Completely OT...

[bcipam]

In the context of the magazine (Babytalk), and the topics covered, and the audience that it's marketed to, the photo of the nursing baby is not offensive.

The Bazaar cover is different. It's shows basically a pregnant nekkid lady and regardless if its Brittany or anyone else (say Demi Moore back when) is in bad taste. Now if the photo were contained within the Babytalk magazine I probably would not have mind. Context, its all about context.

But little OT further, our society is just not offended by much anymore. Around here, Pregnant gals walk around in belly t's and low rise jeans and shorts. No one wears maternity clothes its all around showing off that the big belly and large bellybutton! Sadly, half these proud prancing pregnant gals aren't even married!

Also we watch commercial for Victoria Secrets and "dancing" sanitary pads with wings. Sadly our children take this as second nature. Modesty is long gone out the window when 10 year old girls wear thongs, and sport belly button rings. So sad! Almost makes me glad to be old.

Edited to add: Before some blast me for being a prude - I am far from that. I have a degree in fine art and spent many hours drawing nude models. I do believe the human body is beautiful and we should not be ashamed. But I see things diferently from others and you have to realize not everyone, especially alot of men, see the naked female body as something artisically beautiful. We have to acknowledge there is this component in our society that sees women as sex object and basically less than human beings. Young women and girls do not undertsand this part of the human psyche and don't know how to protect themselves from unwanted advances. I believe alot of young girls wear thongs 'cause they are fashionable (as they sure aren't comfortable) not realizing what they do to men and well I will say it, the deviants in our society.

What makes the Bazaar cover any different from what is on Playboy? Really nothing. A naked women is a naked women. It will cause men to think bad thoughts.

OK sorry I realize I sound like an old women. These are just my thoughts. Nothing else.