The League of Maternal Justice

Welcome to The League of Maternal Justice, where The Boob Squad works to put a stop to injustices against the practices of mothering. We need your support for our first Mission.

Mission #1: Facebook Sucks

As you may have heard, Facebook has been deleting pictures of breastfeeding mamas, stating that they are in violation of their terms of use.

Not only was there no visible breast in the original banned picture, but Facebook allows photos that should also be banned based on their affirmation of their policy.

Could it be some pimply faced intern was uncomfortable with a tandem nursing mom but not the thousands of pictures showing more breasts than a chicken farm? And don't forget that there are over 250 pro-ana (Pro Anorexia) sites on Facebook.

But a mom feeding her child is violating the policy?

The Boob Squad is calling YOU into action.

Facebook won't even ban pedophiles [Thanks for the heads up, Christina]

Show your support for functioning breasts and deactivate your Facebook account NOW. Maybe now is the time to try out another social networking site like Cafemom, cre8buzz, Maya's Mom, The Motherhood, or Twitter.

If you can't let go of your Facebook pokes and prods, then write a post, and put a button up.

We're keeping a running ticker on our site (coming soon). Our boob squad can't do it alone. We need your help.

Are you up for the challenge? Leave us a comment with your post, and let us know if you deactivated your account. We're happy to add your number to our ticker.

SuperPowers activate October 10th at 10am - We'll be asking you to whip out your weapons of mass nourishment and feed your babies live via web cam or send us pics of you in your past or present breastfeeding glory. Bare your boobs for justice in the Great Virtual Breast Fest of 2007. Check back later this week for specific details.

Comments

[Damselfly]

I created, then deleted, a Facebook account and blogged about it here

http://growingalife.blogspot.com/2007/09/dont-read-this-post-if-you-dont-want-to.html

[TB]

Sweet, I posted several breastfeeding pics today. I'll add the button to my post.

[Naomi (Urban Mummy)]

First I have to take some nursing photos, and then I have to post them! Fab!

[VDog]

I've never had a Facebook page, but I am lobbying Cre8Buzz to let us post our breastfeeding pictures (not that they've said we can't), and then announce to the newsmedia that they are friendly to our cause.

I am proudly displaying this button.

[SusieJ]

I'll work on this -- my photos are in photo albums, but I'll scan them and put them up as soon as I can.

[Amy Jo]

I didn't have an account, but I did write a post!

http://cheeseparty.blogspot.com/2007/09/oh-and-by-way.html

[DaniGirl]

I think this is a great initiative, but I think it would carry more weight if we knew a little bit about the bloggers behind the scenes... just my humble opinion.

[Lela]

I deactivated my facebook account and added a button to my blog!

[Christine]

I've deactivated my Facebook account, posted about it, and added your awesome button to my blog.

Here's the post:
http://watchmenowatchme.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-love-lost-on-either-of-our-parts.html

[jozet]

Don't have a Facebook account, but wrote a post on like subject after Bill Maher was being an idiot. I get the joke; I don't get the agenda.

http://yonkogirl.blogspot.com/2007/09/qu-es-ms-ofensiva.html

[the new girl]

This is hilarious, awesome and righteous all rolled into one. Of course, I had no facebook account but I'll definately post the button.

As a nursing mother I feel so protected (and avenged) by my two new super-heroes!

[Jenna]

No bf-ing pictures (though check back in December) but I posted on the blog (since I also posted about the stupidity of Facebook when things started).

http://thejhatfields.org/blog/2007/09/26/support-breastfeeding

Linking your blog as we speak!

[amanda]

I have pictures here---> http://toddlywinks.blogspot.com/2007/09/hey-facebook-suck-it.html
And video here-----> http://toddlywinks.blogspot.com/2007/09/take-this-boob-and-shove-it.html
Linked to your blog via both buttons!

[TXPoppet]

Deactivated Facebook. Put button at top of my blog. My babies are 13 and 17 now but I nursed on demand with them and encourage all mothers to stand up and do the same without fear.

[ImpostorMom]

No post yet but I did deactivate my Facebook account and put a button on the site. I'll let you know when there is a post.

[Sally HP]

http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2007/09/babies-are-better-than-pasties.html

I'm so glad that you've started this website!

[Candy]

I also deleted my account, blogged about it and added your button.

www.liberalhomeschooler.com

[Christina]

You're welcome! I'm glad you started this site. And like the New York attorney general, I'm now going undercover on Facebook to see just what they will and won't pay attention to. I knew those acting classes would come in handy. Shhh, don't tell!

[Leeanthro]

Added the button and a link. Will post in more depth this weekend.

As someone who's having a difficult time breastfeeding (but plugging along) I need all the positive support I can get. Not people saying it's obscene.

[Izzy]

I opened an account, took a look around at some explicit stuff Facebook DIDN'T think was obscene, decided they really DO SUCK and closed my account with a detailed explanation of their complete and total suckitude.

~Izzy
http://momsspeakup.com

[bon]

Yeah... checked out this absurdity and deleted my account on five hot seconds. I made sure to explain that I was deleting because of their decision to target breast feeding images. This kind of stuff really needs to end.

[major bedhead]

I've added the button and will post about it later tonight or tomorrow. I also deactivated my Facebook account.

[WhyMommy]

I deactivated my account. Blog post coming tomorrow. This is absurd.

[Anthony Lealand]

I deleted my account with facebook right away when I read about this.

Prissy tosspots is all I can say about Zuckerman and his crew at Faceabout.

Anthony

[Anthony Lealand]

I deleted my account with facebook right away when I read about this.

Prissy tosspots is all I can say about Zuckerberg (corrected in this post) and his crew at Aboutface.

Anthony