Comments on The Lactivist Breastfeeding Blog: Applebee's Ticks off Nursing Moms or "I Won't Be E...

NO, she didnt get the result that she desired....t...

2009-02-05T23:40:00.000-08:00

NO, she didnt get the result that she desired....this is a "for profit" organization that can refuse service to anyone causing a "disruption".....VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET....get off your soap box and go to another restaurant....the "pepsi generation" is going to be the demise of us all. MR

Krissy - Good to know that you can't be bothered t...

2008-08-24T23:12:00.000-07:00

Krissy - Good to know that you can't be bothered to care how your actions make others feel. I think that's 100% acceptable.
Also, just because something is different for one reason does not mean it can't be compared to another thing it has something in common with, for the record. Case in point, natural actions, which both examples given were.

This issue really doesn't offend me

I really can't believe some people equating breast...

2008-06-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

I really can't believe some people equating breast feeding to pooping or smoking!!! Ms. Ryan WAS discreet! I myself have a 3 month old and am discreet when I breast feed...I usually cover up but at the same time and most mothers I know do. How DARE you say that a bathroom is used for privacy and that is where one should feed her child? I can't believe you would want a child to feed in unsanitary

I think this is being taken WAY to far. Restrooms ...

2008-03-18T21:43:00.000-07:00

I think this is being taken WAY to far. Restrooms are made for a reason. PRIVACY. This isn't a case of a manager being in the "wrong" this is a case of people being inconsiterate of others while trying to enjoy a meal. Breastfeeding should be done privately no matter if you are in the comfort of your own home or at the mall around 1000 others. Yes, breast-feeding is a part of life, but so is

Another attempt at a lawsuit. I don't know anybody...

2008-02-24T11:03:00.000-08:00

Another attempt at a lawsuit. I don't know anybody who wants to see breast feeding in there face while trying to eat. This is total abuse of law and resources. This lady is just trying to get paid, and get attention. I can't wait till people start wearing thongs to applebees's lol. I think she has a right to breast feed...just use some common sense and realize not everybody wants to see it while

I am so happy that the people in this country have...

2007-09-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

I am so happy that the people in this country have their priorities straight. IT's okay to bare your breasts on Tv, eg; the Oscars,The Ennys etc if they are bared for the sole purpose of display and titilation. However, if they are bared for a utilitarian purpose such as providing nourishment to a child, such display is obscene and offensive. After all, breasts have a single function, and their

To #37:I'm not saying I ever have (or ever will) b...

2007-09-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

To #37:
I'm not saying I ever have (or ever will) been indiscreet in public when nursing, but I find it hard to believe that 99% of mothers aren't when they nurse.

I was terrified of nursing in front of my family when I had my first daughter, but we did it in the mall, restaurants (even maybe Applebees) or the church lobby all the time. And no one ever said a word or cared, even if

Leigh,Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 3781.55 (2005) A mo...

2007-09-11T13:35:00.000-07:00

Leigh,

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 3781.55 (2005) A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location of a place of public accommodation wherein the mother otherwise is permitted.

I'm in Ohio too. :) Just north of Columbus.

Where can I get a copy of Ohio's Breastfeeding law...

2007-09-11T13:27:00.000-07:00

Where can I get a copy of Ohio's Breastfeeding laws?? I'm nursing my 3 month old now... AND live in OH - I need to have a copy of that with me at all times. Thank you!!

To Anonymous #37"I will have to add you to my "Stu...

2007-09-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

To Anonymous #37

"I will have to add you to my "Stupid People" list, and don't be surprised if when you're in public with your tit out, someone does one of the things mentioned above in your presents! I know I will."

I will have to add you to MY "Stupid People" list for not knowing the difference between "presents" (gifts?) and "presence" (the state of existing).

Also

Seriously, why is being “discreet” such an imposit...

2007-09-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

Seriously, why is being “discreet” such an imposition? Everyone ought to just mellow out a bit, and recognize that in a communal environment, making a huge point out of one’s “rights” can make life less, rather than more, pleasant. No one wants to see babies wilting from hunger, but many of us also do not want to see a live breast while we're eating. I for one would quietly mention to the

I have emailed a link to this blog to every person...

2007-09-08T11:37:00.000-07:00

I have emailed a link to this blog to every person I know,and have also put it on my blog. I've included the address of Applebee's corporate HQ, so that people can explain to Dave Goebel (President & CEO) that Applebee's is unlikely to be your restaurant of choice until they clarify to their employees and the public exactly what their breastfeeding policy is. After all, who can relax over lunch

I still can't BELIEVE the responses of some people...

