breast feed in public....
Just a little behind in the times, but I came across this article and thought I would put my half cents worth of opinion in. I totally disagree with the way that this woman was handled on the plane. Of course, breast feeding is natural, breast feeding is normal and breast feeding is not to be considered a horrible act that has to be hidden. I mean, you can kiss in public without a sheet over your faces, you can hold hands in public, so why can't you breast feed in public without fear of embarrassment.
I say you want to kiss in public..then kiss in public! you want to hold hands in public, then hold hands in public! you want to breast feed in public, then by all means, breast feed in public! you have that right to do that...and, when you do that, I think the public reserves the right to stare and oogle at you, and certain body parts, while you do those things in public. In fact, I say why wait til you have a baby to breast feed in public. You want to bare those breasts and bounce around, then by all means, let those puppies free and bounce away! Free yourself from the bonds of society embarrassment and rules...Let your girls be free to the world!
http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3542122
Breastfeeding mom who refused blanket ordered off plane
November 16, 2006 Edition 1
BURLINGTON (Vermont): A woman has complained that she was kicked off an aircraft about to leave Burlington Airport because she was breast-feeding her baby.
A complaint against two airlines was filed with the Vermont Human Rights Commission, although Executive Director Robert Appel said he was barred by law from confirming the complaint. He said state law allowed a mother to breastfeed in public.
Elizabeth Boepple, a lawyer hired by 27-year-old mother Emily Gillette, confirmed that Gillette had filed the complaint late last week against Delta Airlines and Freedom Airlines. Freedom was operating the Delta flight between Burlington and New York City.
A Freedom spokesman said Gillette had been asked to leave the flight after she declined a flight attendant's offer of a blanket.
"A breastfeeding mother is perfectly acceptable on an aircraft, providing she is feeding the child in a discreet way", that did not bother others, said Paul Skellon, spokesman for Phoenix-based Freedom. "She was asked to use a blanket just to provide a little more discretion, she was given a blanket, and she refused to use it, and that's all I know."
Gillette, her husband Brad and their daughter River, who live in New Mexico, had been visiting relatives in Vermont. Their flight was late but appeared to be preparing for takeoff on October 13 when Gillette decided to breastfeed her 22-month-old, she said.
Gillette said she had been discreet. She had been seated by the window in the second-to-last row, her husband had been seated between her and the aisle and no part of her breast had been showing, she said.
When she refused a blanket, the family was removed from the flight. - Sapa-AP
I say you want to kiss in public..then kiss in public! you want to hold hands in public, then hold hands in public! you want to breast feed in public, then by all means, breast feed in public! you have that right to do that...and, when you do that, I think the public reserves the right to stare and oogle at you, and certain body parts, while you do those things in public. In fact, I say why wait til you have a baby to breast feed in public. You want to bare those breasts and bounce around, then by all means, let those puppies free and bounce away! Free yourself from the bonds of society embarrassment and rules...Let your girls be free to the world!
http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3542122
Breastfeeding mom who refused blanket ordered off plane
November 16, 2006 Edition 1
BURLINGTON (Vermont): A woman has complained that she was kicked off an aircraft about to leave Burlington Airport because she was breast-feeding her baby.
A complaint against two airlines was filed with the Vermont Human Rights Commission, although Executive Director Robert Appel said he was barred by law from confirming the complaint. He said state law allowed a mother to breastfeed in public.
Elizabeth Boepple, a lawyer hired by 27-year-old mother Emily Gillette, confirmed that Gillette had filed the complaint late last week against Delta Airlines and Freedom Airlines. Freedom was operating the Delta flight between Burlington and New York City.
A Freedom spokesman said Gillette had been asked to leave the flight after she declined a flight attendant's offer of a blanket.
"A breastfeeding mother is perfectly acceptable on an aircraft, providing she is feeding the child in a discreet way", that did not bother others, said Paul Skellon, spokesman for Phoenix-based Freedom. "She was asked to use a blanket just to provide a little more discretion, she was given a blanket, and she refused to use it, and that's all I know."
Gillette, her husband Brad and their daughter River, who live in New Mexico, had been visiting relatives in Vermont. Their flight was late but appeared to be preparing for takeoff on October 13 when Gillette decided to breastfeed her 22-month-old, she said.
Gillette said she had been discreet. She had been seated by the window in the second-to-last row, her husband had been seated between her and the aisle and no part of her breast had been showing, she said.
When she refused a blanket, the family was removed from the flight. - Sapa-AP
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