“Oh My God, Boobies!”
So, did you hear about the woman who was kicked off a plane for breastfeeding? I grabbed the news from Mama C-ta this evening. Can you believe this crap?
Thank goodness for these people, who are fighting back. Who doesn’t understand the basic necessity of breastfeeding? Who thinks it’s obscene to breastfeed in public? Did they kick off the woman next to her for eating peanuts? They should have. After all, she was providing herself with sustenance so that she could go on living contently.
I’m all for being discreet and polite, but when you’re in a confined space and there is no where else to go, what is a mother to do? Does Delta have a designated area on their planes for breastfeeding women, perhaps some saved seats for an occasion such as this? Let me think…mmm…nope! Of course they don’t, because that would mean losing money! So, instead, they humiliate an innocent mother for doing her job!
Had I been in the shoes of Emily Gillette, I would have certainly showed the entire plane the true meaning of “making a scene.” I wish I had been there, simply as a fellow passenger. Did no one stand up for this woman? Well, here’s our chance. Oh, and tell Delta where they can stick it.
November 16th, 2006 20:15
Unfreakinbelievable.
November 17th, 2006 01:02
What asshats!
I breastfed Peanut on a Delta flight when she was a baby to make her ears pop as she wouldn’t take a pacifier–she didn’t make a peep. I guess they would rather hear a baby scream and cry than to let him/her enjoy the comfort his mother could provide by breast feeding.
I think this is yet another case of some uptight prude flight attendant/crew spoiling things for the people/crews that actually have some common sense. I hope that at the very least, Delta will train their staff better.
November 17th, 2006 15:26
it’s just ludicrous, isn’t it? people do all kinds of antisocial things on planes without even being challenged - and yet when a women does something perfectly normal and natural, everyone throws an epi! crazy world, eh?
November 17th, 2006 20:51
I am still in shock! How terrible, it just doesn’t even make sense!
November 18th, 2006 03:33
Made me fall over. Please return me to my original upright position!
November 18th, 2006 21:28
Congrats on learning how to knit! Always great to meet a fellow knitter/crocheter/mom/blogger. Keep in touch! You can email me at tbtyger AT yahoo DOT com.
November 21st, 2006 08:37
I’m still wondering if it really can be true. I had it on my site as well and just can’t beleive it. Living in the breastfeeding capitol of teh world makes I even harder to comprehend. What was the airline thinking? Were they thinking at all? If things happened the way she said, a very large lawsuit will soon be failed.
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