Amanda Seyfried Settles Breastfeeding vs. Bottle-Feeding Debate In One Tweet
Amanda Seyfried has no time for judgment when it comes to how mothers choose to feed their babies.
On Wednesday, the actress summed up the breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding argument in just one tweet.
Breastfeeding is awesome. Formula is awesome. Feeding your baby is awesome. Not awesome? Judgement.
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) July 5, 2017
She also tweeted parts of a 2016 Quartz article from writer Maureen Shaw that emphasize the upsetting reality that when moms do choose to nurse, their breasts are expected to be hidden though they are sexualized for other uses like media consumption.
“We live in a culture comfortable with exploiting breasts to sell burgers, for goodness sake,” Shaw wrote.
"Breasts are intended to feed babies. With all our progress on feminist issues, how can such a simple biological imperative..."
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) July 5, 2017
"...remain so stigmatized? In a word: sex. We live in a culture comfortable with exploiting breasts to sell burgers, for goodness sake."
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) July 5, 2017
"How would you rather your body be portrayed?" -Maureen Shaw
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) July 5, 2017
Earlier this year, Seyfried and her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski, confirmed they had welcomed their first child. In May, she told E! News how much she’s enjoying motherhood.
“Man, I love being a mother,” she said. “I love my family so much.”
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