Breast feeding older kids- a touchy subject

I just a BBC.COM article about the front cover of the latest edition if Time magazine. It shows a young woman standing upright with a child suckling at her left breast. Nothing unusual except that the child is standing on a stool and is obviously way beyond average breast feeding age. I haven't read the article but the picture itself says a few things to me that I would like to talk and think more about 1) Eye catching and bold- so full marks to the Editor for breaking through the clutter 2) Unusual subject- why should this be a cover story unless it's a matter big enough to warrant this attention 3) Frankly why all the bur ha ha? Why should breast feeding be such a big deal. It's a personal choice that a mother makes and she should have the freedom to make that choice 4) What is more shocking- the photograph or the fact that some women breast feed for that long? Decide people All the noise about this making it more difficult for women to breast feed in public is just crap. People in sub saharn Africa roam around with nothing more than loin cloths and they lead happy full lives. While not propagating nudity I so think that we as a "civilised" society should not be so squeamish about a woman's breast. While being a body part with sexual implications it's most important function is to lactate. A picture of a breast is context should be treated appropriately. If you can change a child's diaper you can breast feed. A deeper look at the picture shows a message in the attitude of the model- I am breast-feeding my child and I am proud of it. If you have a problem with it, that's your problem not mine. While most mothers would not like to be photographed like that, here perhaps it was important to portray the act in an unconventional way so that the unconventional message could be conveyed and everyone forced to take notice.