If you don't breastfeed your baby in public, for the first year of its life, you can end up having to spend an awful lot of time, maybe even half of your baby's time awake, in what ever quiet spot is available in the place you happen to be, often the loo. Tiny babies feed a lot and often take ages. I do agree, however, that a few women are a bit OTT when they feed their babies. Perhaps it may be that they are still getting used to it as it can take a while to figure the technique out for mum and baby. I think there are just one or two, who do, as eanjay put it, 'make a meal of it', for attention, but I don't think there are many.
I never noticed anyone appearing upset when I used to feed my kids, I don't think people could tell because it is possible to be discrete. You could say, why should women bother about being discrete, but I guess our current society has made it so that it is just easier and less hassle, to feed quietly and without drawing too much attention to yourself. Whether, or not, this thread is just meant to provoke heated debate, I would always support anyone trying to breastfeed, (lol, just realised I didn't mean it quite like that...!)as it is not always easy, or even possible, for everyone but is, in my opinion,worth doing. Go for it, ladies! :-)