TV channel receives backlash for 'Breastfeeding My Boyfriend' documentary
Updated | By Stacey and J Sbu
Some bedroom things should remain in the bedroom...
Every couple has their own way of doing things.
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No two people are the same and so every relationship and its dynamics are different as well. People have different tastes and preferences when it comes to certain things and everyone should be free to live their best lives.
There is no judgment here.
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However, there do seem to be some invisible lines that society has agreed should not be crossed. Some unspoken rules, if you will.
Like breastfeeding your partner.
Breastfeeding, as most people would agree, should be reserved for babies.
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As it turns out, there are some grown adults who also enjoy partaking in this specific activity and a British television channel wanted to delve deeper into this practice, so they made a documentary called, 'Breastfeeding My Boyfriend'.
And it is exactly what you think it is.
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The synopsis reads: "A look at the taboo surrounding adult breastfeeding, exploring a growing underground scene that ranges from women producing milk for their partners to the lucrative lactation porn industry."
The documentary follows the lives of one couple, Lana Michaels and her fiancé Shawn, who left quite an impression on viewers.
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Lana is a mother of two but shares her breastmilk with her partner, who not only finds it nutritious but also arousing.
Without going into much detail, the couple have always been adventurous when getting intimate and did some research about breastfeeding and that one can start breastmilk production by drinking a herbal supplement.
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According to Lana, Shawn breastfeeds a couple of times a week.
As expected though, those who decided to watch the documentary are feeling some type of way about it and it seems like the resounding response has been a negative one:
We just watched Breastfeeding My Boyfriend and I have so many questions but also none pic.twitter.com/la6GgSjbqv
— nick grimshaw (@grimmers) October 25, 2021
Breastfeeding my boyfriend on Channel 4… 😂 aaaand that’s enough tv for today, confirmed
— Holly Thresher (@holly_thresher) October 25, 2021
I think Channel 4 need to make a documentary about the trauma suffered by the friends and families of the people currently appearing in the Channel 4 documentary Breastfeeding My Boyfriend
— Tim Chipping CSE (@timchipping) October 25, 2021
I decided to watch that Breastfeeding My Boyfriend 'documentary'.
— Claire Allan (@ClaireAllan) November 1, 2021
If the wind changes, my face will be stuck in this exact expression. pic.twitter.com/hPeZiMUtMY
My TV's wifi is broke so I'm flicking through proper tv channels for the first time in a while.... Can someone tell me why Channel 4 has a programme on called 'Breastfeeding my boyfriend'? What is this new degeneracy?
— Harriet Clugston (@HarrietClugston) October 25, 2021
Couldn't they just buy formula milk, or some Nesquik?#breastfeedingmyboyfriend
— Giulliana (@AlbaAye1) October 25, 2021
breastfeeding my boyfriend
Just checked the tv listings - Breastfeeding My Boyfriend is an actual show. Someone thought of it, pitched it & it got green lit. pic.twitter.com/BglqOdb9E0
— CheekiestHeart🍷🇪🇺💉☺️ (@Cheekiestheart) October 25, 2021
Since the documentary aired, the couple have been doing lots of interviews to further explain this interesting situation:
You might be lying if you say you're not intrigued at all. Maybe not enough to go through the effort of watching the doc but they definitely got our attention!
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