Kasey Kahne does not want you breastfeeding in front of him

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne may need a lesson in what not to tweet after some controversial breastfeeding comments yesterday. Kahne made the remarks after seeing a woman nursing a child at the supermarket.

“See a mom breast feeding little kid. Took second look because obviously I was seeing things. I wasn’t!”

“One boob put away one boob hanging!! #nasty.

“I don’t feel like shopping anymore or eating.”

The Tweets have since been deleted and Kahne even took to his Facebook page to apologize. But the damage had already been done. He’s in public relation spin mode now.

In all honestly, I was surprised by what I saw in a grocery store. I shared that reaction with my fans on Twitter. It obviously wasn’t the correct approach, and, after reading your feedback, I now have a better understanding of why my posts upset some of you.

My comments were not directed at the mother’s right to breastfeed. They were just a reaction to the location of that choice, and the fashion in which it was executed on that occasion.

I respect the mother’s right to feed her child whenever and wherever she pleases.

The breastfeeding issue has been the topic of some debate recently after a Houston mother was asked to step into a fitting room to nurse, despite being in a remote portion of a Target.

Moms across the country rallied in support holding a “nurse-in” at about 150 retail stores.

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The Kahne incident may very well be related to the “nurse-in”, although, we can’t quite say for sure. That aside, way too much was made of this (it was trending on Google/Twitter last night). Women are in an uproar accusing Kahne of being “anti-breastfeeding” (if such a term even exists).

He made a mistake by simply expressing what he saw and commenting on it. Frankly, if I’d never seen the practice before, especially in public, I might respond the same way.

Ignorant on his part? Perhaps. But, you know, bigger issues and all.

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