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Museum Asks Breastfeeding Mom To Cover Her Nipple, And Now They Wish They Hadn’t
A London mom was recently breastfeeding her 1-year-old son in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum when a staff member asked her to ‘cover up’ while doing so. Yeah, it’s 2017 and we’re still dealing with this.
The woman, whom we know only by the Twitter handle Vaguechera, had apparently only flashed a “nanosecond of nipple” when the incident occurred, and it goes without saying that she was just a little bit dismayed. After all, not only is breastfeeding one of the oldest and most natural practices known to humankind, it’s also protected by law in the UK, even in museums. To make matters worse, this all took place on August 5th – smack dab in the middle of World Breastfeeding Week.
The V&A found itself in serious hot water over this one, and in addition to issuing an official apology to the mom on behalf of both the museum and its director, Tristram Hunt, they had a lot of explaining to do after the woman’s clever Twitter post on the issue went viral with more than 7 thousand retweets. Scroll down to find out how she did it, how the museum responded, and what people are saying about it.
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This mom was asked to ‘cover up’ while breastfeeding her son in a museum
However the place was full of nude women sculptures, so she thought of the perfect response
She took some photos of bare-breasted sculptures to show how ironic it was that she was not allowed to breastfeed there
She also added some hilarious captions to ridicule the situation even further
The tweets got shared so many times that the museum had nothing left to do, but publicly apologize
As breastfeeding is protected by law in the UK and other countries, many users were in support of her too
Others, however, clung to an alternative rhetoric
What do you think? Is breastfeeding in public a big deal? Tell us in the comments!
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Zenozenobee 8 years ago
And not even true. Toddlers are cheeky. Even my daught who is on the very low part of the weight curve is cheeky...
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Zenozenobee 8 years ago
I love the fact that in the world we're living in, people have nothing more important to get upset with than a woman feeding her kid... I really hope that the same people militate against the ads that cover our streets with half naked women (and men) to make us by yogurt and cars.
Echo 8 years ago
Is going? Already been sliding for sometime unfortunately.
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Olli Westphal 8 years ago
I remember during my studies, when I was talking with one of my fellow study colleagues, who happened to also be a young mother, she would also start to breastfeed her child, and you know what I did? I would either look her directly in the eye, or look away and just continue talking with her, because god forbid for not allowing her to feed her own damn kid. I really wish this wasn't an issue.
criminalgirl 8 years ago
He's one year old..not a toddler. Get a grip you f*****g horrible bastards, this is a woman out and about with her child, she needs to feed him and that's it. Get to f**k with your ignorant rants about "privates" Maybe you were breastfed in public places, but didn't know it, so go live with your horrendous morals, somewhere life doesn't touch you. Ghastly horrible people.
Ed Mo 8 years ago
No one, especially men, have a right to tell women what they may do with their bodies. Breastfeeding is a natural & beautiful function, peeps need to get over the puritan body shaming BS. If you don't like it then look away.
Mark Daniel 8 years ago
I do not know why people keep double standards. And why every time they find reasons to put some restrictions on women?
Vesna Brnić 8 years ago
Funny thing is women put restrictions on women. Mainly those who don't breastfeed are hell annoyed with every little topic, image or promotion on breastfeeding, claiming they feel threatened and attacked. Sickening.
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Peta Hurley-Hill 8 years ago
Boobs are there to feed babies.Any other idea people have of them is a secondary thing.And what is more disruptive,a Mum quietly feeding her child, as nature intended,or a hungry baby screaming the place down?I'm sure people would complain then too,
Brigitte 8 years ago
You can't really compare art to a real person. Showing naked statues and a breast while breastfeeding is not the same. If I ever have a kid and I'm breastfeeding in public, I would want to cover up. I'd wear a breastfeeding shirt or use a scarf... I just don't want strangers see my breast. But just because I would cover up, I don't expect every mom to do so too and I certainly don't make a fuss about it.
Sarah Lennie 8 years ago
You'd be surprised how little of the breast is visible when breastfeeding, even without a cover.
