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Sep 9, 2007

Protesting with signs, babies at Applebee's

“Why wouldn't I want to see more breasts in public?”

Hoisting babies wearing onesies with the words 'breast is best' and 'I eat at mom's,' protesters against Applebee's breast-feeding policies spent two hours in front of the restaurant on Nicholasville Road yesterday. They carried signs, breast-fed their babies and garnered support from passersby in cars who honked or flashed thumbs-up signs.

The protest was in response to Brooke Ryan, 34, who in June was asked by the manager of the restaurant to cover up while breast-feeding her 7-month-old son. She said it was too hot to cover up with a blanket, and instead left to nurse her child in the car. The protest spread by word of mouth and the Internet over the past several weeks to at least 60 Applebee's in 30 states. Read more

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Boogie Man
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Sep 11, 2007
 
She should have to cover up it is common courtesy to other people and a business to do so
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May 6, 2008
 
I DONT WANT MY LITTLE CHILDREN TO SEE SOME WOMANS PRIVATE PARTS. I BREAST FED 4 CHILDREN,I HAD KIDS IN THE DEAD OF THE SUMMER HEAT, I NEVER HAD TO WHIP IT OUT IN A FRONT OF ANYONE.COVERING UP ...THIS SHOULD BE A GIVEN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?
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May 8, 2008
 

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[QUOTE who=" WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, what IS wrong with them? I mean, it is not like it is natural, or anything. <rolls eyes>
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May 8, 2008
 

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Just because someone decides to breed doesn't mean I have to see them half-naked in a restaurant. People who CHOOSE to have kids have WAY too many rights over those intelligent enough not to already.
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May 9, 2008
 
I agree with Do Cover Up. I had three, two in the summer heat. There are light weight blankets if it is too hot. Please be descreet!
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May 9, 2008
 
We as parents should have the right to deside when we explain things to our children.I can see both sides but as much as i love to see a boob I think id rather not in a resteraunt or Id go to Hooters to eat insted. Yes as a mother you have the right to feed your baby and it is natural but not in a resteraunt. Since this is a good thing for our children why couldnt a resteraunt provide a area for such needs that way all can eat and not have to explain to thier children why untill they are ready
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May 9, 2008
 
There are reasons why breast pumps are made and available.
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May 11, 2008
 

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What a bunch of sexually repressed prudes. Now, if you will excuse me while I interpret my bible. <rolls eyes>
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nothing i like better during happy hour! cheap drinks cheap food and a free show! Ive seen a few MILFs in there2. Beats going 2 the strip club cuz u know these gals put out!
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boobman wrote:
nothing i like better during happy hour! cheap drinks cheap food and a free show! Ive seen a few MILFs in there2. Beats going 2 the strip club cuz u know these gals put out!
I'm with this guy!!!!!!!!!! Titties and beer!!!!! No cover....
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Sunday Jun 29
 
Free titties..?
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
boobman wrote:
nothing i like better during happy hour! cheap drinks cheap food and a free show! Ive seen a few MILFs in there2. Beats going 2 the strip club cuz u know these gals put out!
Is this go on at all applebees?
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
boobman wrote:
nothing i like better during happy hour! cheap drinks cheap food and a free show! Ive seen a few MILFs in there2. Beats going 2 the strip club cuz u know these gals put out!
So now we can all see the reason for covering up while breast feeding, the very small minded little boys think it is for their benefit, not the nurishment of an infant. Somebody please put these poor ignorant males out of their misery.
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
If it was too hot Applebee to cover up then what did she think it was like in the car? Simply a stupid excuse by a rebellious woman. Certainly nothing wrong with breast feeding your child, but we all know it can be done discreatly & privately just as well as it can be done in public, she simply dosen't care that all the sick little letcher's out there are watching her for the wrong reasons. She'd be one of the first to cry foul when on the the sick little letchers commented about her breast though. In this day & age, just use a little common sense or be prepared for nasty comments by nasty people. The comments by those letchers on the forum alone prove that point.
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
Repulsed,
FYI, the lady in question was in a back corner booth, facing away from the remainder of the restaurant. In a place and position that could not be seen from anywhere except by the wait staff as they went in and out of the kitchen. There was no "Free Show", just a confused manager that was out of his comfort zone and higher management that tried to "protect" all of us inocent's from ourselves. As you can see from a lot of the posts, there are a great number of, can't say men because they are not, what ever around. But, consider where they are living. Lexington is not really as bad as it seems. Just sometimes misguided.
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
Dave wrote:
Repulsed,
FYI, the lady in question was in a back corner booth, facing away from the remainder of the restaurant. In a place and position that could not be seen from anywhere except by the wait staff as they went in and out of the kitchen. There was no "Free Show", just a confused manager that was out of his comfort zone and higher management that tried to "protect" all of us inocent's from ourselves. As you can see from a lot of the posts, there are a great number of, can't say men because they are not, what ever around. But, consider where they are living. Lexington is not really as bad as it seems. Just sometimes misguided.
Thanks, there's always more to a story than we know. My comments are mainly meant for those "males" not men, the same ones that forget they have a mother or sister that they'd probably kill for if someone degraded them. I just spent time in Lexington for a family reunion & had a great time, I have no doubt it's a decent place for the most part. That's the reason I even looked at this sight because I had just been in the area.
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Tuesday Jul 1
 
Debrah wrote:
I agree with Do Cover Up. I had three, two in the summer heat. There are light weight blankets if it is too hot. Please be descreet!
I too agree, please, they can cover up unless it turns them on.

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Saturday Jul 5
 
I firmly believe that some people will raise pure and immortal over anything if it means they find their names in the paper. I cannot imagine wanting to put anyone so ill at ease that I would feed my child at the table in a restaurant, much less without covering up. If you know you are going to eat, feed the child before going into the restaurant--or cover up. I have NEVER known ANY Applebee's to be too hot for that. In fact, I typically shiver in the 'Bee. My personal opinion (keep in mind--this is MY opinion) is that those who care so little about the comfort level of others show a distinct lack of class and decorum, and that lack of class is magnified by the hissy fit and ensuing "feed in" that, if I recall correctly, the "afflicted party" did not even attend.
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Monday Jul 14
 
repulsed-michigan wrote:
If it was too hot Applebee to cover up then what did she think it was like in the car? Simply a stupid excuse by a rebellious woman. Certainly nothing wrong with breast feeding your child, but we all know it can be done discreatly & privately just as well as it can be done in public, she simply dosen't care that all the sick little letcher's out there are watching her for the wrong reasons. She'd be one of the first to cry foul when on the the sick little letchers commented about her breast though. In this day & age, just use a little common sense or be prepared for nasty comments by nasty people. The comments by those letchers on the forum alone prove that point.
boobies n beer...
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Tuesday Jul 15
 
Sman wrote:
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Watch yourself "PIG" because thank goodness you are being monitored. Freedom of speech only goes so far you piece of garbage.
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