who doesn't have kids and isn't planning to have them anytime soon, but plans to breastfeed when she does have them.
I said I thought an appropriate/funny formula ad would be, "If you choose not to breastfeed, we'll prevent your baby from dying of starvation for only $3,000 a year."
She said that was a horrible thing to say and I was making people with legitimate reasons not to breastfeed feel like horrible people. She was really, really offended.
I said I meant nothing of the sort, formula is THERE to prevent starvation for babies who can't breastfeed, and if a mother can't breastfeed, then obviously she HAS to use formula and there's nothing to feel guilty about. There's nothing wrong with using formula if that's what you have to do. But I don't like formula companies marketing to people as though their products are so great.
My friend said formula companies are businesses and are there to make money, there's nothing wrong with that, and they DO say "breast is best" or something similar on all their ads.
I said they only do that because they're required by law to do so, they are directly responsible for the deaths of babies in other parts of the world, and at any rate I think it's unethical to make money off of something that causes health problems, and I think businesses have ethical responsibilities.
She disagreed, and I was afraid we were going to have a fight--I really hadn't meant to offend her, but at the same time, I stand by what I think. It's the same reason I don't shop at Wal-Mart. I don't have anything against mothers who formula feed, but I do think everyone deserves to know the truth about the issue, and not have it masked by advertising. Where did I go wrong?
I said I thought an appropriate/funny formula ad would be, "If you choose not to breastfeed, we'll prevent your baby from dying of starvation for only $3,000 a year."
She said that was a horrible thing to say and I was making people with legitimate reasons not to breastfeed feel like horrible people. She was really, really offended.
I said I meant nothing of the sort, formula is THERE to prevent starvation for babies who can't breastfeed, and if a mother can't breastfeed, then obviously she HAS to use formula and there's nothing to feel guilty about. There's nothing wrong with using formula if that's what you have to do. But I don't like formula companies marketing to people as though their products are so great.
My friend said formula companies are businesses and are there to make money, there's nothing wrong with that, and they DO say "breast is best" or something similar on all their ads.
I said they only do that because they're required by law to do so, they are directly responsible for the deaths of babies in other parts of the world, and at any rate I think it's unethical to make money off of something that causes health problems, and I think businesses have ethical responsibilities.
She disagreed, and I was afraid we were going to have a fight--I really hadn't meant to offend her, but at the same time, I stand by what I think. It's the same reason I don't shop at Wal-Mart. I don't have anything against mothers who formula feed, but I do think everyone deserves to know the truth about the issue, and not have it masked by advertising. Where did I go wrong?
:LOL Just tell her books like Milk Money and Madness really opened your eyes and made you feel passionate.
