Comments on: Protest Planned Against Denny’s Restaurant After Mom in North Carolina Asked to Cover Up While Breastfeeding

By: Ashleyjohnston

Ashleyjohnston — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:46:30 +0000

I’m not committed on the issue. I would like to know your reaction if a manager offered a mother a blanket, or even better a breastfeeding apron. Imagine she refused, then he called the cops for trespassing.
He planned, she didn’t. He was sensitive to the needs of everybody, she was being selfish. Right?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:11:19 +0000

Oh my. Let me say I understand that this isn’t something that should be done in secret all the time, because breastfeeding is part of life.
But, is it really that hard just to put a small blankey or something over one’s breast? Is that really too much to ask?

By: carissa

carissa — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:30:38 +0000

Absolutely it is oppressive to have to nurse one’s baby in the restroom. Clearly the instigator never breastfed an infant.

By: Azucar

Azucar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:59:56 +0000

I think the way that she handled this has been fantastic. She refused to back down, she was not cowed, she knew her rights, and handled the media onslaught with aplomb.
The thing that SHOCKED me was the woman in the news video that instigated the manager’s request of Crystal to ‘cover-up.’ The WOMAN told Crystal that she was being rude and told her, and I quote, “That’s what the restroom is for.”
I probably would have been arrested for simple assault after that remark, so more kudos to Crystal.
I hope Denny’s issues a statement, because I’m furious at them. What they did was FAR more egregious than the Applebee’s incident. I’m not going near a Denny’s until they apologize.