Sexistische Überzeugungen – insbesondere feindlicher Sexismus – sind stark mit negativen Einstellungen zum öffentlichen Stillen verbunden. Männer und Frauen, die feindliche sexistische Überzeugungen befürworteten, waren gleichermaßen gegen das Stillen in der Öffentlichkeit.
Hostile sexism linked to disapproval of breastfeeding in public
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224545.2025.2523279
From the linked article:
A new study published in The Journal of Social Psychology has found that **sexist beliefs—especially hostile sexism—are strongly associated with negative attitudes toward public breastfeeding**. Contrary to earlier findings, even benevolent sexism was weakly linked to disapproval in both private and public settings. These findings provide new insight into how underlying gender attitudes can shape perceptions of what is considered appropriate for mothers, especially in everyday settings like parks, restaurants, and public transportation.
The researchers also found no evidence that gender moderated these associations. **Men and women who endorsed hostile sexist beliefs were equally likely to oppose breastfeeding in public**. Similarly, benevolent sexism had no significantly different effects for men versus women. This challenges the idea that sexism influences men and women in fundamentally different ways when it comes to evaluating breastfeeding.
The opposition to breast feeding has always perplexed me.
The creepiest always speak loud against themselves
My mother always hated that.
People who hate women, hate women.
More at 10.
It’s bizarre to me that adults are bothered by babies eating the way our species is biologically wired to feed them. Regardless of feelings otherwise… when does sense kick in?
I’ve never actually met anyone who had an issue with this. Seriously. Never.
We should put statues of breast feeding mothers in public places as a way of protecting the public from prudes like this.
If we could just separate biology from sexuality, the world would be better.
I love public breastfeeding. Its like a free show.
I have been lucky enough to breastfeed my babies. And you try to plan ahead by packing bottles and pumping milk and social ventures are stressful enough. Sometimes you have to pump or breastfeed in public. I would use a cover for my own comfort and I would still get cutting remarks from older women. It was rarely men.
I have been called disgusting. Asked to stop. Told it was inappropriate. And I just laugh at them. What an absurd thing to say to a mom feeding a crying baby while keeping an eye on her toddler.
My in laws even made a fuss when I was at their house. They wanted me in a different room, so we just left entirely.
We need better biology and sexEd in this country.
What about public sex?