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California Moms Stage ‘Nurse-In’ At An Anthropologie Store
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/21/3474172/california-moms-nursing-protest/Several nursing moms staged a protest at a Beverly Hills area Anthropologie store on Wednesday after a shopper says a store manager asked her to breastfeed her child in the bathroom. In the latest installment of what’s becoming a growing movement of so-called “nurse-ins,” several mothers gathered at the store to feed their babies at once, hoping to send a public message that businesses shouldn’t stop women from nursing.
Ingrid Wiese-Hesson told local outlets that she was asked to finish feeding her six-week-old in the clothing store’s bathroom, which didn’t have anywhere to sit except for the toilet. She said she felt uncomfortable and judged. “When I sat down in the car, I thought, ‘Is this what it means to be a mom?’” Wiese-Hesson told ABC7.
California is one of 46 states that protects women’s right to breastfeed in public. Even in places where it’s legal, however, women are often asked to cover up or step inside a bathroom while they’re nursing. “I would never eat a meal in a bathroom, and I would never force a child to,” one of protesters who attended Wedsnesday’s nurse-in pointed out.
The Anthropologie incident came at an inopportune time for the high-end retailer, which largely caters to women. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, intended to highlight the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding children during the first year of their life. Government agencies have been attempting to boost rates of breastfeeding, particularly among low-income and non-white women, and the national rate of women who choose to nurse has been on the rise. Nonetheless, women still come up against the societal assumption that it’s not appropriate to feed their children in public.
Ingrid Wiese-Hesson told local outlets that she was asked to finish feeding her six-week-old in the clothing store’s bathroom, which didn’t have anywhere to sit except for the toilet. She said she felt uncomfortable and judged. “When I sat down in the car, I thought, ‘Is this what it means to be a mom?’” Wiese-Hesson told ABC7.
California is one of 46 states that protects women’s right to breastfeed in public. Even in places where it’s legal, however, women are often asked to cover up or step inside a bathroom while they’re nursing. “I would never eat a meal in a bathroom, and I would never force a child to,” one of protesters who attended Wedsnesday’s nurse-in pointed out.
The Anthropologie incident came at an inopportune time for the high-end retailer, which largely caters to women. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, intended to highlight the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding children during the first year of their life. Government agencies have been attempting to boost rates of breastfeeding, particularly among low-income and non-white women, and the national rate of women who choose to nurse has been on the rise. Nonetheless, women still come up against the societal assumption that it’s not appropriate to feed their children in public.
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Google image search cleared it up for me...
HIDEOUS lol
looks like Pier One Imports got hooked on meth 
https://www.google.com/search?q=Anthropologie+store&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=-oT3U6-pGcLC8AHtwoHYDw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1318&bih=636
