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In case you haven't heard, there is quite a stir going on at Facebook and it isn't the kind of  thing normally discussed on this site when referring to social networking websites.

There is a heated discussion going on regarding the removal of photographs on Facebook depicting women breastfeeding their children.   The removal of the photographs has many women outraged!  According to Facebook, photographs showing exposed breasts have been flagged and/or removed.  

Some who post the pictures believe the photographs are helpful to other women, while others find the pictures offensive.  Some believe that breastfeeding is a private matter between mother and child and should not be posted online. Others find the pictures beautiful.

As an online safety advocate, I have seen some very disturbing images and videos of children and young adults on many social networking sites over the years.  Many of those pictures have never been flagged or removed. It is ironic that pictures of adult women breastfeeding their children are being deleted while inappropriate pictures of teenagers and children are left online.

What do you think?  Should these photographs be removed?  Are they obscene or is it discrimination?

 Visit the petition, Hey Facebook, Breastfeeding is Not Obscene, for more info.