Breastfeeding in public places

[Ed Anger]

Women have gotten uppity, that's why.

[merithyn]

Women have gotten uppity, that's why.

I'll be honest: the most vitriolic complaints against breastfeeding that I've heard have come from women. Typically, women who have never raised an infant, but even mothers of infants can be downright hateful about it. It just stuns me. Why on earth does it matter?

I don't demand a man with crumbs in his beard be forced to eat in the restroom, no matter how gross I find that. Nor do I demand that a woman with a lot of cleavage cover up. If it bothers me, I don't look. No big deal. I'm actually pretty sad that laws have to be on the books to allow breastfeeding in public. That, to me, is ridiculous.

[CountDeMoney]

Women have gotten uppity, that's why.

I'll be honest: the most vitriolic complaints against breastfeeding that I've heard have come from women. Typically, women who have never raised an infant, but even mothers of infants can be downright hateful about it. It just stuns me. Why on earth does it matter?

Because you people are your own worst enemies.

That's right, I went there.  You people.

[merithyn]

Because you people are your own worst enemies.

That's right, I went there.  You people.

i agree.

[KRonn]

Women have gotten uppity, that's why.

I'll be honest: the most vitriolic complaints against breastfeeding that I've heard have come from women. Typically, women who have never raised an infant, but even mothers of infants can be downright hateful about it. It just stuns me. Why on earth does it matter?

Because you people are your own worst enemies.

That's right, I went there.  You people.

Oh man, you used the "YP" word!!   

[CountDeMoney]

Oh man, you used the "YP" word!!   

Didn't have time for "Bitches n' Hoes".

[The Brain]

Restaurants can just implement an age requirement. If you have to be 5 y/o to enter only some Southern families will breastfeed.

[Syt]

I'm just amazed that this is even something worthy of any kind of debate. A child needs to be fed, so a mother feeds it. Period. End of story. Why is this an issue? I've never understood why anyone would object to breastfeeding. Hell, until 60-some years ago, EVERYONE breastfed unless their child was too sick to suckle. It was a complete non-issue for thousands of years. Why is it one now? 

I agree with you and presume it's mostly a case of "ZOMG FEMALE NIPPLE NOT COVERED BY CLOTH!!!!"

[Eddie Teach]

Restaurants can just implement an age requirement. If you have to be 5 y/o to enter only some Southern families will breastfeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxv6R9fUO74

[Martinus]

I haven't said that for a while, so I thought I'd repeat.

Crazy Canuck, I hope you and your entire family die in a fire. Screaming. If I was religious, I'd pray for that.

That is all.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I'm just amazed that this is even something worthy of any kind of debate. A child needs to be fed, so a mother feeds it. Period. End of story. Why is this an issue? I've never understood why anyone would object to breastfeeding. Hell, until 60-some years ago, EVERYONE breastfed unless their child was too sick to suckle. It was a complete non-issue for thousands of years. Why is it one now? 

indeed.
+1

[Solmyr]

The legislation would be crap if they said you can't discriminate against mothers, but you can ban breastfeeding or other 'activities' associated with mothers.  It would be like saying you can't discriminate against Sikhs but you can refuse to hire people with beards.

Er, what's wrong with the latter? If your business requires your employees to not have a huge beard, you should be completely within your rights to refuse to hire such people. In fact, I'm pretty sure a lot of businesses in the western world impose certain conditions on the way their employees look.

[Sheilbh]

Er, what's wrong with the latter? If your business requires your employees to not have a huge beard, you should be completely within your rights to refuse to hire such people. In fact, I'm pretty sure a lot of businesses in the western world impose certain conditions on the way their employees look.

Well there's a difference between not having a 'huge beard' and having a beard at all.  You're right that businesses can impose certain conditions, but that's the example normally given in British employment cases.  Because you can't discriminate on grounds of religion.  Given that some religions (like the Sikhs) prohibit shaving you can't require that employees are clean shaven because that's indirect discrimination against Sikhs.

[Solmyr]

Well there's a difference between not having a 'huge beard' and having a beard at all.  You're right that businesses can impose certain conditions, but that's the example normally given in British employment cases.  Because you can't discriminate on grounds of religion.  Given that some religions (like the Sikhs) prohibit shaving you can't require that employees are clean shaven because that's indirect discrimination against Sikhs.

Yeah, and IMO "indirect discrimination" is a concept that can be taken too far, and can result in discrimination of its own.

[garbon]

It was a complete non-issue for thousands of years.

So was the subjugation of women.