What do you get when anti-smoking zealots go up against breast feeding zealots...a whole lot of funny, that's what...
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/going_too_far_in_a_good_cause.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/going_too_far_in_a_good_cause.html
Here are the facts: the New Zealand government recently featured popular rugby star Piri Weepu in an anti-smoking public service TV commercial that included a two-second clip of Weepu cuddling and bottle-feeding his six-month-old baby daughter -- a touching image that subtly highlights the dangers of secondhand smoke. It also sends a subliminal message about the important role fathers should play in infants' lives. Considering the prevalence of out-of-wedlock births, this is an important conservative, family-values message that should not be ignored.
However, shocked at the "evil" of a father bottle-feeding his infant daughter, the La Leche League organized a strident e-mail campaign and -- claiming that that the image "didn't mesh with its core message: that breastfeeding is best for children" -- publicly forced the New Zealand's[COLOR=#009900 !important]Health[/COLOR] Sponsorship Council to back down and remove the "offensive" image.
Their message couldn't be any clearer: Our position is the only valid position.
From the La Leche League's shrill response, one might think that someone had spit on their flag or accused their mothers of prostitution. By forcing public officials to purge an innocent message, just because it didn't embrace one group's position -- even on behalf of a totally unrelated cause -- this group came across as stiff-necked, bullying, strident, and out of touch, so self-centered that they can't see that there are other positive messages out there that don't involve them. This unwelcome image now brands the La Leche League not just in New Zealand, but throughout the world. This story has appeared on the Today Show, on MSNBC's website, and on more than 6,000 internet sites around the world, tarring La Leche Leagues worldwide with an extremist brush.