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[–]MarkTwainiac 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Great post! One quibble:

psst, males don't have mammary glands

Males do have basic mammary glands. But whereas female mammary glands mature and go through considerable changes during female puberty, male mammary glands remain rudimentary.

If men could breastfeed children, I'd be all for it, as it would mean the whole job wouldn't be on women's shoulders - or, rather, chests. I know a number of men who would've loved to breastfeed their children, not coz they're creepy fetishists but coz they are loving, doting fathers who were really head over heels over their babies. A number of these men I know personally are medical doctors or work in health-related sciences. If men could sustain life by breastfeeding, the guys I know would've been crowing and doing it.

[–]diapason 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Males do have basic mammary glands. But whereas female mammary glands mature and go through considerable changes during female puberty, male mammary glands remain rudimentary.

Huh, TIL!