Did you click on the article and read it?
What exactly did she do that was disgusting?
Lik you said - you can breastfeed without being an exhibitionist, which is exactly what she said she was doing.
There are many people out there who are simply disgusted with the act itself. Even if the breast is covered they think it’s gross to see a baby being held to a woman’s chest.
There is a fine line here where I’m not sure who really has the problem - sometimes I think those that scream “I’M SO OFFENDED” are probably looking a little too closely and may be a few eggs short of a dozen.
As I said in a previous thread, I know from experience that you cannot really cover up very well just using your blouse. I don’t care whether you are pulling up your blouse to nurse, or unbuttoning it, you are going to be showing some skin, and it is going to be obvious what you are doing. That is particularly true with an older baby who will get distracted by what is going on around it, take a break, pull away leaving the nipple exposed, then go back to nursing. THIS KID WAS NEARLY TWO, FOR PETE’S SAKE. All it requires is a light blanket, or a sweater, or something you can throw over yourself. This woman was offered a lightweight blanket but refused to use it. Why?
If it was making others in close proximity to her uncomfortable — it is a rather intimate act, after all — she should have had enough courtesy to do use the blanket.
Do I think it is disgusting? Of course not. I’ve breast fed six kids myself, including on planes and in other public places. If you are modest, hardly anyone realizes you are doing it. But I’ve encountered the exhibitionists often enough. They are getting off on upsetting some people, and feeling self-righteous at the same time.
There are a lot of people, some here at FR, who are just freaked out by the idea of breastfeeding, and think that women who breastfeed should be mocked and ridiculed.
I don’t know why they are so threatened by a natural act, or why they hate the sight of breasts, but they certainly are vocal and crude about it.
It’s hard enough being a real mother to your kids these days, what with everybody telling you to drop the kids in day care and go back to work. Breastfeeding of course ties you to the kids, so I know why the feminists and the left hate it, but I can’t fathom why conservatives jump on the bandwagon.