Oh Chick-Fil-A...will you ever learn?

[tazber]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:36pm

To not be so f****ng stupid?

I actually hope not because it is my fondest wish to see your chain fold like a deck chair.
Angry moms stage sit in

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:38pm

Homophobia and gynophobia. Go together like a horse and carriage.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:45pm

Actually, unless I'm misreading the article, the actions were by a single employee, and Chick-Fil-A's management handled the matter appropriately.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:46pm

Tits And Gays!

Bought myself a fancy pair
Now it's all up in the air

Cashier noticed it
Now I'm gonna sit (in)



ASCAP!

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:47pm

madbrian, that is how I read it too. Not sure how the company as a whole played a role in this. Though it wouldn't have surprised me if that were the case.

[suestorm]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:51pm

""Actually, unless I'm misreading the article, the actions were by a single employee, and Chick-Fil-A's management handled the matter appropriately.""

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!!

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 5:19pm

Yep. One employee. Not Chick-Fil-A. It happens all the time.

Posted: 8/9/13 at 6:39pm

So if one Burger King employee puts a condom in your burger do you say "Well, a guy working at a fast food place put his condom in my burger but he's just one employee- I wouldn't blame the restaurant"?

Or would you say "I FOUND A CONDOM IN MY WHOPPER! I AM NEVER GOING TO BURGER KING AGAIN!"

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 06:39 PM

[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 7:20pm

That depends. Was the condom used or not?

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 8:47pm

Putting a condom in a burger is miles away from an employee, after having received a customer complaint, tells someone to cover up their breast, which many find highly offensive. It shouldn't be offensive, but people have over sexualized breast feeding so much that a large part of the population thinks it should be done in private or completely discreetly. The employee was probably young and thought it was the best way to handle the situation. It wasn't, but it was a mistake. It's not company policy. They obviously embraced the women who came back.

How on earth would that compare to an intentional prank like a condom in a burger?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 9:50pm

Couldn't they have found more attractive mothers to photograph for the article?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 9:58pm

JerseyGirl beat me to it. She put it better than I could. Agreed 100%

Posted: 8/10/13 at 1:55pm

Jersey Girl, all I meant is that lactating mothers, a group not known for drawing a fine bead on the relentless harassment they experience, are unlikely to distinguish between the actions of one employee and the company. I've seen a lot of "nurse ins" for a lot less. It doesn't take more than one ill-informed employee to draw herd of wet nurses. In fact, a Panera near me enraged the sucklers because a fellow customer asked a mom to cover up.

I don't think it's unreasonable to hope for La Exposición de la Leche to swoop down on Chick-Fil-A for this.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 2:03pm

"lactating mothers"
"herd of wet nurses"
"enraged the sucklers"
"La Exposición de la Leche"


I am able to fill my cereal bowl with this post! LOL

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 2:10pm

I'm never sure how I feel about breast-feeding in public. As it's something I'll never deal with, I don't think too much about it. However, these women went to Chick Fil A in the first place, so screw them.

Updated On: 8/10/13 at 02:10 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 2:47pm

^THAT is a point I will agree with.

Oh, they certainly circle the wagons for a lot less. A friend was accosted by another patron in a restaurant who told her loudly that it was disgusting to nurse her 22 month old (who is very tall for her age). This friend mentioned the experience to another mother who wanted to form a huge nurse-in at this restaurant. That was just for something another customer did. What the hell did that prove?

I am a lesbian mother and lean on the crunchy side when it comes to parenting, but I really think nursing should be done discreetly. I support whipping a boob out in theory. It doesn't make me uncomfortable, but I know that it makes others uncomfortable and there are people who see it as very sexual. I was like a protective mama bear when my wife was breast feeding. Lets just say that discretion is difficult when you are well endowed, so it became a two-man job. We still managed. While I get that people have the right to post breast feeding pics on Facebook, it makes me uncomfortable because I know it becomes public domain and SOME perv out there will get his jollies off looking at them. Same goes for naked baby and child pictures. Yes, they are cute. (My kid is never cuter than when she's naked!) There are too many pervs out there. I am too protective for that shiz.

Posted: 8/10/13 at 3:03pm

There are a lot of totally healthy, natural things that the human body is capable of that don't need to be documented on Facebook.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 3:05pm

That's what reddit is for.

Posted: 8/10/13 at 3:10pm

I'm glad I stay away then. I have a selfie-addicted "friend" who feels the need to photograph everything.I finally cut the cord when he was in a minor accident and posted shots of himself bleeding inside the smashed car, on the stretcher, in the ambulance and in the emergency room getting stitches.

When I questioned the need for this he responded "DON'T JUDGE ME!" I did, and found his discretion wanting.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 3:38pm

Is there something wrong with putting a towel or a small blanket over the area while the baby is feeding? Or is there a vital need to hoisting up your shirt, pulling out a boob, and attaching the baby to the nipple in front of everyone? I really don't have an issue with breast feeding in public. I just don't get the necessity to show everyone. Do they pump their breasts in restaurants, too?

For the record, I'm not fond of seeing guys adjust and scratch their junk in public, either. Does it make them feel all badass and macho or something? Do they want us to think their equipment is so gargantuan that they are constantly in discomfort? Or perhaps they have a condition that requires medical attention.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 4:02pm

Pumping is different than feeding. You can wait to pump. You need to feed a child when it's hungry. Truthfully, it's not easy to cover a lot of babies. It breaks the eye contact, which is an important bonding part of it. The babies also, for obvious reasons, are breathing exclusively through their noses, so a cloth over their heads can make breathing more difficult. Many children just don't like their head to be covered and won't nurse that way.

Most women who choose to not use a blanket don't just hoist out a boob. They lift their shirts, lower a nursing bra or tank top and attach the baby. The nipple is exposed for a second or two at most. During the nursing, the nipple can't be seen. A little areola may be visible, though it's usually hidden by the baby's face.

Posted: 8/10/13 at 4:10pm

But I don't hear much about "My baby needs to BREATHE!" It's more like "It's beautiful and natural and damn it YOU WILL WATCH ME! ALL MUST CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF MY HUNGRY SPAWN!" followed by "Hey buddy, it's not the all-star game and you didn't buy a ticket, perv"

You can't watch too closely but you cannot avert your eyes. It's the human equivalent of a total eclipse of the sun.

Updated On: 8/10/13 at 04:10 PM

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 4:14pm

I just finished working with a woman who would breast feed her child. Of course, the first time I walked in on them, I was staring because I didn't know what was happening.

And after I figured out what I was looking at, I snapped my head around so fast, I almost gave myself whiplash!

Posted: 8/10/13 at 4:19pm

No good Diva. It's always risky to look away from a lactating breast, but I find the best way is to smile, sort of unfocus your eyes, count to 6 and then sigh and murmur 'so beautiful' as you slowly turn away. Humming "I Am Woman" never hurts.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 8/10/13 at 4:20pm

"It's beautiful and natural and damn it YOU WILL WATCH ME! ALL MUST CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF MY HUNGRY SPAWN!"

Yeah, I do NOT buy into that bull. I also completely get that some women just want to show their boobs.