2007-09-07T23:08:00.000-07:00

I still can't BELIEVE the responses of some people to a baby nursing in public...which is why I recently wrote about my own experiences in an eGuide -- "How You Can Be Comfortable Nursing In Public." Check it out on eBay by doing a search for "Nursing In Public."

Anonymous #37 (I call you that because so many spe...

2007-09-07T18:21:00.000-07:00

Anonymous #37 (I call you that because so many speaking out against nursing in public here choose not to reveal their names, so I need a way for folks to know who I'm speaking to.)

You gave a quite lengthy response. I apparently feel quite passionately about your side of the issue.

I'd respond with just three quick comments.

1.) Knowing your legals rights does not

Protesters will be at Applebee's restaurants tomor...

2007-09-07T18:08:00.000-07:00

Protesters will be at Applebee's restaurants tomorrow, (Sat. Sept. 8th) due to a woman being asked by the manager of a Lexington Ky. Applebee's to cover herself/baby while breastfeeding in the restaurant. Articles I've read on the matter are trying desperately to SOUND as though the manager asked her not to FEED her baby. This is of course not the case. He simply asked her to cover herself,

Well, that is definitely an exception that I was n...

2007-09-05T08:33:00.000-07:00

Well, that is definitely an exception that I was not aware of. I guess we'll see where these developments lead to. But until breastfeeding women become an official protected class, if that ever happens, lactivisits will continue to struggle against the fact that business owners still do have a right to refuse service to anyone they like, as long as that person's not a member of a protected class.

Well actually...that's not entirely true Mrs. Sara...

2007-09-05T08:16:00.000-07:00

Well actually...that's not entirely true Mrs. Sara...

Just because it's not written into the law that way doesn't mean there's no legal ground.

Earlier this year, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission agreed to hear the case of a mom who was told to leave an establishment because she was breastfeeding. In their agreement to hear the case, they set a case law precedent that in Ohio,

"That's true, Judy, but as of yet, nursing mothers...

2007-09-05T08:01:00.000-07:00

"That's true, Judy, but as of yet, nursing mothers are NOT a protected class."

Which means, basically, that if a private company wants to ban you from entering their establishment for any reason OTHER THAN race, sex, religion, age, or disability, they have a right to do so. Night clubs are a perfect example. They practice LEGAL discrimination ALL THE TIME. A bouncer stands at the door

"The government does have the right to say that a ...

2007-09-04T12:07:00.000-07:00

"The government does have the right to say that a business that is considered a public accomodation (such as a restaurant or store) can not discriminate and disallow service to people who are of protected classes such as race."

That's true, Judy, but as of yet, nursing mothers are NOT a protected class.

Dear Steve #31Did you miss the Civil Rights moveme...

2007-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:00

Dear Steve #31

Did you miss the Civil Rights movement? The government does have the right to say that a business that is considered a public accomodation (such as a restaurant or store) can not discriminate and disallow service to people who are of protected classes such as race. The municipality where this restaurant is has a law which states that breastfeeding mothers are allowed to

It is truly unfortunate that business owner's righ...

2007-09-02T23:14:00.000-07:00

It is truly unfortunate that business owner's rights to the rules in their establishments have been completely forgotten. It is their business! Not the government's.

I am not a smoker, and never have been. Smoking disgusts me. But it is a business owner's right to allow or disallow smoking in his establishment. If you don't want to eat there, don't! If you don't want to work

Since no one else has addressed it...Who the heck ...

2007-09-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

Since no one else has addressed it...

Who the heck would use a blanket that's been sitting around a restaurant for who knows how long and used to cover other random women and babies without being washed to cover their baby and breast?

Eewwwwwwwwwwww!! Cooties!!!1!!!11!

I'm guessing the Kentucky is one of the many state...

2007-09-02T10:18:00.000-07:00

I'm guessing the Kentucky is one of the many states with a NIP law that doesn't have any enforcement provision, otherwise, this mom and her lawyer could've have called the state's Attorney General office and have them deal with Applebee's rather than write letters and organize nurse-ins, etc. I appreciate the reasons why people want to do nurse-ins, but really, we should focus our energy on the

since when does knowing your rights = having an ag...

2007-09-02T09:44:00.000-07:00

since when does knowing your rights = having an agenda?

Danielle,I have no doubt that there are some women...

2007-09-02T08:14:00.000-07:00

Danielle,

I have no doubt that there are some women who go looking for trouble. Every movement that has ever existed has had radicals that fall outside the line of normal reason.

We've seen it happen here, when moms call for a nurse-in at the slightest perceived misstep.

If the situation you described happened that way, then yes, it does sound like the mom was looking