Strollerderby : Good Morning America

Half of Black Girls Think White Skin is Prettier

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:20:00 GMT

A fascinating and poignant study conducted on Good Morning America today shows how race relations in the U.S. have evolved in the last 70 years—and officially proves that Barack Obama’s election to the White House has not wiped racism off the face of the earth (sorry, Steve Colbert, but you still have to pretend to like Spike Lee movies).

In a recreation of a 1940s experiment, black children were given two dolls, identical except for their skin color. In the original experiment—which was used in the arguments for Brown v. Board of Education—63 percent of African American kids say they would rather play with the white doll because it was “nicer” than the black doll. Heart-wrenchingly, 44 percent of black kids said they felt that the white doll looked most like them.

The 19 children between the ages of 5 and 9 who were interviewed on Good Morning America had more encouraging, though still problematic, responses. 88 percent said they looked most like the black doll, while 42 percent would prefer to play with the black doll (compared with 32 percent who chose the white doll and 26 percent who didn’t want to play with either one).

When asked which doll was prettier (a question added by Good Morning America to reflect our appearance-obsessed times), every single boy said they thought the dolls were equally pretty. But disturbingly, 47 percent of girls said the white doll was prettier. According to sociologist Julius Wilson, "Black boys are more confident. Black girls don't feel that they enjoy the respect and admiration that black boys do." This is not going to change overnight, no matter how many adorable African American girls are in the White House.

That’s not to say that these kids weren’t affected by Obama’s presidency. “Barack Obama was, like, my ideal,” one little girl said. “He’s persevered and he’s gone through so much and I think since he’s done it, I can do it, too.”

The video (which ABC unfortunately won’t let me post here) is well worth watching to hear the kids’ full responses, which are tearjerkers of both the bitter and the sweet variety. Plus, one little girl makes a comment about the white doll’s “beady eyes” that is a total crackup.

Photo: The Situationist

GMA Tweets Details On Levi Johnston And Son

Brett Singer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

I was watching this video interview with Levi Johnston, aka the no-longer-future Mr. Bristol Palin. The breakup was mutual, Levi says. He needs to be more "mature" before marriage. (That sounds like it wasn't so mutual, but who knows.)

Then I saw this:
Check Neal Karlinsky's Twitter page. He'll be tweeting some behind-the-scenes details about the interview.

Um, OK. Sure. Why not. I'm curious about Twitter, which is the big thing online these days. All the kids and TV reporters are doing it. (Me too, by the way.) What does Neal have to say...uh, tweet?

"Levi says he takes son Tripp home alone on reg basis w/out Bristol's supervision--borrows her car seat to do so."

"Levi's son Tripp was born in Dec, but only pix he keeps in his pickup truck are ultrasounds--two of them!"

This is news? This was worth traveling to Alaska for? There's nothing else happening in the world?

Now, before someone else says "but you're writing about it!" let me say that yes, I am. And that contributes to the cacophony of caca we sometimes call "the media." I just wonder if maybe it's time to leave Levi and Bristol alone. Seriously, is it really important to talk about this anymore? During the campaign, fine. But now? Is there such a thing as going too far with news coverage, especially when it involves young people?

I guess that's where my frustration comes from. I understand that there is a market for celebrity news, or whatever you want to call this. And the "ambush them with a camera" thing that TMZ has perfected is the way to go. I get it. I don't care for it myself, but lots of people do. But when you have kids, and I still think of Bristol and Levi as "kids", I don't think it's fair to "tweet" what he has in his truck. Who's business is that?

(And before someone says "what about Chris Brown and Rihanna?" I think that's different as well. They're famous for making music, and they benefit from their image, which is heavily marketed, largely to young people, which is a different issue. Bristol is Sarah Palin's daughter, but Levi isn't even related. Leaving both of them alone is probably the way to go.)

What do you think? Is it time to leave "the kids" alone?

(One more thing. Can we please come up with a better name for this than "tweeting"? It sounds really stupid.)

Source: ABC

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Levi Johnston Admits He’s Too Immature for Family Life

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Earlier today, Good Morning America caught up with the former GOP teen idol Levi Johnston—and by “caught up,” I mean accosted him in his car outside his house while he was on his way to the gym.

The 19-year-old confirmed that he and Bristol Palin had split up, but said that he could see their son Tripp whenever he wanted. “I’d give everything for him,” he said. “Fatherhood changes things.”

This is apparent if you compare the shy, seemingly level-headed guy talking to Good Morning America to the cocky teen who wrote on his MySpace page that he didn’t want to have kids just months before appearing on the RNC stage to signal his politically expedient commitment to marrying Bristol and raising their child together.

I’m so glad that both Bristol and Levi have been forthright with the press about the difficulties of being teen parents, in spite of the immense pressure upon them to make abstinence-only teachings look infallible. Levi admitted that he was not yet “mature” enough to marry Bristol and settle down. For now, he’s focusing on finding a job.

