Woman scolded for breastfeeding at Disneyland Paris decries ‘mum shaming’
- Disney has apologised for the actions of the guards who told the 33-year-old to cover up or move as she was feeding her child near a ride
- There are no laws in France related to breastfeeding in public, only rules around nudity if it is considered sexual exhibitionism
A woman who was “berated” by security guards at Disneyland Paris for breastfeeding her daughter on a bench said on Thursday she hoped outrage about her experience would help prevent other incidents of “mum shaming”.
Disney has apologised for the actions of three guards at the park who told the 33-year-old Australian she had to cover up or move as she was feeding her two-month-old child near a ride last Saturday.
“I had my daughter to my breast with three people around me berating me to stop something I consider a completely natural and normal part of life,” Laura, who asked to use only her first name, said.
“I felt completely vulnerable, totally intimidated and quite afraid.”
It’s a very confusing mystery as to why security guards would come up to me out of the blue
The mother-of-two said she told the guards “quite firmly” that she would not comply with their instructions, but they were insistent she should stop or move to a dedicated “mother-and-child” area.