Breast feeding in public

[westendlass]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Whoops! That's why I got the public disorder notice slapped on me! I'll know better next time.

I did say male or female!!

[Less]

Well I've yet to be offended by breast feeding, no matter where I've witnessed it, so either I'm a sick person or those offended are just perhaps narrow minded.

[Guinness]

Originally Posted by Less

Well I've yet to be offended by breast feeding, no matter where I've witnessed it, so either I'm a sick person or those offended are just perhaps narrow minded.

Its not about being offended, its about wisdom and common sense, there are times and places for everything....how about bottle feeding in the pool, or Waynetta giving her 4 year old a big mac while having a fag in the shallow end? How about one of our chavvy pasty eaters whipping it out at 11pm in the Railway whilst ordering a blue wicked and a bag of pork scratchings?

There were provided facilities, just like there are provided toilets, lets all ignore the provided facilities and do what the hell we want! In fact how about letting mothers feed their child whilst belting down the motorway. Yet more PC madness

[Eric]

Is it a question merely of breastfeeding; or is the issue more one of a woman's being bare breasted in public? In Ontario, it is legal for women to go topless in public, altho' hardly any choose to do so.

Women's topless court victory 20 years later - Politics - CBC News

It's still illegal for women to go topless in the rest of Canada; but that is probably because nobody has challenged provincial and municipal laws. I have no doubt that the Supreme Court would, on a challenge, strike down any law prohibiting a woman's right to go topless in public if she so wishes. Such laws are in clear violation of an individual's rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Guinness

Its not about being offended, its about wisdom and common sense, there are times and places for everything....how about bottle feeding in the pool, or Waynetta giving her 4 year old a big mac while having a fag in the shallow end? How about one of our chavvy pasty eaters whipping it out at 11pm in the Railway whilst ordering a blue wicked and a bag of pork scratchings?

There were provided facilities, just like there are provided toilets, lets all ignore the provided facilities and do what the hell we want! In fact how about letting mothers feed their child whilst belting down the motorway. Yet more PC madness

If it's not about being offended, who complained?

I know it wasn't me, I've always been a sucker for this kind of thing.

[Guinness]

Originally Posted by Eric

Is it a question merely of breastfeeding; or is the issue more one of a woman's being bare breasted in public? In Ontario, it is legal for women to go topless in public, altho' hardly any choose to do so.

Women's topless court victory 20 years later - Politics - CBC News

It's still illegal for women to go topless in the rest of Canada; but that is probably because nobody has challenged provincial and municipal laws. I have no doubt that the Supreme Court would, on a challenge, strike down any law prohibiting a woman's right to go topless in public if she so wishes. Such laws are in clear violation of an individual's rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

No, you are clouding the issue here. It has nothing to do with nudity. This woman wants to perform a natural function, breastfeeding. I am also in the pool and want to perform a natural function, taking a leak. If that natural function is not appropriate to the situation you go to a place where it is appropriate. It's that simple.

As for the rest of your post...As your average pervy weirdo male, I love the semi naked sights of Summer. I'll twist my neck, take surreptitious glances etc..etc..

It's strange though. If I go swimming, I'm oblivious to the scantily clad females around me, same when I'm in a topless bar or beach abroad.

Guess I'm a sociologists dream...imagination is better than reality??

[Less]

Originally Posted by Guinness

No, you are clouding the issue here. It has nothing to do with nudity. This woman wants to perform a natural function, breastfeeding. I am also in the pool and want to perform a natural function, taking a leak. If that natural function is not appropriate to the situation you go to a place where it is appropriate. It's that simple.

As for the rest of your post...As your average pervy weirdo male, I love the semi naked sights of Summer. I'll twist my neck, take surreptitious glances etc..etc..

It's strange though. If I go swimming, I'm oblivious to the scantily clad females around me, same when I'm in a topless bar or beach abroad.

Guess I'm a sociologists dream...imagination is better than reality??

Nope, two different things, her tit is in contact only with the child, if you deficate, you're in contact with everyone, yuk!

[Guinness]

Originally Posted by Less

Nope, two different things, her tit is in contact only with the child, if you deficate, you're in contact with everyone, yuk!

Only if you swim with your eyes closed

[DaveinGermany]

This is the story according to the daily fail.

Was lifeguard right to order mother Stephanie Wilby to stop breastfeeding her son in swimming pool? | Mail Online

And another from the daily fail for comparison.

Lifeguard demands mother, 20, stops breastfeeding her son at public swimming pool because she is breaking the ban on food and drink | Mail Online

The first one to my mind seems to be a matter of looking for compo, although not specifically mentioned, the underlying theme, humiliation, embarrassment seem to point in one direction.

As to the second, deary me "I know my rights", but obviously not interested in social graces & the accompanying responsibilities.

Now, let the lively debate ensue.

[Margaret Pilkington]

and in any case the child she was feeding wasn't doing the swimming.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

What a load of balls, without which by the way, she wouldn't need to be breast feeding.

Instead of criticizing we should be praising the fact that she is actually performing a female function rather than denying the feminine role that is something women should be proud of.

Both men and women have their natural functions, neither should be disparaged for fulfilling their role.

No bodies critisising breast feeding but come on Less in the middle of a swimming pool, what does a baby do more often than not when fed on milk, it spews up, this is the act of a self indulgent woman who has succeeded in making herself the centre of attention.

[flashy]

the way i see it is....would you feed your child with a baby bottle in a swimming pool? no, so why feed it in there full stop?

would you feed you're older kids chicken twizzlers (or whatever they are called) in a public pool? i highly doubt it

nowt wrong with breast feeding, but keep it somewhere hygeinic

[Restless]

Well if everyone was doing it we might be swimming in breast milk rather than water... :P

[Barrie Yates]

Perhaps she had visions of her child growing up as beautiful as Cleopatra - wait a minute, Cleopatra allegedly bathed in the milk of an Ass, there again it might just be in the spelling or pronunciation.

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

There was an item on the breakfast news this morning regarding Breast Feeding, it seems a woman was asked to get out of the water at a swimming pool, in, I think Manchester because she was breast feeding her child in the water. It appears some women are going to have a protest outside these baths in support of this woman. Now I'm certainly not against breast feed, if that's what a mother wants to do, but come on, in a swimming pool, seems like mummy is a half a pork pie short of a picnic to me, there are places to breast feed but stood or sat in a swimming pool certainly ain't one of um

The title of the thread is:-

Breast feeding in public

The above example was only mentioned because of the sensational content i.e. feeding the child in a swimming bath.

Of course that is a stupid place to breast feed, just as free fall parachuting would also be an inappropriate position in which to perform the act but if it happened no doubt that too would make the news.

Breast feeding itself, nothing whatsoever wrong with it, only needs common sense, on the part of the mother and anyone witnessing it.