Posted on 07/07/2010 9:07:52 AM PDT by greatdefender
Several moms are planning a protest at an Orange County park after they say a park employee tried to stop them from nursing their infants in public.
Two of the mothers say a lifeguard at Kelly Park at Rock Springs in Apopka blew a whistle and told them that they were exposing themselves and breaking the law as they nursed their infants last month.
Shawna Mitchell and Celena Chavez said a manager at the park did not know whether it was legal for the women to breastfeed publicly.
A mother can breastfeed her child anywhere the mother is authorized to be, according to Florida law.
Mitchell and Chavez told their story to other breastfeeding mothers in Central Florida both in person and via Facebook. Now dozens of women have committed to attending what the organizers are describing as a peaceful "nurse-in" protest on Saturday. The gathered women expect to nurse their babies in public at the park.
The event will begin Saturday at 9 a.m.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
What a bunch of boobs...
Need a couple of friends to show up with numbered cards for judging.
You know I wonder if any of these women have ever thought about that there are many perverts out there that might like video taping them doing this? When in public there is nothing you can do about someone taping what you are doing.I know I would not like a tape of me floating around on the internet with my boobs exposed.
You need to get a breast of the situation.
I have spent at least half of the last 20 years nursing babies, in every possible location, and I have never had anyone object, make an impolite comment, tell me I should not, or anything else.
The author of this story did not state whether or not these two mothers were breastfeeding discreetly. To me, that’s critical here.
I’ll be there, that’s what friends are for!!!!!!!!!!
If there was anything “worth seeing,” as it were, I think it’s safe to assume the women didn’t care who saw it.
And there’s nothing perverse about men’s wanting to see women’s naked breasts. That’s what we call “normal.”
I can relate. I was once asked to leave church for nursing a beer.
Our 3 children were adopted so breast feeding was not an option but I am always surprised when I hear that there are those out there who object to see a mother doing it.
I had the same experiences and I agree with you, Tax-chick. No one ever commented; really, no one ever even knew.
Good comment ... and good tagline!
You popped a top in church? You must be a redneck.
have you ever seen a half-naked woman with a 3 year old chewing on her tit?
makes your day at any public outing, I guarantee the kids will be fascinated
Dare I presume that you were somewhat discreet in performing said act?
God bless you!!!!
Me either. Not once did anyone complain, nary even an eye roll.
People who find breast feeding “wrong, impolite, disgusting, whatever” have the problem.
And there’s nothing perverse about men’s wanting to see women’s naked breasts. That’s what we call “normal.”
"Once you've seen one woman naked, you want to see them all." - Ron White
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