Mom Lets Kid Play on Oily Beach

The “Mother of the Year” award goes to the mom in the above video, who appears relatively unconcerned that her kid is frolicking on a beach soaked with oil from the BP spill, Matt Cherette writes for Gawker. Worse, her daughter gets oil on her feet and freaks out (“Mommy, get it off!”), and the only helpful advice the woman can come up with is, “Rub it.” She later attempts to be comforting by pointing out, “Look, it’s on Mommy’s feet, too!”
(More Gulf oil spill stories.)