Breast Intentions
So, uh, this woman in Kentucky is attempting to raise awareness for a woman’s right to breast-feed in public. Apparently back in June, mammary activist Brooke Ryan was told to keep her boulder in the holder by restaurant staff at an Applebee’s after refusing to cover up with a blanket. It was too hot for that, she claims.
“That’s like telling Rosa Parks she had to sit in the back of the bus, but we’ll give her a blanket to feel more comfortable,” Ryan says.
On September 8 from noon to 2 p.m., she is holding a nurse-out in front of the Applebee’s on Nicholasville Road in Lexington, KY. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to throw up.
“That’s like telling Rosa Parks she had to sit in the back of the bus, but we’ll give her a blanket to feel more comfortable,” Ryan says.
On September 8 from noon to 2 p.m., she is holding a nurse-out in front of the Applebee’s on Nicholasville Road in Lexington, KY. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to throw up.
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submit a comment08.29.07 at 2:08 pm
I think it’s important to point out here that the opinions of one blogger don’t necessarily represent the rest of us. I find nothing remotely nauseating about breast feeding and think it’s bullshit that people treat breast-feeding mothers like they’re doing something they should be ashamed of.
That baby at Applebee’s was probably eating the healthiest thing in the entire restaurant.
08.29.07 at 2:08 pm
AHH, MY EYES!!!!
Damn Brian, twice in the last 12 hours…first with those beastly bunnies and now with the lactivists.
08.29.07 at 2:08 pm
“lactivists” — nice, Hesed.
08.29.07 at 2:08 pm
This gives a whole new dimension to the usual context of a Kashrut orientation when Jews discuss “eating dairy out” at non-kosher restaurants.
08.29.07 at 2:08 pm
I am totally fine with chicks giving the kids bitty in public, despite the fact that I am not the one who knocked them up, so long as I have something to read or there are girls swinging on a pole in near proximity for me to avert my eyes.
Breasts are for selling beer and cars and my own amusement. Beyond that, I’m not interested.
Hi Jessie.
08.29.07 at 10:08 pm
oh — you mean when a blog is posted it’s not the result of the entire Heeb crew sitting around in a circle doing horseradish shots and coming to a unanimous consensus on the issues that affect our lives?? I didn’t know dat! :P
you gotta give Briiiyyyy-yannn credit, with three consecutive blog posts, he’s become a POSTING MACHINE, so much like PITNEY-BOWES! and now you’re gonna cancel his meter w/ that disclaimer!
but it’s cool .. we all know how blogging works by now .. just know that one response by a reader/subscriber-since-issue-one does not necessarily represent the rest of us
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08.30.07 at 1:08 am
This woman went to Applebee’s armed with a copy of the statute “that prohibits interference with a woman breast-feeding her baby in public.” Who carries around copies of statutes in their pockets? ? You got it right Hesed…... she is one of those “lactivists.”
08.30.07 at 8:08 am
That’s hilarious!!! I hate when women whip out the old hooter and start letting the little one suck on it like it’s an utter…..GROSS!!! It’s one thing in front of your immediate family, but in front of people you don’t know, you might as well ask for a dollar from every person who sneeks-a-peek! Kudos Brian.
09.05.07 at 2:09 pm
The more funbags in public, the better! Hopefully I can bury my schnaz in some of those…Amen!