Posted on 07/07/2010 9:07:52 AM PDT by greatdefender
Several moms are planning a protest at an Orange County park after they say a park employee tried to stop them from nursing their infants in public.
Two of the mothers say a lifeguard at Kelly Park at Rock Springs in Apopka blew a whistle and told them that they were exposing themselves and breaking the law as they nursed their infants last month.
Shawna Mitchell and Celena Chavez said a manager at the park did not know whether it was legal for the women to breastfeed publicly.
A mother can breastfeed her child anywhere the mother is authorized to be, according to Florida law.
Mitchell and Chavez told their story to other breastfeeding mothers in Central Florida both in person and via Facebook. Now dozens of women have committed to attending what the organizers are describing as a peaceful "nurse-in" protest on Saturday. The gathered women expect to nurse their babies in public at the park.
The event will begin Saturday at 9 a.m.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
What a bunch of boobs...
Need a couple of friends to show up with numbered cards for judging.
You know I wonder if any of these women have ever thought about that there are many perverts out there that might like video taping them doing this? When in public there is nothing you can do about someone taping what you are doing.I know I would not like a tape of me floating around on the internet with my boobs exposed.
You need to get a breast of the situation.
I have spent at least half of the last 20 years nursing babies, in every possible location, and I have never had anyone object, make an impolite comment, tell me I should not, or anything else.
The author of this story did not state whether or not these two mothers were breastfeeding discreetly. To me, that’s critical here.
I’ll be there, that’s what friends are for!!!!!!!!!!
If there was anything “worth seeing,” as it were, I think it’s safe to assume the women didn’t care who saw it.
And there’s nothing perverse about men’s wanting to see women’s naked breasts. That’s what we call “normal.”
I can relate. I was once asked to leave church for nursing a beer.
Our 3 children were adopted so breast feeding was not an option but I am always surprised when I hear that there are those out there who object to see a mother doing it.
I had the same experiences and I agree with you, Tax-chick. No one ever commented; really, no one ever even knew.
Good comment ... and good tagline!
You popped a top in church? You must be a redneck.
have you ever seen a half-naked woman with a 3 year old chewing on her tit?
makes your day at any public outing, I guarantee the kids will be fascinated
Dare I presume that you were somewhat discreet in performing said act?
God bless you!!!!
Me either. Not once did anyone complain, nary even an eye roll.
People who find breast feeding “wrong, impolite, disgusting, whatever” have the problem.
And there’s nothing perverse about men’s wanting to see women’s naked breasts. That’s what we call “normal.”
"Once you've seen one woman naked, you want to see them all." - Ron White
A 3 year old has teeth, past time to wean that little sucker.
I found this line to be interesting. "Authorized", seriously. God authorized, not government.
MYRA IS BREAST FEEDING.
JERRY WINCHES, HE CAN’T WATCH.
STAN: Will you look at that baby. Sucking like there’s no tomorrow. Just sucking away. Suck, suck, suck...
So do many six month olds......what’s the point?
Bless you.
I remember years ago my wife and I were at a public auction in San Diego. About 20 minutes before the auction was to start a lady with a baby walked in, sat down in the middle of the rows of empty chairs, made herself ready and breastfed her baby. The room was predominately men, no one glared, no one made any comments, actually very little attention was paid to this lady. Finally about 3 minutes before the auction was to start the lady closed up shop and left. The adults in attendance treated this as if it was an everyday natural occurrence.
my local breaat feeding radical acquaintance “nursed” her boy past age 6... It was like watching kiddie porn to see them in public
This is what “unlimited freedom to engage publicly in a natural beautiful act” gets you
I’ve seen Koreans whizzing against the sidewalks in public- that too is a natural act, modesty is just a hang up
“People who find breast feeding “wrong, impolite, disgusting, whatever” have the problem”
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Yes, a huge one!
Breast feeding is mandatory for infants up to the end of their first year. Its their only chance to have a healthy life.
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Giggity.
Grow up.
You may presume that. I have purpose-built nursing clothes, from Motherwear.com, as well as towels/blankets. A person would have to make a concerted effort to see anything but a baby in my arms.
“are these women pedophiles if some young child in the park inadvertently spies their exposed breasts?”
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In an insane asylum perhaps...
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I’m not talking about normal here. There is a whole underground out there that is very abnormal and is not something most would want to be nvolved with.
You’re welcome ;-).
I think the statement means that if the location is somewhere the woman is not supposed to be, such as a private office, an off-limits construction site, etc., she can’t go there just because she’s going to nurse a baby.
Attention whores. Rather than take the word of a lifeguard at Kelly Park and go whining to the Orlando Sentinel, why not just go ask the supervisor to clarify state law to the lifeguard?
I’m trying to figure the odds of anyone’s hanging out ... what, in the trees 100 yards away? ... with a video camera, filming people at a public pool in the hope of catching a woman nursing a baby on film. Without anyone’s noticing and calling the sheriff. My calculator doesn’t have enough digits.
There are videos of nursing mothers available, and one could request the Motherwear catalog for free, too.
Then don’t be involved; leave!
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“and one could request the Motherwear catalog for free, too.”
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Now you’ve done it!
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My wife would use a blanket, but if someone is so out-there without a blanket, why not video it and post it on youtube?
My wife would use a blanket, but if someone is so out-there without a blanket, why not video it and post it on youtube?
‘Fraid so. Jim can send me a nasty-gram for doing commercial promotions on FR ;-).
But it’s really a great source for clothes for nursing mothers - practically the only source, unless one is a professionally-skilled seamstress.
(Okay, I’ll stop now.)
I’m picturing poor Al Bundy at his shoe store full of breast feeding moms.
The better question is, why would anyone do that. I'd say anyone who did is an idiot and needs to find something better to do with his time.
Like I said, my wife covers up. I would think most other women would do that as well.
How stupid! Makes me ashamed of my gender!
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