Breastfeeding Nazi

**Bubmum** · 16-12-2009 11:18

I really really hate that term..what the heck is it meant to mean, anyway? (I know what people imply when they mean it....someone who will not accept anything other than breastfeeding)...But adding Nazi to the term is really quite defamatory. The Nazis thought it was fine to torture and murder a whole race, the practice of genocide. It isn't to be taken lightly.
I am sure I am going to get a whole load of posts of people telling me to lighten up, but this term really does upset me.

I think passionate breastfeeder (as we all should be) is more acceptable.

**Mrs Nietzsche** · 16-12-2009 11:19

I prefer breastfeeding fanatic myself.

**Blueberry Crumble** · 16-12-2009 11:24

No different than in that episode of Seinfeld, the Soup Nazi

**florence** · 16-12-2009 11:28

Originally Posted by Bubmum

I really really hate that term..what the heck is it meant to mean, anyway? (I know what people imply when they mean it....someone who will not accept anything other than breastfeeding)...But adding Nazi to the term is really quite defamatory. The Nazis thought it was fine to torture and murder a whole race, the practice of genocide. It isn't to be taken lightly.
I am sure I am going to get a whole load of posts of people telling me to lighten up, but this term really does upset me.

I think passionate breastfeeder (as we all should be) is more acceptable.

I think your answer is in the bolded part.

**Opinionated** · 16-12-2009 11:28

I have a friend call them nipple nazis. I think it's because she was being encouraged to do something she didn't want to do. Personally, when that happens in hospital, I think the health care provider is doing a good job, but that is the view of a passionate breast feeder, lactation lover.

**mummibare** · 16-12-2009 11:29

lighten up....

The word Nazi has become an acceptable phrase in the English language and bears no relevance to German Nazism.

**PeppaH** · 16-12-2009 11:30

Originally Posted by Blueberry Crumble

No different than in that episode of Seinfeld, the Soup Nazi

Sorry I know not my section but

The Soup Nazi!! NO SOUP FOR YOU!

**~Temet Nosce~** · 16-12-2009 11:32

Originally Posted by PeppaH

Sorry I know not my section but

The Soup Nazi!! NO SOUP FOR YOU!

lol you beat me to it.

But to be honest I have never though about ti like that before, I can see your point OP. And I have been guilty of using the term myself

**PeppaH** · 16-12-2009 11:37

Yeah I have never thought of it before...Not sure I have accually used the term Breastfeeding Nazi before, if Im talking about it to DF I just say the Pro BF women lol.
Honestly, for a LONG time (like most of my highschool years) I thought a Nazi was a blonde hair blue eye person

Because a boy used to call my friend one haha.

**Bubmum** · 16-12-2009 11:38

Originally Posted by mummibare

lighten up....

The word Nazi has become an acceptable phrase in the English language and bears no relevance to German Nazism.

It's not a positive term. Breastfeeding is a positive activity, and everyone should be given that message, not a negative one (and I am not attacking anyone on the Hub here). I am thinking along the terms of hmmm, say in China recently where babies died from being fed milk tainted with melamine. The formula companies do not have babies' best interests at heart, putting poison in their food supply. But they are not being called formula nazis...I don't see where the difference applies.