Bad bellies
I was heartened to read this story.
Pregnant Mom Miffed When Studio Refuses To Take Belly Picture
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Sarah Morgan's Christmas cards were going to be a little different this year -- until she got to the portrait studio.
Morgan is seven months pregnant. To mark the occasion, she wanted a family portrait with her 3-year-old daughter's hands on her swollen belly. She bought a special top that exposed her stomach and made an appointment at a Charlotte studio.
Portrait Innovations said no. Morgan says the people told her they don't take that kind of picture. Company president John Grosso says his studio is very open with people standing and watching, and that some people may be offended.
Morgan's story prompted dozens of angry messages to an online forum for local mothers from moms who pledged to cancel appointments and write the company to complain.
I have long opposed bare pregnant abdomens. I think it's repulsive. I agree with the business on this, not the baby-crazies.
If being "offended" means having a desire for civility in public, then I would be offended.
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