Mamas boycotting Delta over breastfeeding brouhaha

I find the sight of breastfeeding mothers in public places disgusting and offensive. A breast is a breast no matter the circumstances. A private part must remain private.

Being a foreigner, the child-centric culture in the United States just boggles the mind and frankly, has gone out of hand. Considering that what’s driving this child-centricity are the parents who do not have the time and resources to be the parents and role models that they want to be and thus impose their shortcomings on others. Such as TV and film ratings and censorship and God knows what others these parents can think of.

Does putting a blanket over her child’s head to cover her breasts pose a threat to the life of her child? No. I’m sure the child can still breathe. And drawing parallels between a baby eating with that of an adult is completely misguided and is again symptomic of this ridiculous child-centric culture in the United States.

To Geri, #41:
You say that "a private part must remain private." Who exactly decided that a breast must be a private part? In most parts of the world, a mother feeding her child is completely acceptible, and in many cultures baring the breasts even when not breastfeeding is fine too. You say the problem is that America is too child-centric. The real problem is that people like you have sexualized breasts and now are trying to force people to behave in a way that goes against nature.

Geri...

You completely confuzzled me with your post... Are you saying there is no relation between FEEDING your children and SEX, but then also saying that the sight of a nursing mother FEEDING her child in public is disgusting?

If you are stating there is a problem with US culture drawing a parallel between FEEDING a child and SEX, why is the act of FEEDING one's child in public disgusting and offensive??

Being a foreigner, I'm curious to know what country, as most countries find nursing very natural; THAT is the problem in the US: Your uptight, politically correct bozos who don't mind people walking around in next to nothing, but can't stand the sight of a mother FEEDING her baby...

I personally control what my children watch, so I don't jump on the bandwagon of those who spend time fighting to have censored media... However, I do jump on the bandwagon of protecting a mother's right to FEED her child, anywhere she damn well pleases...

And just to say, I have never seen a mother breastfeeding that was not being as discreet as possible... The fact is, if the child is nursing, the mother's areola (does that offend you?) is in the baby's mouth! I've seen more teenager's breast exposed at my local mall walking right next to their mothers! I wonder if these are the same mothers who find nursing offensive... Are you one of those mothers?

So, which side are you on?

Just wanted to add my support.

I have breastfed all 5 of my children. My youngest is 12 months old and is still exclusively breastfed. In Scotland, our right to breastfeed in a public place is also protected by law and anyone who challenges me gets reminded of that.

I'm a male flight attendant for 27 years now. Breastfeeding on the airplane has never bothered me and i don't see the problem. It all depends on how you were broght up I guess. Some women are more modest than others and cover up which is fine. I used to work in a psych. hospital before this job so i try to react calmly to every situation. So if I caught a glance at a naked breast it's no big deal. I just don't stare i move on.
I have traveled a lot and appreciate other cultures, speak some other languages, so I can appreciate and respect how other societies live. The problem we North American's have is "culture blindness and cultural bias." We are ignorant about how other people live, and think ours is the only way to live. I'm embarassed to be around you guys often when I travel abroad for fear of what stupid thing you will say next. So happy travels but lighten up!

breastfeeding needs to take place in the home, not outside

breastfeeding needs to take place in the home, not outside

i agree Patty the airline fortunatly did the right thing, when you enter a private property, you have to abide by there rules. I feel that you cannot just do what you want, when you want and whenever you want to without getting the owners consent. I am so sick and tired of these liberal left wing idiots jumping all over the flight attendent for just doing her jump. This flight attendent should get a high promotion for what she did, this wasnt about breastfeeding toward the end, this was about how Emily Gillette came off with a bit of an attitude toward the flight attendent. Had she would have cooperated it wouldnt have been much of a big deal. Emily Gillette was in the wrong and the flight attendent was in the right as to what it boiled down to. Breastfeeding is a respeonsibility you have to take, and if your gonna do such rude impolite behaviour like this veiwed where everyone can see without using a bathroom, you should expect to be chastised and critized