I was watching the news this morning, and there was a segment on about angry mothers upset that they were told to not breastfeed publicly in Target stores. One woman was doing so, and she was told to please do so in the changing area of the restroom. This caused a protest of mothers sitting in some Target stores and lining up along the wall to breast feed in the store. The end result? Target stores apologizing to the mothers and saying it was OK to breastfeed in the store.
Now, I do not know many mothers who breast feed, but I do know they feel strongly about being able to do so in public. I very much support their cause, but at the same time, I cannot understand the need for someone to do so on their 15-minute stop to a target store. I mean, I don't think it is easy to multitask pushing a cart and having a boob out at the same time - even if it is covered. There aren't a lot of spots in the store either to just sit down and do this. I'm sure a lot of customers would also be uncomfortable seeing someone breastfeed in the middle of the aisles - and I think Target should respect their concerns too.
My biggest question though, and I am not very knowledgeable on this, but why can't mothers do this at home before going to Target, or wait until they are back after shopping to do this? If you absolutely must do this, what is wrong with going to the privacy of a restroom or changing area to do so? Even if you are covered, you are still exposing a private part of your body in public. If I can whip it out and take a leek on a tree in public but keep my mechanisms covered so people don't see - I'm not sure that would be allowed. To a guy though, that seems like the same freedom as women are looking for while breastfeeding in public.
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