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What Disdain for Octuplet Mom Says About Us

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 2:15 PM CST

(Newser) – All the outrage over Nadya Suleman and her octuplets is a little disingenuous, Raina Kelley writes in Newsweek. “Because, in truth, we created Octomom. With our glorification of bizarre behavior, we dare the emotionally needy to shock and appall us,” Kelley writes. “And then we slam them.” At least, Kelley writes, we should learn what's behind our disdain:

  • How dare she: As for using "our" money to pay for her kids, sorry, but welfare contains "no freak or idiot clause. I know; it’s unfair that Suleman’s children are just as entitled to assistance as the children of people who don’t creep us out.”
  • She has an Angelina fetish: Everyone wants to be Angelina Jolie, and why not? She’s one of the lucky few who “could afford to quit their jobs and raise 76 kids.”
  • She misused in-vitro: Just 11% of IVF patients have one embryo implanted, particularly with a troubled pregnancy history. And remember, this is a free country.
  • The porno offer: “We are all, each of us, one national scandal away from being offered a million dollars to star in a skin flick.” Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Nadya Suleman speaking with Ann Curry in New York.
Nadya Suleman speaking with Ann Curry in New York.   (AP Photo)
Maliyah, one of the octuplets Nadya Suleman gave birth to.
Maliyah, one of the octuplets Nadya Suleman gave birth to.   (AP Photo)
Nadya Suleman.
Nadya Suleman.   (AP Photo)
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Guest
Mar 4, 2009 4:26 AM CST
Can't we just get the dad, the male who made this possible, i.e. the doctor, to provide support for the kids he brought into the world? It's only fair. Suleman was not the only responsible party!
oldgoat
Mar 4, 2009 2:19 AM CST
I think that people have a right to be upset about the woman, especially the citizens of Ca. I could care less about the porno offer or the Angelina issue, but that she was able to have IV procedure done without any kind of counseling and being on the citizens dime is a crime. In my opinion the doctor should be footing the medical and at least part of the welfare bill for his lack of ethics.
Guest
Mar 4, 2009 12:31 AM CST
It's not about a culture of excess, it's about an excess of people. Rich, educated people use just as much if not more resources than poor, uneducated people.

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