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To: Elroy who wrote (41013)	9/4/2007 5:58:04 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541634

It's difficult enough to get acceptance for breastfeeding in public places, even when it is the law to allow it, as it is in a number of states. And I'm not even talking about breasts clearly showing breastfeeding--my wife was asked to leave a table in a restaurant for extremely discreet nursing--so discreet it should have been impossible for any but a very inquisitive onlooker to tell she was feeding the baby and not just holding her closely in her arms. And yet the restaurant got a complaint. Remarkable.

To: Elroy who wrote (41013)	9/4/2007 11:18:53 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 541634

Elroy - In my day I've seen a lot of women take off their tops in public places. Peace rallies, rock concerts, gay pride marches, etc. I've never seen a woman in the US being ticketed or arrested for being topless. Yes, it's technically illegal, and I'm sure in some cases the law is enforced. But I would hazard a guess that very few women end up in jail over it. And I'm quite sure none of them are beaten. Again, I agree that it is a good thing that women in Iraq are not forced to wear veils. I would also find it a good thing if women in the US weren't legally obligated to wear bikini tops at the beach, though I'm not upset about it. Anyway, I'm not sure it's really a good comparison to make. Forcing women to wear veils because of a particular fundamentalist interpretation of a religious doctrine that is held by a minority of a country's population is, to me, not the same as institutionalizing social norms that are generally agreed upon within a society. I believe that people should be allowed to either observe a religious practice or not. Thus, forcing women to wear veils is, in my judgment, wrong. - Allen