Most of these women breastfeeding in public seem to be nutters trying to get attention from the press or weird fetishists.
Most of these women breast feeding in public are just trying to feed their babies
Most of these women breast feeding in public are just trying to feed their babies, but I realise that as this is a mainly male dominated forum there won't be any point in trying to have a serious debate.
Anyone offended or outraged by a woman feeding her baby needs to get a grip.
Most of these women breast feeding in public are just trying to feed their babies, but I realise that as this is a mainly male dominated forum there won't be any point in trying to have a serious debate.
Anyone offended or outraged by a woman feeding her baby needs to get a grip.
I simply don't find it credible that someone would go to the national papers or start a campaign if that were really the case, especially over something as trivial as a Facebook comment, it's highly indicative of an attention seeker looking for any excuse to start an uproar, and to dismiss anything that goes against some mumsnet-esque dogma as being some kind of misogynistic view is really quite naive. The fact they are even noticed in the first place is suggestive that they were doing it with a view to being seen as opposed to using discretion like that repugnant woman breastfeeding in the public swimming pool.
EDIT- From the picture, she does like very much like she's trying to be as blatant as possible, sitting on a dirty step in front of the entrance to a building, in full view of a load of people sitting outside a pub, not a place any normal person would choose, and incidentally she does look like a tramp.
There are some women who are blatant, but that picture is of a woman who is simply feeding her baby, with nothing visible to anyone.
I suppose I am taking the context of someone who actively supported his wife breastfeed our children (5 of the little buggers) and saw on a regular basis the disgusting intrusive attitudes of some people who felt they had a right to comment.
Technically speaking, there is no such right to privacy in a public place, you can't have it both ways, public breastfeeding is just that.Posting a picture of this woman feeding her child and calling her a tramp, is ultimately a breach of her privacy and her right to live her life in peace and quiet.
Not quite the same thing as creating a media campaign.The fact that she decided to respond to someone criticising her childs most basic and fundamental right, is something that I agree with.
The more pertinent question in deciding whether she is trying to garner attention is, "is this the place a normal person would choose?".Remember, most women who breastfeed, will feed their child when they are hungry, and if that happens to be in the middle of the street then so be it - would you rather she made her child wait until she was somewhere that was deemed more appropriate?
So not the actual context of the situation then, right.
There is no such right to privacy in a public place, you can't have it both ways, public breastfeeding is just that.
Not quite the same thing as creating a media campaign.
The more pertinent question in deciding whether she is trying to garner attention is, "is this the place a normal person would choose?".
Of course people an expect a degree of privacy in a public place. Would you be happy if people followed you around filming you / taking pictures of you? Ultimately she was doing harm to no one and therefore she should expect the right to be left alone and not be published in a public medium.
We know where she was, in a building entrance way in front of a bar full of people one of who took the photo in question! You can even see a menu on the wall next to where she is sitting.Is this the normal place? I would imagine not, was it somewhere she could sit and feed her child, I imagine it is. Without knowing where she was at the time the photo was taken, or what she was thinking its hard to say. I do know however that if was trying to get attention, she would have hiked her top right up and would be showing off a considerable amount of breast. From that picture you can see far less skin than you would see in a normal high street on a sunny day. Ultimately all you can see is a tiny bit of cleavage that is no different to what you would see if she was just cuddling her child in.
Following someone is a completely different scenario termed "harassment", taking a single photo is not a breach of privacy or intrusion.
We know where she was, in a building entrance way in front of a bar full of people one of whom took the photo in question! You can even see a menu on the wall next to where she is sitting.
Taking a single photo and publishing it with an allegation can lead to charges of defamation as the internet is a published medium in the same way that a newspaper is. Would you be happy if someone took a picture of you walking past a playpark and posted it on the internet with a tag of "Paedo"?
In such a built up area I find it hard to believe there were no benches nearby, which is why I think it's very suspect.Fair point, but thats being pedantic, my point was in relation to her general area: were there benches? somewhere more comfortable for her to sit etc. You asked is this somewhere someone would sit to garner attention - without knowing the area, this may have been the only suitable to place to sit that was nearby.
If she was too obvious she'd breach exposure laws or would not be able to credibly claim innocence, these people are well experienced at what they do make no mistake
Is that what happened here?
No, of course not. That's a complete irrelevance. It's someone stating their opinion.
In such a built up area I find it hard to believe there were no benches nearby, which is why I think it's very suspect.
And at the end of the day are we really to be expected to believe she felt it was such an egregious violation of her privacy that she decided to have it plastered all over the media? Not remotely plausible.