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Breastfeeding in Public

the complainer was "an older member of public", i dont see anything wrong with it really. Must have been a bit awkward for the policeman though

Reply 21

ChemistBoy

16

I think I might complain about old people in the street next time I'm in town. Hopefully they'll be told to go away by some police officers.

Reply 22

Segat1

OP

16

ChemistBoy

I think I might complain about old people in the street next time I'm in town. Hopefully they'll be told to go away by some police officers.

Reply 23

dogtanian

16

As long as they do it discretely, covering up instead of whipping out her boobies for everyone to see, it's OK.

No, I'm not suggesting covering the baby either. Babies have big heads, that'd be sufficient for covering the breast being, um, utilised...

Society shouldn't make women feel ashamed for feeding their children, but at the same time, women should be discrete about it.

Reply 24

Tyler Durden

17

It's a sad reflection on our society that something as natural as a mother feeding her baby should be outlawed when there are billboards contain semi-pornographic adverts and nobody bats an eyelid. I think it's utterly ridiculous that she was asked to stop feeding her child and I would have been tempted to tell the policeman to shove his baton up his arse and deal with some real crime.

Reply 25

an Siarach

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segat1

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1882710,00.html

Waht does everyone think about this? Personally, I really don't have a problem with this. I don't know why everyone gets so uppity about it!!!

Ditto. I think its embaressing when people make a fuss about this.

Reply 26

technik

13

dont see the problem myself really. one of the few acts of "nudity" that has a proper purpose in public

Reply 27

ExitMusic

9

Commander V

the complainer was "an older member of public"

i.e. "in my day, women didn't do this sort of thing..they also remained at home like proper women and be married off as soon as possible.."

Reply 28

BiologyMad

In 99% of cases women cover their breast when feeding their child. There is nothing wrong with it. That peeping tom should be shot.

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englishstudent

It's a sad reflection on our society that something as natural as a mother feeding her baby should be outlawed when there are billboards contain semi-pornographic adverts and nobody bats an eyelid. I think it's utterly ridiculous that she was asked to stop feeding her child and I would have been tempted to tell the policeman to shove his baton up his arse and deal with some real crime.

Well said.

Reply 29

ice_cube

17

Suprised they didn't get done for wasting police time...

Reply 30

JonnyB

2

It's just old people being old people.

Reply 31

Kyoto

How totally immature!

Reply 32

Ladle

1

Theres no need to be silly about these things, as ong as there's discretion, but then I dont expect any breastfeeding mother really has the urge to sit on a bench flashing for the rest of the street whilst feeding her child for laughs..silly old people.

Reply 33

blissy

15

Wha..? It's not illegal is it? So why should a police officer have to tell her someone doesn't like it just because they don't have the guts to do it themselves. Nothing wrong with it, it's perfectly normal. You can't have a baby hungry because someone doesn't like to have to have it in their field of vision. It's not like breastfeeding mother whip them both out and have a jiggle, it's usually just a matter of getting enough exposure to let the baby have it! Flipping heck.

Reply 34

Trousers

11

englishstudent

It's a sad reflection on our society that something as natural as a mother feeding her baby should be outlawed when there are billboards contain semi-pornographic adverts and nobody bats an eyelid.

This is exactly why some people have a problem with breastfeeding - as a society, we're now conditioned to think that the only reason someone might have for getting her tits out is to shock, offend or arouse. Whoever it was that complained to the policeman has obviously forgotten what breasts are there for in the first place.

Reply 35

MattG

1

*thinks of that scene from the film: me, myself and Irene* :l

Not a problem with it whatsoever and its silly that people get offended by it.

Reply 36

the_amy

In the shoe shop I work in, a mother started breastfeeding her baby whilst I was measuring her other kid's feet - whilst talking to me about the shoes she liked at the same time!
That made me feel rather uncomfortable, but as long as there's some discretion involved then I suppose it wouldn't bother me.