A woman comes in, sits down, lifts her blue shirt and starts breastfeeding the newborn she's holding. An older woman, sitting behind her with a shopping bag on her legs, gives an approving smile. A bunch of teenagers, standing in the middle of the bus with their instrument, start laughing awkwardly. Three guys from the same office stare at her. The athletic driver makes up his mind to go and ask her to cover up. She gets upset and tell him that breastfeeding is permitted in public places. He strongly advise her to do as requested. She threatens to sue the bus company on the ground that it is a breach of her Human right.
The tiny woman is upset. She doesn't notice the blond girl behind her reading her paper back book. The English student was stopped by the raised voices and is now wondering. "What makes breastfeeding more natural than being naked ? Why can't we get naked in the bus claiming that it's our Human right ? Why is it ok to show your breast on the beach or in the park but not in the street ? The German would surely be happy!" She then notices the tall brown guy lurching at the animated woman and turns back to her book.
He brushes the sandwiches' crunches of his shirt and whisper to this mates:
-"I bet she goes to unisex gym and swimming pool. Wouldn't want some perves like us to check out her butt in the mirror when she does her exercises but doesn't mind showing her boobs in the bus!" The group starts laughing.
-"Come on guys, this is a beautiful mother-son bonding" sarcastically points out a handsome red haired man in a brown suit before adding, "gosh I wish I could suck her tits too!".
Behind them, a couple is still very sleepy from their house warming party last night. The woman's head is set steadily on her husband's shoulder. She doesn't like all this. She doesn't like seeing the woman breast, she doesn't even like people putting make up or cutting their nails in the bus so breastfeeding! She looks at her other half and can see he shares her thought. "Is there no more sense of privacy ? Where is the boundary between liberty and respect of other people's discomfort ?"
The bus stops, the mother stands up and walks out. She can feel the eyes following her every steps but doesn't care. Her baby is fed and happy and that's what matters.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/humiliated-mother-forced-off-bus-for-breastfeeding-1910528.html
