# Dear paper towel filler person....or non-Christmas mini-rants

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**Created:** [December 25, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paper-towel-filler-person-or-non-christmas-mini-rants/565389 "2010-12-25T23:54:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paper-towel-filler-person-or-non-christmas-mini-rants/565389/405 "2011-02-02T19:00:02Z")

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> [@LavenderBlue](#):
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> Please educate yourself before spouting off such nonsense. Not all woman can pump enough milk. Not all babies will take a nipple over a breast. Most women make an effort to be as discreet as possible. I have news for you: you’ve probably been around breastfeeding mothers in public and not noticed.
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> I fully intend to breastfeed this baby wherever and whenever I damned well please. If that bothers you tough shit. Breastfeeding in public is completely legal in [nearly all states.](http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14389)

First of all, bringing legality into it is hilarious and pathetic on your end. You know what’s illegal? Gay marriage. You know what else is illegal? Gay men fucking in certain states. I like how you said “almost all” states. Clearly it’s enough of a problem for some to outrule it entirely. Breastfeeding in public need not be made into a nanny-state issue, it merely should be socially shunned. I’ve seen coffee shop or store employees ask a nursing mother to please stop or leave. Same with restaurant employees. I’ve left places where I’ve told the manager that the nursing mother is making me and a few friends leave. Sometimes they just nod sadly.

In certain semi-public places like a gym lockerroom (due to general nudity) it would be fine to nurse, or an airplane where you literally can’t go elsewhere. But I don’t want to be gagging on my latte while you get Junior to latch on.

Sure, maybe 1/10 mothers is super discreet like **Kimstu** said. Mostly mothers who nurse in public have no sense of propriety whatsoever. The same mothers who would never change a diaper in public don’t hesitate to whip out their tits.

I have breastfeeding coworkers now and in the recent past. They all abhor public pumping. Incidentally, they’re all sane, nice mothers, of the non-helicoptering variety.

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