Seems like this show is still looking for someone. It came up on Lactnet (the list for lactation professionals.) They have asked Kathy Dettwyler to be interviewed, and are looking for a mom who is nursing a 4 year old or older, to be interviewed on camera (not sure she needs to nurse on camera).
Morgan Gallagher, a very strong and experienced lactivist in the UK, responded with this advice: (posted with permission)
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My advice as a media savvy person on this is...
Breastfeeding toddlers on camera should not be seen with their own mother, if either are named. (By which I mean, all right on the breast, but not a recognisable shot of the mother's face.)
An anonymous mother and toddler feeding, with a separate mother discussing the issue, is the best security, as far as I can see.
If the mother is discussing nursing older children, no images of her own children should be seen at all, not even as still photos. Her children should have complete privacy.
If a named child is seen, then the child's mother should not be identifiable at all. No face shots of the mother.
This is because any images of a breastfeeding toddler and mother, will be put out on YouTube etc, with vile and obscene comments. They will still be there in 20 years time. Any child, who is shown breastfeeding, will not be recognised in the future, as their features change. Their own mother will always be recognisable, and so therefore, will provide an identity link to the child-as-adult.
I gave this advice recently to a mother of a 4 year old who was being interviewed live on tv. She attended the interview without her own children, but brought with her an 'anonymous dyad'. The anonymous dyad nursed live, in a side room, whilst the named mother discussed the issues. Thus the privacy and identity of the children of both mothers, was preserved. Especially as the face of the breastfeeding toddler was engaged in breastfeeding! You can see it on:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v3897204PNFgG2Q9
This mother was also given excellent advice on how to cope with media interviews by our own Heather Neil! :-)
Seeing comments daily that you are a paedophile, a monster, sexually using your own child for your gratification... it's hard work. This will happen, as videos are posted by people in order to incite these comments.
Hope this makes sense
Morgan |
Janice
