Yeah I think there is a lot more fear around being asked to stop. I have never witnessed anyone being asked to stop feeding and I was never given so much as a sly look when I was feeding my kids. I’m not saying it never happens but I think I very rarely happens and when it does there are countless people ready and eager to step in (all angry mums lol).
Understandably new mums are nervous about getting their boob out in public. It can be hard and embarrassing at first, especially if it’s a busy place and you can feel people looking. I think this fear, coupled with strong media portrayal of bf in public being called out (think the let down, endless mamma mia outrage) and the vulnerability we feel as new mums means that we fear and anticipate this happening and have endless imaginary conversations in our heads. One of VDs imaginary convos made it to her feed.
What that comedian did was sexist and tit and not entirely his problem but more of a problem with how we treat women, mums and kids in society in general. I think the mum should’ve got a babysitter. It wasn’t a newborn, it’s bedtime etc but it had fook all to do with breastfeeding.