'Breast-Feeding Display On Campus To Raise Awareness

Breast-feeding in public is what six women did Wednesday in a very public arena at the [University of Texas] campus.

They say, whether you squirm or not, they have the right to feed their children wherever they are. [Pronoun reference?]

Forget the argument: is breast-feeding good or bad for a baby? The issue many women have is a baby can get hungry anytime, and if they're breast-feeding, they may just be in a coffee shop or restaurant when they feel the need to feed. [Overuse of the “to be” verb. And again pronoun confusion.]

The women who were breast-feeding on campus Wednesday say they shouldn't be made to feel ashamed.

Does the site of breast-feeding make you uncomfortable? [Spelling? Do you mean to ask me whether the place of b-f makes me uncomfortable, or the “sight” of b-f?]

A public feed [This phrase is new to me and conjures images of pigs in a trough. I don’t think this association is what you want.] on UT campus with moms and babies was both a public art demonstration and a very public statement. [Whoa. Was this installation art and a protest? You need to clarify that earlier in the piece.]

"In our society, breasts are conceived of in a sexual manner in advertising, in magazines and what not," art student Brooke Gassiot said. [Is this the most intelligent comment you were able to elicit?]

Gassiot is an artist, a student and a mother.

"It's nothing to do with sex. It's completely normal. It's feeding. It's eating. That's why I wanted to have a dinner with these mothers, so it re-enforces the idea that we're just eating. We're just feeding our children," Gassiot said. [Again, were you able only to find someone who believes that the sight of breasts has nothing to do with sex? Who believes that people think breast-feeding is abnormal?]

Public breast-feeding has been an issue for years. Some think it ought to be kept in the home. The moms who were on campus have a different opinion.

"Breast-feeding in public is sort of, I guess, taboo. So, I got a lot of stares. But, it hasn't stopped me in any way from breast-feeding," mother Virla Jameson said.

"I'm kind of shy, and that's the reason I decided to do this. Just to kind of show how important it is and to help me also get over my shyness of breast-feeding in public," mother Charlotte Bergdorf said.

It is still an issue, one that has prompted some businesses to post signs that breast-feeding is welcomed. [Example, please. Better yet, a photo. I have never seen a BREAST-FEEDING WELCOME sign, and am having trouble imagining what sort of business -- outside of a sex shop -- would hang one.]'

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