Boy Scouts of America shame woman for breastfeeding at a meeting

[KamaAina]

https://www.yahoo.com/style/boy-scouts-of-america-shame-woman-for-151359953.html

Jasmine Millar has three kids – all of which she’s breastfed, despite physical struggles to do so. Recently, while attending a Boy Scouts of America meeting with all three kids, she was asked to cover up while breastfeeding as it was called inappropriate and offensive to the other parents at the meeting....

“I was told I needed to leave or cover completely with a blanket from now on. This was our 3rd troop and the first time anyone has ever had issues with me breastfeeding. I was so shocked and embarrassed. I felt outnumbered and bullied. I ended up leaving in tears and continued to cry the remainder of the night.“

After the incident, Millar contacted her local city councilor and was advised that she was well within her legal rights to breastfeed at the meeting. A follow up phone call confirmed this. But then she received a letter from the Vance Lackey, Director of Field Services at Boy Scouts of America that shocked her....

“When you choose to nurse your baby uncovered and/or in the same room as the Scouts, it causes disruption. Some young boys do not fully understand about breast-feeding and have families who may not be ready to have this discussion and some Scouts and/or families are simply uncomfortable with public breast-feeding.”

[Odin2005]

1. A RW Authoritarian organization shitting on women is not surprising.

[Jack Bone]

2. that's why boy scouts don't get laid...

and grow up to be republican.

[CanonRay]

3. FRA-Future Republicans of America

[KatyaR]

4. They really don't like the female gender.

Except--they hire pretty young things as recruiters. They know what to do to meet their membership numbers....

[Nac Mac Feegle]

5. When I was involved as a Scout

It was a sensible, educational institution. But then it got taken over by the Mormons, and now things are pretty tightly wrapped. When my son was of the age to be involved, it was very much over-structured, toward the Corporate Religious outlook. No fun anymore. We drifted/were pushed away because of that overemphasis on The Church instead of the kids.

[KamaAina]

6. The Mormons? Did you grow up in Utah?

It stands to reason they'd run Scouting there , but nationally?

[msongs]

8. the mormon church is the single largest organizer of boy scout troops nationwide nt

[PasadenaTrudy]

10. Yep

I live next to a Mormon church and it's crawling with Boy Scouts.

[Delphinus]

7. It's about

time to teach them - what a great opportunity!

Seriously ...

[Bucky]

9. I wonder what the badge looks like

[Barack_America]

12. It's the ultimate in self-sufficient wilderness survival strategy.

How can they not embrace this?

[deaniac21]

11. They are incredibly wicked.

[csziggy]

13. Wait - I thought Boy Scouts knew all about breasts