Natural v Sexual
Holly McNish
October is national breast cancer awareness month and I want
to blog about the nature of the breast function as opposed to it being only an
object of sexual gratification. On national poetry day poet Holly McNish waxed
lyrical on the topic of breastfeeding on a spoken word piece entitled Embarrassed. Her poem was written from
her experience of wanting to breast feed her baby daughter in an open space but
had to resort to the ladies toilets, so not to annoy the public. She rants
about the way “tits” are displayed in billboards all over the country, yet when
she needs to fulfill her natural responsibility society shuns it, therefore
encouraging more formula milk.
I have no objection to fashionable feminine figure hugging wears,
but it is concerning when our bodies are denied natural functions but are
encouraged to be exposed for the sexual occupations of men. Society puts increasing
pressures on women to appear sexually appealing and can result against naturalism,
for example a colleague in the NHS working on health promotion breast feeding explained
to me the complexities of promoting breast feeding among new mothers of
African and Caribbean heritage that want to retain their breast shape and have hence
developed fears of breast feeding.
We ought to remind ourselves that beauty starts from inside
and if we are healthy by internally feeding our mind and body with the wisdom
and nutrients necessary, it is a great beauty regime that can also aid us to
prevent or become aware of potential ailments sooner than later.
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