点评:I had a very disappointing experience at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium today. I was visiting with my husband, my 5-year-old autistic son, and I am currently 8 months pregnant.
I was denied entry because I was wearing a long ankle-length skirt and a crop top that showed my pregnant belly. I was told I had to cover my stomach with a towel or I would not be allowed inside.
I found this deeply embarrassing and humiliating. At no point was I behaving inappropriately or wearing revealing clothing beyond my pregnant belly being visible. Being made to cover my pregnancy in order to enter a family attraction was upsetting and made me feel singled out.
This was supposed to be a special family outing, and instead it became an unnecessarily uncomfortable experience for me and my family, especially with my young autistic son present.
I hope the museum reviews both its dress code and the way it is enforced, so that no other pregnant visitor is made to feel this way.
No pregnant woman should ever be made to feel that her pregnant body is something that needs to be covered in order to enter a museum. I expected a welcoming, family-friendly environment, and unfortunately that was not my experience.
翻译:今天我在贝利-马修斯国家贝壳博物馆和水族馆的经历非常令人失望。我和丈夫带着5岁的自闭症儿子一起参观,我目前怀孕8个月。
我被拒绝入内,原因是我穿着一条及踝长裙和一件露脐上衣,露出了孕肚。工作人员告诉我必须用毛巾遮住肚子,否则不能进去。
我感到非常尴尬和羞辱。除了孕肚外,我没有任何不妥的行为,也没有穿着暴露的衣服。仅仅因为孕肚露出来就被要求遮住肚子才能进入一个适合全家游玩的景点,这让我感到很沮丧,也让我觉得自己受到了区别对待。
这原本应该是一次特别的家庭出游,结果却变成了一次令人不快的经历,尤其是我年幼的自闭症儿子也在场。
我希望博物馆能够重新审视他们的着装规定以及执行方式,以免其他孕妇游客遭受同样的待遇。
任何孕妇都不应该感到自己怀孕的身体需要遮盖才能进入博物馆。我原本期待的是一个温馨、适合家庭参观的环境,但遗憾的是,我的体验并非如此。