[SmithL]

Brittany Hinson breastfeeds her 4-month-old son, Kennedy, during a nurse-in in front of the Super Target store Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Webster. Hinson participated in the event in support of breast feeding and in support of a local woman, Michelle Hickman, after she was approached by Target employees for breastfeeding in the store. "It's not like she was walking around topless, " Hinson said. "She was sitting down covered up." The nurse-in was one of more than 100 planned in at least 35 states.

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Nursing a child is natural. Breastfeeding a child in public as part of an organized protest is exhibitionism.

[Slings and Arrows]

Booby ping!

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[Vigilanteman]

Nursing a child is natural. Breastfeeding a child in public as part of an organized protest is exhibitionism.

Correct. I have zero objection if a woman breastfeeds in public. There are plenty of ways to do it without flaunting it.

If the mother is not making an exhibition of it, the store should leave her the hell alone. Especially a store a store like Target which sells things for infants.

[Liberty Valance]

This should be in breaking news!

[tumblindice]

Another side to the issue is that if we’re on our way to becoming a second or even third world country, under the stewardship of our Int’l Man of Mystery & Dear Leader—well, I suppose we’re going to have to get used to seeing one anothers’ private glands displayed in public places, as at a Matamoros market.

[Hodar]

Breast feeding is a natural act, just like changing a dirty diaper. You don’t need either one of them out for public display. When I go to the mall, to shop; I don’t want to see some exhibitionists showing off their assets, and I don’t want to see any naked, dirty baby ‘assets’ either.

[wbill]

Nursing a child is natural. Breastfeeding a child in public as part of an organized protest is exhibitionism.

Roger that.

There are plenty of other "natural" processes, that I've no desire to see people perform in public, either.

[CitizenM]

Breastfeeding is wonderful and natural, agreed. However, the woman was actually just promoting her own pride at being a breastfeeding mother. Deep down she wanted attention. If not, she could have asked Target to allow her a few minutes in a dressing room to feed her child. Or she could have gone out to her car. Or prepared ahead and used a breast pump and filled a bottle. There is no need to be a public spectacle, no matter how natural and wonderful the act of breastfeeding is.

I breastfed all my children and never once needed to sit in a public place where any one person might have been uncomfortable. Besides, I thought more of my child's quiet and comfort than to sit somewhere where noise and passersby might make my baby less relaxed. My children deserved peace and quiet and a time with me alone when I could sing and rock them as they nursed. I did not have to rush them in order to finish shopping, or because strangers might look our way. They did not need to be used as my statement on breastfeeding in order to advance my personal opinion or desires. One who truly cares about the child's comfort more than just flaunting one's opinion in the face of others plans ahead and finds a quiet, private place, or brings a bottle for those times when they are in public.

[A_Former_Democrat]

The pic confirms what we expect . . the usual cast of suspects

[NormsRevenge]

everything gets exploited these days.

[Free Vulcan]

You can breastfeed in public without showing your boob. Growing up in church I seen it done all the time with women 3 ft. from me. These women want to expose it up in your face and dare you to look so they can scream pervert and bash men.

Tired of the moral fascism of leftists.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m all for breast feeding but I think you can work your feeding schedule around your trips to Target. The rest of us may not necessarily want to watch.

[EveningStar]

Heh. :)

[matt04]

MY local CBS station station showed a clip from the Wateford CT Target. A dozen or so mothers lined up in front of the store entrance breastfeeding. Nothing more than an adult temper tantrum.

[napscoordinator]

One of the Mark’s on Rush today said that the woman said it is a natural event. He said “Well guys have natural events too. How would everyone react if men suddenly decided to act on their “natural event” at Target. lol.

[central_va]

This thread sucks.