Man Stuck In 1950's Alert!

[andy-hughes]

This man is somewhat out of date and needs to modernise his opinions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33904758

as well as cut!!

[sp1814]

Breastfeeding in public is natural.

I've seen women breastfeed - am not bothered. It's completely unremarkable.

[ummmm]

Quite right, sp, there is nothing remarkable about a boob, especially a boob you can't see because a baby is in the way.

[sherrardk]

I can honestly say that I know of two places where I have noticed women breastfeeding - at a playgroup and at a soft play centre (kind of a Mecca for it). I fed thing 1 and 2 exclusively (as I didn't return to work) and there was no way I wasn't leaving the house so I may well have upset people of a sensitive nature. *** happens - I've got stuff I don't want to see, but I do.

[douglas9401]

Knowing me, Alan Partridge knowing you, Alex Dyke. AHAA

[gness]

I don't often see mothers breastfeeding...or maybe I don't notice them....

It's men scratching and adjusting their bits that makes me crawl..... especially those who do the P.C.Plod knee bend at the same time......☺

[douglas9401]

That knee bend is sometimes essential for unsticking the clackers from a manly thigh, gness. :-P

[gness]

Perhaps doing it behind a discreet pinny then, Douglas..... ;-)

[sherrardk]

On the flip side I also don't like the positive affirmations either - I was sitting in a quiet corner of some museum in London feeding one of mine (v discretely, practically in the dark) and a lady congratulated me - really irritated me for some reason (might have been the tone of voice and the 'well done you!).

[Jackdaw33]

Nice one. Douglas. Been there, got the T shirt.

[douglas9401]

It is a bit odd that most of the intenet is given over to adults chowing down and more but the world blows a fuse when the cheb's used for the purpose it's there for.

Is that one 'for' too many?

[Gromit]

// That knee bend is sometimes essential for unsticking the clackers from a manly thigh, gness. :-P //

Made me guffaw :-)

[ludwig]

I'm fairly old but I can count the number of times I've seen women breastfeeding in public on the fingers of one hand, and on each occasion I didn't give a to5s one way or the other about it.
Maybe it's because I'm not looking out for it ( or other things to be offended about ) constantly. It's not a particularly pressing issue.

I don't know anything about the man in question. It could be a huge satire for all I know - I mean the statement 'breastfeeding is unnatural' isn't offensive, it's hilarious.

[Mamyalynne]

Talc,Douglas.

[Jackdaw33]

Ludwig has his finger on the pulse. Of course it's satire, but unfortunately has fallen foul of the the rampant feminist brigade.

[douglas9401]

Talc!? Next thing you know it'll be soap and water!

It's the slippery slope.

[ummmm]

Rampant feminist brigade? Seriously? Feeding a baby makes someone a feminist. I never knew that!

[Jackdaw33]

You know fine what I mean, ummm. Don't be so precious.

[Cloverjo]

When my son was a baby I needed to breastfeed him a few times while out of the house. If I was with someone, I would sit in a cafe facing away from other customers. Once I was on my own and felt too uncomfortable to feed in public, so I did it in a loo. The other women in the queue were annoyed that I was taking so long, and I could hear some muttering about how I was feeding my baby in there. I shouldn't have had to do that.
I've seen a woman breastfeed on a crowded train, and no one took the slightest bit of notice. It's really not a big deal, or it shouldn't be.

[Mamyalynne]

I think his views on Breastfeeding could have been better worded and his insults to women angered a lot of husbands too.


I wouldn't wish him to lose his job,his apology should stand.

[ummmm]

Me, precious?....LOL.