'If You Don T Support Breastfeeding'

In the article “If You Don’t Support Breastfeeding in Public, You Don’t Support Breastfeeding,” written by Katharine McKinney, writer, blogger, and mother, it is clear that a woman being ridiculed for breastfeeding in public is prevalent in this day and age. This article is just a fraction of what women experience on a daily basis, all around the world.
The article begins with the statement that most people support breastfeeding, because it’s the “best nutrition for babies, natural and good.” McKinney continues by talking about how opinions shift once you ask someone if public breastfeeding is acceptable. She bases the reliability of her writing through “nine years of lactation, even longer study of lactation, and the experience of thousands of other mothers.” McKinney explains that no one badmouths mothers who bottle-feed their children in public, therefore doing so in regards to women who breastfeed in public is discriminatory. The remainder of the article consists of commonly used arguments against public breastfeeding, …show more content…
If I recall correctly, she breastfed whenever necessary, which is how it should be. My mother even tells me stories about how she would breastfeed me in the streets of Cuba because my hunger screams could be heard three cities down. At a certain point, she even had to use a wet nurse because she was no longer producing breastmilk, and she did so with no shame because it is a natural thing, and it is what’s best for any child. This article reinforces my belief that women should be given the same freedoms as men in all areas. Breastfeeding in public has a direct connection to what feminists, including myself, are striving to conquer, and that is the injustices of how women are seen at times, whether it be as sex-objects, useless, or as nothing more than housewives. We have to start somewhere in order to get somewhere, and if that’s at public breastfeeding, then so be