An American model has reignited the debate of the dignity of breastfeeding after she walked the runway at a Sports Illustrated swimsuit show, while breastfeeding her five-month-old daughter.
Mara Martin stepped onto the ramp, in a sparkling gold one-shouldered bikini, with her daughter who sported a green swimwear and noise-cancelling headphones. Mara, however, has been receiving both praise and criticism from social media users who found the gesture 'gross' and inappropriate. Some even accuse her of being attention-seeking and using this as a pretext to be in the limelight.
After her ramp walk went viral, the model took to Instagram to share her experience, and about her attempt to normalise public breastfeeding. "I can’t believe I am waking up to headlines with me and my daughter in them for doing something I do every day. It is truly so humbling and unreal to say the least," she wrote.
“I’m so grateful to be able to share this message and hopefully normalize breastfeeding and also show others that women CAN DO IT ALL!,” she wrote.