (including you) (I mean your husband) did such a great job of taking on Maher.
Great job, Az-the-husband!
Julie
Using My Words
Az sounds like a very sensible person. I think he should immediately get a post on Bill’s show as a danger meter. It’s not the first time Bill has shortened his potential lifespan.
Wonderful Az. Funny and spot-on!