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| Young mum labelled a 'tramp' for breastfeeding daughter in public | Young mum labelled a 'tramp' for breastfeeding daughter in public |
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| A woman has launched a mass breastfeeding protest after she was labelled a tramp online for feeding her daughter in public. | |
| Emily Slough, 27, began her campaign after a picture of her feeding eight-month-old Matilda was posted on a Facebook page called 'Spotted Rugeley' on Friday with the following description:"I know the sun is out n all that but there's no need to let your kid feast on your nipple in town!!! Tramp." | |
| The post has since been removed from Facebook and the comments deactivated. | The post has since been removed from Facebook and the comments deactivated. |
| The mother said she was "shocked" when she discovered what had been said about her: "The mentality of the individual that attempted to shame me for feeding my daughter makes me so angry." | The mother said she was "shocked" when she discovered what had been said about her: "The mentality of the individual that attempted to shame me for feeding my daughter makes me so angry." |
| "I am very confident and comfortable with my breastfeeding, but I know plenty who aren't and don't even humour the idea of nursing because of some ridiculous stigma attached to it and fear of embarrassment, humiliation and non-acceptance." | |
| She told the BBC: "I think somebody from the bar across the road from where I was feeding Matilda took a photo of me and posted it on Facebook, along with a caption saying I was a tramp," she said. | She told the BBC: "I think somebody from the bar across the road from where I was feeding Matilda took a photo of me and posted it on Facebook, along with a caption saying I was a tramp," she said. |
| In response the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) said the comment was "dreadful". | In response the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) said the comment was "dreadful". |
| "One of my friends messaged me to say they had seen it. I'm not the sort of person to get upset by things like that. At first I was just going to ignore it, but then I decided to make an example of it," Ms Slough said. | "One of my friends messaged me to say they had seen it. I'm not the sort of person to get upset by things like that. At first I was just going to ignore it, but then I decided to make an example of it," Ms Slough said. |
| In response to the post Emily received messages of support from around the world and has launched a campaign to hold a mass breastfeeding event in the Rugeley this Saturday, with more than 1,000 supporters expected to attend. | In response to the post Emily received messages of support from around the world and has launched a campaign to hold a mass breastfeeding event in the Rugeley this Saturday, with more than 1,000 supporters expected to attend. |
| A number of local businesses have also backed the campaign and similar events are expected to take place in York and Swansea. | A number of local businesses have also backed the campaign and similar events are expected to take place in York and Swansea. |
| Writing on her Facebook page Ms Slough said: "I've had an absolutely overwhelming amount of support and I am thankful for each and every one of you who has backed me in my campaign to normalise public breast feeding." | Writing on her Facebook page Ms Slough said: "I've had an absolutely overwhelming amount of support and I am thankful for each and every one of you who has backed me in my campaign to normalise public breast feeding." |
| Breastfeeding in public is covered by the Equality Act which came into force in October 2010. The act says that it is sex discrimination to treat a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding. | Breastfeeding in public is covered by the Equality Act which came into force in October 2010. The act says that it is sex discrimination to treat a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding. |
| The act means the right to breastfeed in public places is protected. | The act means the right to breastfeed in public places is protected. |
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