Why do men think it's okay to approach a breastfeeding mom and stare at her boobs?

This has happened to me a few times before my baby was 3 months old and may happen again. I was breastfeeding in a public place with a blanket covering my shoulder and breast during the act of feeding. I have full breasts and was engorged when my baby was less than 3 months old, so of course men can see that I have breasts.<br><br>Every time this happened, the man was of color, mostly black men and maybe an Arabic man, but I'm not sure what ethnicity. I don't think it has anything to do with race. Maybe, just maybe, it is a cultural thing or just a poorly raised male or sexual deviant. I've never been approached by a white or Latino man in such a way.<br><br>I was in a middle class restaurant near the coast in a moderately populated area by the coast. I was with my boyfriend who has a beard and tattoos. I was also in a mall in a more affluent area in the middle of the day. This area is more diverse than the coastal area. I was alone, without my boyfriend this time. I think it's safe to say that this was not a "trashy" part of town.<br><br>The man would approach me and stare at my chest, saying nothing. A couple of times, I was on my phone while feeding and they would shake their head at me. Once, a man just sat in the booth across from me and stared. I moved to another booth. A starer followed me and sat down across from me in my new booth. I moved again and the starer followed me. I got up and rushed out of the restaurant and called the police.<br><br>My boyfriend thinks this is hilarious and has never experienced this sort of thing before. He thinks it's funny that men think they have a right to stare at my breasts if I am freely showing them without a shirt. But, I have a baby covering my breast and there is a blanket there! Am I overreacting?