JONJO THE MISER wrote: » That unreal, i would of complained to the Manager.
We live in a society where breasts in a sexual context is more acceptable than breasts being used for their primary function - I don't use this term often, but it's a pretty repressed attitude.
rainbowtrout wrote: » Actually what I find so bizarre is that there tends to be more outrage about women breastfeeding in public than there is about people having sex in public and I can tell you I've seen more people having sex in nightclubs than I've seen women breastfeeding in restaurants, yet it seems to be breastfeeding that draws more outrage from a certain cohort in society. The mind boggles.
Cheeky_gal wrote: » Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant. I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating? There's a time and a place. I wonder if the majority of people feel this way. Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.
Kirby wrote: » The issue is the weird double standard that it would appear 90% of the thread are ignoring. If the woman in question had her breasts on display without a baby, she would be making some people uncomfortable and would probably be asked to leave. Or she could be arrested for public indecency. Why does a baby suddenly make it perfectly okay?
Kirby wrote: » But a person has the right to have a bit of dinner without another person in the place exposing themselves.
hondasam wrote: » Do small babies have growth spurts? I would imagine if the child was more than a year old it would be eating solid food.
Cheeky_gal wrote: » Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards. Some of you would want to relax. Especially you Dudess with the foul language. Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.
Jess16 wrote: » Non-parents preferences deserve equal respect and consideration too and in my experience, it's precisely members of the Yummy Mummy brigade who are only too happy to complain when something irks them.
dark crystal wrote: » Why should the mother give two sh!ts about what one or two prudes think about her feeding her child. In 2012, why should anyone still be so backward as to be shocked at seeing a woman breastfeeding. It beggars belief!
iguana wrote: » Again no. If the baby is hungry what good will water do?
Kirby wrote: » The issue is the weird double standard that it would appear 90% of the thread are ignoring. If the woman in question had her breasts on display without a baby, she would be making some people uncomfortable and would probably be asked to leave. Or she could be arrested for public indecency. Why does a baby suddenly make it perfectly okay? Is The OP being overly-sensitive and a bit of a dramatic ninny? Probably. But a person has the right to have a bit of dinner without another person in the place exposing themselves. Personally, I'm fine with it. Doesn't bother me at all. But I completely understand if it bothered other people and I also understand why some people find it inappropriate. It's not difficult to understand and alot of people in the thread are just being obtuse for the sake of it and in traditional After Hours fashion are just crapping all over the OP.
WesternNight wrote: » It's not a double standard. It's common-fúcking-sense.
hondasam wrote: » I'm a mother myself and we all have had to make compromises at times, it called planning ahead.
iguana wrote: » But no mother needs to make this compromise. Just like I don't need to cover my hair because some strict muslim up the street doesn't like how I dress. Breastfeeding mothers don't have to worry about when and where they can feed. They can just do it and if anyone has hang ups about that, it's their own problem.
If a woman has her breasts on display without a baby and for no obvious reason, that would generally be considered contextually inappropriate (assuming it's not a strip club or whatever). If a woman is feeding her baby that's generally (although not always, apparently) considered contextually appropriate. As in, there's a reason or function for it - she's feeding her child.
it's not always easy to get a babysitter though - and parents of very small babies are entitled to get out for a nice lunch now and again. Plus, some restaurants should be family-friendly.
Cheeky_gal wrote: » Firstly, I wasn't "offended". Secondly, I'm not trolling. I genuinely don't understand why she couldn't have done this in her car, in the bathroom, somewhere more private, but a restaurant? And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, the people I were with said they found it shocking too. And no, they're not "morons" for feeling this way. It's a matter of opinion and I'm entitled to it, just because you guys don't agree doesn't make me a "troll".
Are they selfish for providing the best possible start for a baby
LeeHoffmann wrote: » yes, yes they are :rolleyes:
