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| Outrage over pregnant shop dummy | Outrage over pregnant shop dummy |
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| A shop selling lingerie for pregnant women has been forced to withdraw a mannequin with a baby bump from its window after it sparked complaints. | A shop selling lingerie for pregnant women has been forced to withdraw a mannequin with a baby bump from its window after it sparked complaints. |
| Amanda Bere opened her shop in Selby, North Yorkshire, eight weeks ago and dressed the dummy in a black nursing bra to promote her stock. | Amanda Bere opened her shop in Selby, North Yorkshire, eight weeks ago and dressed the dummy in a black nursing bra to promote her stock. |
| But she said many of the town's older residents took offence. | But she said many of the town's older residents took offence. |
| The mannequin, which Mrs Bere calls 'Emily', has now been moved to the back of the store. | The mannequin, which Mrs Bere calls 'Emily', has now been moved to the back of the store. |
| 'Taking a stand' | 'Taking a stand' |
| She told BBC Look North: "It started with people looking in the window and making comments outside and they told me their points of view that they found it offensive. | She told BBC Look North: "It started with people looking in the window and making comments outside and they told me their points of view that they found it offensive. |
| "Other shop traders also told me that people were saying to them that it was offensive and that I should cover her up or move her. | "Other shop traders also told me that people were saying to them that it was offensive and that I should cover her up or move her. |
| "So I put a camisole on Emily and someone else made another comment, saying that they could still see the bump, so I put her in the corner of the shop away from the window." | "So I put a camisole on Emily and someone else made another comment, saying that they could still see the bump, so I put her in the corner of the shop away from the window." |
| 'Pregnant mannequin' removed | 'Pregnant mannequin' removed |
| Mrs Bere said she was "a bit taken aback" by the comments. | Mrs Bere said she was "a bit taken aback" by the comments. |
| "But I don't want to offend anybody so I moved her. I don't think you would found this [response] in Leeds or York, I don't think anyone would bat an eyelid." | "But I don't want to offend anybody so I moved her. I don't think you would found this [response] in Leeds or York, I don't think anyone would bat an eyelid." |
| Mrs Bere said more people were coming into her shop since she moved the dummy but members of a local breastfeeding group, which she supports, have been angered by the residents' comments. | Mrs Bere said more people were coming into her shop since she moved the dummy but members of a local breastfeeding group, which she supports, have been angered by the residents' comments. |
| And she said she was considering "taking a stand" by moving the mannequin back into the window. | And she said she was considering "taking a stand" by moving the mannequin back into the window. |
| She said: "They [the breastfeeding group] were a bit upset that I moved her because they wanted to see her. | She said: "They [the breastfeeding group] were a bit upset that I moved her because they wanted to see her. |
| "And I am the only shop in Selby that does sell maternity wear and I wanted to show people what I did." | "And I am the only shop in Selby that does sell maternity wear and I wanted to show people what I did." |