We often throw the book at musicians, actors, athletes...etc... (basically men that are blessed with an insane amounts of money) when they go populating the world with children through their various baby mommas.
We quote scripture (chapter and verse) of how these men have no morals.
But rarely, if ever, do we take aim at women who are just as guilty, if not worse, than the same men we ridiculed on the gossips pages of tabloids and on the various celebrity gossip blogs.
It is a double standard that must change. If we're going to convict men in the court of public opinion for not "wrapping it up" then these same women must all serve the time for the same crime.
I mean...seriously....how many baby daddies do you really need Sinead O'Connor? Christie Brinkley? Faith Evans? Erykah Badu? Just to name a few.
Sinead O’Connor is pregnant with her FOURTH baby. She is due Christmas Eve. The baby daddy is her partner Frank Bonadio. Her other children are Jake, 18, with first husband, drummer John Reynolds; Roisin, 10, with Irish Times columnist John Waters; and two-year- old Shane, with musician Donal Lunny.
Christie Brinkley: Married FOUR times, THREE kids, THREE baby daddies. 1) Alexa Ray Joel, (born December 29, 1985), with Billy Joel. The name "Ray" was given to Alexa in honour to Ray Charles. 2) Jack Paris Taubman, (born June 2, 1995), with Richard Taubman. He was later adopted by Peter Cook and named Jack Paris Brinkley Cook. 3) Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook (born July 2, 1998), with Peter Cook.
Faith Evans: FOURTH Kids, THREE Baby Daddies: At 18, Evans won a scholarship to Fordham University in New York City to major in marketing. After a year, she left because she had a daughter, Chyna Griffin, with music producer Kiyamma Griffin. Evans married The Notorious B.I.G. nine days after meeting at a photoshoot. The marriage was turbulent as B.I.G. reportedly had affairs with Lil Kim and Charli Baltimore. But the two did reunite and their son Christopher Wallace, Jr. was born on October 29, 1996. In late 1997 Evans became pregnant by Todd Russaw. Her son Joshua was born later that year and the two married in summer 1998. In 2008 they had son Ryder Evan Russaw.
Erykah Badu: THREE KIDS, THREE baby daddies. Badu has a son named Seven Sirius born in 1997 with ex-partner André 3000 of OutKast. On July 5, 2004, Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma Rose Sabti, in her Dallas home; Puma's father is West Coast rapper The D.O.C. who is originally from Dallas, Texas. She also dated rapper Common from 2000 to 2002. On February 1, 2009 Badu gave birth to her third child at home, a girl named Mars Merkaba, with her boyfriend of four years, rapper Jay Electronica.
Manlaw: I think it is time we start playing that clip from Madea's Family Reunion to our sons. The clip where Madea's loud-mouth brother, Joe, warns Boris Kodjoe's character that Vanessa is FERTILE because she's a single mother with two kids. Now, the movie scene, although a bit harsh, does have a point. Do you really want to be the third (or fourth or fifth) baby daddy? I think not. Back in the day, people were ashamed to be having a kid out of wedlock, now it is commonplace. And someone needs to have a SERIOUS chat with Erykah. Seven, Puma and Mars as baby names? GTFOHWTBS.
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Someone needs to sterilize Erykah. You cannot be too mad at Faith. One of her baby daddies was murdered.
You got to let me become a writier for this joint. I am requesting an interview!!
@Epsilonicus...you really want to join the blog?. I've been looking for more partners....send me an e-mail and let's talk business.
Brother, I am all for the ending of the double standard, and I believe in the judeo-christian model of marriage first then kids. That said, you really need to come up with better examples of whorish behavior on the ladies side. Christie & Faith were married in all but one incidence, and Faith ended up marrying her baby daddy. Isn't the reasonable expectation of marriage to produce offspring?
Don't hate on them cause they got pull to where someone wanted to be their #2, 3, etc...(though can I get 1 first?). Now Sinead and Erykah are nuts.
@Christie and Faith...didn't stay married....they remarried more than once. So, they are making a mockery of marriage as most celebrities do anyways.
And yes...Sinead and Erykah are nuts.
Well I still can't get with Faith on the list. I give everybody 1 child, it still ain't right, but she was young and raised in a single parent home. But Biggie was murdered, she was supppose to lock it up after that?
@Athena...we are going to disagree on Faith.
OK, I feel what you're saying about women needing to slow down and wait to see if the guy they're with might actually be the one before going out and populating the world.
But I disagree with your comparison of these women to the athletes: These women were actually in (or trying to be in) relationships when they got pregnant whereas these athletes tend to be repeat one-night stand offenders.
Mix that with my belief that marriage is nothing but a piece of paper and won't prevent someone from leaving a long-term relationship...well I wouldn't fault these particular women as much as I would the athletes.
@Key.
"These women were actually in (or trying to be in) relationships when they got pregnant whereas these athletes tend to be repeat one-night stand offenders."
So, the women were "in love" and these men were just looking for a nut? Oh...that's letting the women off WAY too easy. Same time for the same crime. O.K...I'll give you one or two kids...but when we start reaching the 3, 4, 5 kids or god forbid more than that by 3, 4, 5 baby dadies or god forbid more than that...the "in love" is really "in lust"
Ugh chronic babymakers are the worst! Male or female...a serial breeder is a serial breeder and it's NEVER a good look. These women need to quit playing Russian roulette with their uteri.
@Childfree Sexpot...you are the first woman to agree with me on this post...publicly or privately. lol.
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