.....or maybe a bit of both?
Tamara Ecclestone has slammed the "bitter people" who have criticised her for posting pictures of herself nursing her daughter.
The socialite was pictured in her daughter's luxurious bedroom breastfeeding the three-year-old Sophia.
Although many of her fans commented that they loved the photo, the 32-year-old has lashed out as those who had criticised her choice:
The criticisms seem to be angled not about the act of breastfeeding but instead, that was perhaps an exploitation of what should be an intimate moment. Many wonder about the relevance of photographing these moments all. Is it to raise awareness, to normalise breastfeeding, simply for others voyeurism or is it just pure attention seeking?"Find it a very sad and surprising sign of the times and the world we live in that the act of breastfeeding your child evokes such hatred in so many bitter people."
The daughter of Bernie Ecclestone of Formula 1 fame said she was horrified by some of the reactions:
"I am astonished that breastfeeding mums get such a hard time as there is no reason why we should. I would never ask someone 'when they will take away their toddler's bottle or follow on formula or cow's milk or dummy or comforter' nor do I judge those who choose to formula feed their children or give them cow's milk. I support and empower all mums and I personally believe hatred is so heavy and bad for the soul."This week Peter Andre also came under attack from people on social media who felt the picture he took of his wife, Emily feeding their son was "staged" and "inappropriate".
I walked in and saw this. Just perfect #hungrylad
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Oversharing is a current phenomen we are, unfortunately, getting used to via social media, but who gets to decide if it is artistic or informative to post pictures breastfeeding your child? And why do people feel they need to pass remarks on it. Everyone knows it is a natural way of feeding your child and let's be honest, the bottle v breastfeeding debate, which has been done to death, continues to raise it's ugly head over and over again. I have fed my children both ways. I can appreciate what a beautiful moment it is to share with your child - faces close, eye-to-eye, snuggled up together - bottle or breast. What I find hard to appreciate is some of the extent some celebrities go to to post pictures of them nursing their infants often in a faux "educational" manner. And I am calling attention seeking - I think they are simply milking it. Let us know your thoughts on this rather controversial topic
