She continued: “She called me ‘disgusting’ followed by a litany of degrading swear words. Apparently she thought I was trying to steal her man by quietly breastfeeding my baby during the landing of the plane.
“Breastfeeding is natural, and our breasts were made for feeding our babies. Associating breastfeeding with sex or perversion is disturbing.”
It seems reasonable enough to consider the remarks uncalled for, though the airline is under no obligation to censor them. But what seems a little less reasonable is to have a problem with associating it with sex. Yes, breastfeeding is "natural." However, sex is also "natural." Including promiscuous sex. Why would anyone put it past evolution to have males respond to evidence of successful childbirth by wanting to give her another baby, and in turn, getting aroused? Can we really be sure that's any less "natural?" And if we can't, isn't it a little hypocritical to treat how "natural" one is relevant, and not the other?
And how often are women shamed for breastfeeding during a flight, compared to being shamed for bringing their infants on board the airplane at all? We all know that the one person who brings an infant, if the infant starts screaming, has made it a lot more stressful for hundreds of people, (if not also keeping them from the sleep they might've needed before landing) whereas if she'd just do a train or cruise, others could avoid the noise more easily...