I’d like to share something today from one of my closest friends and now my co-conspirator in bringing you this website. Isabelle Chassain is a mother of two wonderful young women, who it is my hope that one day will look upon everything we are trying to achieve here with pride in our efforts to make a genuine difference for women.
Recently, while out shopping, Isabelle experienced a torrent of abuse at the hands of an older man who told her that he found her disgusting and offensive for the simple act of feeding her child.
I am absolutely horrified that this still occurs and there are people today who feel it is their place to publicly humiliate a hungry child and attentive mother.
With that said, here is the post from Isabelle, her words unedited along with a picture of exactly how she was dressed and what you could see while she tended to her infant daughter.
I don’t normally post things like this but in the last couple of weeks I have been on the receiving end of some pretty nasty comments and behaviours.
I choose to breastfeed my 6 month old daughter and it is my right to do so. I also choose to feed in public and because of that I make sure that I dress in a way where I am modestly covered because I respect other people may not want to see too much skin. But today was the breaking straw!!
To the middle aged man who had a mental snap at the view of me feeding my daughter shame on you!! I am dress fine and you could not see anything
Shame on you for verbally abusing me in an undertone manner while my children were in ears shot.
Shame on you for not simply turning away and minding your own business but rather pretending to cover your eyes but continuing to look.
Shame on you for not being a better human!!
And shame on you for bolting off the escalator while you continued to verbally try and embarrass me because I am meeting the needs of my child.
Finally I pity you… you are a very sad human.
I’m sick of hearing and seeing other women made to feel degraded and horrible because of this simple choice.
Fractured Ceilings 