This woman sounds like a real fruitcake, as one might expect of someone who teaches a university class on “sex, gender, and culture” these days.
On the other hand, I don’t see anything wrong with breastfeeding in public, as long as it is done discreetly. There’s nothing sexy about breastfeeding—it’s a normal human thing to do.
This article fails to mention, as an earlier article I read somewhere did, that many of the students objected to her bringing a sick baby with a fever to class with her and letting it run around and probably spread the disease.
That’s the thing that I would object to. I don’t know how many times my grandchildren have come down with various bugs, which then spread to their parents and to us, because some inconsiderate parent dropped their sick child off at school. At least wait until the fever is gone.
That's what would have bothered me - why was she exposing her students to the bug? Sick people need to stay at home. If the sick people are children, then a parent needs to stay with them. With all the options for on-line lectures, video, etc., she did NOT need to be in the class room!
Good points. I personally wouldn’t object to anyone breast feeding in front of me since I did, however we live in a culture (sadly) where many are uncomfortable with it. I say sadly because I think that’s one of the main reasons so many babies in the US are not breast fed and miss out on a far superior food source. But, being what it is, women who are not sensitive and do it discreetly as you suggest do not help the cause.
The woman in the article has discovered one of the big drawbacks of being a single mother. I am curious how she manages to breastfeed and work full time. If she is pumping for when she’s at work why didn’t she give the baby a bottle?