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Elena Rogers 8 years ago
People go around telling Muslim women that they must be "oppressed" to want to wear head coverings for "modesty", completely oblivious to the hypocrisy of most countries' views on the "modesty" of a female nipple which they themselves perpetuate.
Denise Geddes-mcclure 8 years ago
Double, triple and quadruple bravo! Touché and hear hear as well! I hate the word 'modest' it is invariably used by men or ultra conservative women, to shame women and oppress them into covering up parts of the body that the other person or group finds uncomfortable or arousing. I cannot recall ANYONE EVER calling on a man to be modest ! F**K modesty! If your baby needs feeding, get the boobs out and feed them. The only decent and proper response to anyone who complains, is to slowly and purposefully raise your middle finger.
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Zenozenobee 8 years ago
And not even true. Toddlers are cheeky. Even my daught who is on the very low part of the weight curve is cheeky...
Load More Replies... Zenozenobee 8 years ago
I love the fact that in the world we're living in, people have nothing more important to get upset with than a woman feeding her kid... I really hope that the same people militate against the ads that cover our streets with half naked women (and men) to make us by yogurt and cars.
Echo 8 years ago
Is going? Already been sliding for sometime unfortunately.
Load More Replies... Olli Westphal 8 years ago
I remember during my studies, when I was talking with one of my fellow study colleagues, who happened to also be a young mother, she would also start to breastfeed her child, and you know what I did? I would either look her directly in the eye, or look away and just continue talking with her, because god forbid for not allowing her to feed her own damn kid. I really wish this wasn't an issue.
criminalgirl 8 years ago
He's one year old..not a toddler. Get a grip you f*****g horrible bastards, this is a woman out and about with her child, she needs to feed him and that's it. Get to f**k with your ignorant rants about "privates" Maybe you were breastfed in public places, but didn't know it, so go live with your horrendous morals, somewhere life doesn't touch you. Ghastly horrible people.
Ed Mo 8 years ago
No one, especially men, have a right to tell women what they may do with their bodies. Breastfeeding is a natural & beautiful function, peeps need to get over the puritan body shaming BS. If you don't like it then look away.
Mark Daniel 8 years ago
I do not know why people keep double standards. And why every time they find reasons to put some restrictions on women?
Vesna Brnić 8 years ago
Funny thing is women put restrictions on women. Mainly those who don't breastfeed are hell annoyed with every little topic, image or promotion on breastfeeding, claiming they feel threatened and attacked. Sickening.
Load More Replies... Peta Hurley-Hill 8 years ago
Boobs are there to feed babies.Any other idea people have of them is a secondary thing.And what is more disruptive,a Mum quietly feeding her child, as nature intended,or a hungry baby screaming the place down?I'm sure people would complain then too,
Brigitte 8 years ago
You can't really compare art to a real person. Showing naked statues and a breast while breastfeeding is not the same. If I ever have a kid and I'm breastfeeding in public, I would want to cover up. I'd wear a breastfeeding shirt or use a scarf... I just don't want strangers see my breast. But just because I would cover up, I don't expect every mom to do so too and I certainly don't make a fuss about it.
Sarah Lennie 8 years ago
You'd be surprised how little of the breast is visible when breastfeeding, even without a cover.
Load More Replies... Elena Rogers 8 years ago
People go around telling Muslim women that they must be "oppressed" to want to wear head coverings for "modesty", completely oblivious to the hypocrisy of most countries' views on the "modesty" of a female nipple which they themselves perpetuate.
Denise Geddes-mcclure 8 years ago
Double, triple and quadruple bravo! Touché and hear hear as well! I hate the word 'modest' it is invariably used by men or ultra conservative women, to shame women and oppress them into covering up parts of the body that the other person or group finds uncomfortable or arousing. I cannot recall ANYONE EVER calling on a man to be modest ! F**K modesty! If your baby needs feeding, get the boobs out and feed them. The only decent and proper response to anyone who complains, is to slowly and purposefully raise your middle finger.
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