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 kind of an idiot are you? Eating = Pooping???? You can eat a hambuger in public.
You can't poop in public.
What do you mean if there was anything “worth seeing?” *scratches head*
And you don’t get to decide what’s perverse and what isn’t:)
And so what if it’s “normal” for most men to want to see women’s naked breasts... Do you bring it up as a basis of that being a good reason to nurse discreetly? Or do you mean to say that it’s fine for women in public to whip out the boob to breastfeed openly because if men/boys look it’s only “natural?” The latter would be very disrespectful of those around you who have different moral standards.
Oh yes I can beleive it just look at the attitudes here. Geez really if you just want to walk around without a shirt on why not just admit it and don’t hide behind the baby.
No not at all. I mention something I know of because I read a lot and am attacked because some seem to think it’s idotic. I never said anything about what I *thought* about it just that it exists.So do whatever you want anywhere you want but do be aware that you have no privacy when it comes to anything in public.
At least I remember the subject is breastfeeding in public, not hamburger-eating in public (and I know how to spell hamburger). Who's the idiot now?
"Worth seeing" indicated some display that would attract the attention of a viewer interested in seeing women's bare breasts. If the women were showing their breasts to the extent that people noticed, we may assume the women didn't care if people noticed.
you don’t get to decide what’s perverse and what isn’t
Yes, I do. Men who are sexually interested in women are not perverse. I can't believe I even have to say this. Men's wanting to see women's breasts *is* normal. This is so obvious that attempting to argue it is a sinful waste of keystrokes.
No, I don't think women (or men) should be going topless in public, whether they have babies around or not. As a matter of personal taste, I think just about everyone should wear a lot more clothes than they do, on just about every occasion.
Ah, but were you discreet about it, open but not demonstrative about what you were doing, or did you make a big deal about it in a “look at what I’m doing” sort of way?
Okay I getcha now:) lol
Oh, good! Sometimes I get really confused and don’t make any sense. This happens to everyone who spends a lot of time with my sons ;-).
No, no, admittedly I’m a little slow on the uptake sometimes lol. You have some little ones running around? I’ve got one (grandson) and that’s plenty of distraction!
Never. I don't need people to notice me. I did once, at the playground, have a child of about 3 walk up and ask, "What is the baby doing?" I said "Eating." The child said, "Eating what?" "Milk." "Oh, okay." and he went off to slide. (It's not unusual for little children to be interested in a baby, no matter what the baby is doing.)
I have eight children at home - aged 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 16 - and one (19) in Singapore.
You would have to see the discussion on the prior thread (linked in my original post) to catch the point of the question.
Absolutely the most titillating thread ever.
after they say a park employee tried to stop them from nursing their infants in publicWhat's the exact address of this park?
Wow! I can’t imagine taking care of 8 children! But you are very blessed....
...I do hope you have a few babysitters sitting in the wings:)
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