In some ways we have come so far in how women are treated and viewed in society but in other ways women, particularly mothers, are dismissed as their real value being only in their appeal to the opposite sex. I wonder if we’ve lost something. Then I wonder what that means for me and I’m only 14 years old.
While breastfeeding my 8 month old in one of the cafes of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas I was asked by a manager to cover. What happened next is a model for all companies that find themselves in such an unfortunate misstep. And a look at the irony that seeing a baby breastfeeding was what some people considered scandalous in Las Vegas.
Some day I won’t write another thing about breastfeeding in public. Because I won’t have to. Eventually, some day, everyone will have grown weary of the debate and realize just how silly it is. I decided to see what a larger sample size thought of the issue and how breastfeeding in public compared to these body functions commonly argued as being equally as disgusting (their words, not mine) as breastfeeding in public and share the results.
To help anyone still confused, anyone who may be thinking breastfeeding in public is like defecating in public, urinating in public, masturbation/oral sex in public, or sex in public, I’ve put together a couple of tables to break it down.
Every time someone freaks out about a mother breastfeeding in public they send a loud and clear message of unsupport, no matter how supportive they claim to be. What messages are we sending mothers (and all of society) when we encourage a mom to move, cover up, or hide?
Oh my gosh, that woman is caring for her child… UNCOVERED! How indecent!
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Hi, I’m Jessica, the founder of The Leaky Boob, Lactation Educator, Parenting Educator, Parenting and Relationship Coach, and mom of 9. I’m so glad you are here.