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I think, knowing Michelle as I do, that this is just one of those things that she's 'squeamish' about.
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-- merely out of curiosity then ... how? why? I mean it's very easy to explain why seeing roadkill would make you lose your appetite. Or even talking about killing the beast you are eating. Or someone blowing their nose at the table, albeit to a lesser extent perhaps. But I *REALLY* fail to see how breastfeeding can cause someone to become squeamish? I don't mean this question in a condescending way ... Michelle perhaps you could explain the source of your discomfort?
I'm trying to analogize a woman's discomfort towards seeing another breastfeeding to something I, as a 26 your old guy might better understand.
The trouble is ... there *IS* no sound analogy I can think of -- it really is something truly unique in nature!
I will point this out though, although I doubt it has any significance: I have noticed that, in general, girls tend not to drink as much milk as guys do. Perhaps the distinction lies more in the fact that one is made uneasy by seeing something that is produced or in someway directly relates to their own person rather than that which comes from or is related to another person? You can apply that analogy to all bodily functions I suppose....
My point: perhaps more women than men would be "squeamish" at seeing someone breastfeeding while more men than women would be squeamish when seeing a guy get hit between the legs by a ball perhaps? I would say the latter is certainly true in general: you don't (generally) see girls flinch in a movie when a guy gets smashed in the junk, but nearly every guy certainly will.
Just a thought.
Also, I know for a fact my mother always pointed out a breastfeeding mother like it was the cutest thing she'd ever seen.
QUESTION: Michelle, obviously you don't have to answer this admittedly personal question but, out of curiosity, (a) how old are you and (b) were you breastfed and (c) if you have children, did/do you breastfeed them? I am going to venture a guess to "30s," "no," and "no."