Hiding Onesies Must Have Lost Its Novelty
Because now the Activity-Starved Breastfeeding Mothers of LJ have embarked on a letter writing campaign to LJ Abuse!

What, you ask, is this newest conspiracy against breastfeeding?

LJ's Restrictions for default icons!!!!

Because, even though LJ's restrictions against showing boobies in default icons has been around, since, I dunno - forever, the Activity-Starved Breastfeeding Mothers of LJ have decided that their breasts are special!!!

Why, their breasts are used for feeding babies, and that's very important. So important, in fact, that LJ should make a special exemption just for them!

Now remember guys, the only real restriction LJ has on icons is what you choose to use as your default. So, nobody's saying you can't have an icon featuring little Jayden/Kaytlyn snacking away - it just can't be your default.

But, that's not good enough for our heroes - an all-out letter writing campaign is in order!


Not to mention, the obligitory post to fuckyoulist. Hey, isn't it against the TOS to disclose the contents of correspondence from LJ Abuse? Or am I making that up?


I can't even begin to list all of the posts made in boob_nazis regarding this issue, so you'll just have to go here and scroll through before they all get the friendslocked treatment.

But here's a quick synopsis of the boob_nazis party line on this one:

boob_nazis: Breastfeeding is natural therefore uncovered breasts are acceptable as default icons if they depict breastfeeding.

normal_people: Right, but if LJ allows your exposed breast icons as defaults, it renders their policy ineffective. How will they be able to enforce this policy against users who show bare breasts in their default icons? You understand, don't you, that this is not yet another anti-breastfeeding conspiracy, but a fair application of LJ's policy with regards to default icons?

boob_nazis: Breastfeeding is natural therefore uncovered breasts are acceptable as default icons if they depict breastfeeding.


*Sigh*

Here are some of the booju_mooju posts on the issue:

http://community.livejournal.com/booju_mooju/397404.html
http://community.livejournal.com/booju_mooju/397623.html
http://community.livejournal.com/booju_mooju/398544.html

Here's a link to the incredibly long winded form letter that LJ and Six Apart have been sent by 578586582 Activity-Starved Breastfeeding Mothers of LJ.


And, here's cf_hardcore weighing in on the matter, and with a funny icon to boot:
http://community.livejournal.com/cf_hardcore/1831574.html


I have also decided that any community with the words "Nazis" and "Hardcore" in their names are, by default, filled with the most thin-skinned, whiney people in LJ Land.

So say I!