Although this situation is better for everyone involved than jumping into a forced marriage, it’s also clear exactly why family planning is so essential to gender equality. We can be pretty sure Bristol was neither headed to the gym nor career hunting this morning….

Photo: New York Magazine

Briston Gives Levi the Boot

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OctoMom Video Blog at RadarOnline

Brett Singer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT

I don't want to be mean here. I really don't. But I'm starting to feel sorry for Nadya Suleman and her children.

I really think she needs help. I don't mean financial help. Help from a doctor not named Phil.

In a new video blog posted exclusively at RadarOnline, she says "I want to be private." She means that she doesn't want people to know where she lives, because clearly she doesn't want to be, you know, actually private. "Being in the field I'm in, I know there's a lot of emotionally disturbed people in the world…I have trust issues."

She's not worried about anything, she's not overwhelmed. She's hiring help. The other moms are supportive, everything is FINE.

What?

You see her interacting with her children, who don't seem all that happy. The tape feels like an audition reel for a reality show.

Other highlights, in case you can't bear to watch the video:

-   New house, a rental. "I'm doing it myself," meaning no help from anyone. Unclear how it's possible to rent a 2800 square foot house with no job.
-    MSNBC says that the video "shows Suleman struggling to speak as one of her older six kids bites her, pulls her hair and slaps her in the face," but I didn't see anything terribly unusual. I mean, the kids don't look thrilled by the camera and are eventually ushered out of the room (presumably to a very weary grandmother, but you don't see that). Still, the kids' behavior looks like a kid trying to get mommy's attention.
-   This part I will just quote: "Suleman said her older children are already jealous of the octuplets. When a friend showed the kids a picture of their new siblings, 'they hit the picture,' Suleman said." Oy vey.

Also bizarre are her hand-written blog entries. In this one she talks about meeting Dr. Phil. (Because that's really what a mother of 14 should be thinking about.) By not typing her entries for her, Radar clearly wants us to see Nadya's nutty side. (Read the PDF file here.)

It's all fairly disturbing, actually. Hard to look, hard to look away.

Source: MSNBC, RadarOnline

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OctoMom Rejects Angels In Waiting Offer

Brett Singer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:05:00 GMT

According to RadarOnline, Nadya OctoMom Suleman has rejected an offer from the group Angels In Waiting to "provide her with a temporary new home for six months."

Angels offer was pretty sweet. According to Radar: "around the clock individualized care by pediatric nurses and other early intervention professionals for her octuplets and their six other siblings." This is in addition to giving them A PLACE TO LIVE. Remember that the house she currently lives in -- her parents' -- is facing foreclosure.

Gloria Allred is all red with frustration -- actually, I don't know if that's true but I wanted to write that. Sorry. We'll learn how she feels later today when the attorney to the weird gives a press conference.

I can understand not accepting help from people for various reasons. In this case, I think Suleman should take what she can get, especially since she's already asking for help from anyone who is willing. So why turn this one down? Is it that she doesn't like Allred? She also seems to be rejecting offers of help from Denis Beaudoin, who said he'd give Nadya some money even if he wasn't the father. Can she really afford to be so, you know, choosy?

Commenter FoxyMoxie (thanks for the tip!) says that Allred will discuss the "'disturbing' phone conversations" she has had with the OctoMom. I mean, will this thing ever end?

Source: RadarOnline

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OctoMom Loathes Being Pregnant

Brett Singer — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

When lawyers represent mostly accident victims, we call them ambulance chasers. What about a shrink who only wants to talk to screwed up people who get lots of media coverage? We need a name for them. Oh wait -- there is one. Dr. Phil.

Yes, the man that Oprah unleashed on the world is at it again. This time he's chatting with Nadya Suleman. You know. The OctoMom! Where ya been, people? This is the only important news story in the world right now. Pay attention.

Here's a little video to whet your appetite:

Doesn't she sound like a delusional 'American Idol' contestant? It's not that you're single. It's that you're single, intentionally had TONS of babies, and have no way to support them. It's irresponsible. How much time could you possibly be spending with any of your kids, the six you already had or the octuplets, if you're always out doing interviews?

This quote was the one that got me:

When Dr. Phil asked her if she was addicted to being pregnant, Nadya responding [sic] saying, no, she absolutely loathes being pregnant and she looked into adoption after her third pregnancy.

She LOATHES being pregnant. So…why do it again? And again? (Reminds me of another Dr. Phil 'patient', Britney Spears -- 'Oops, I did it again / I had 8 more kids…')

And by the way. Of course you loathed being pregnant. You were pregnant with eight babies! That's like carrying around a Humvee in your stomach!

Having never been pregnant, I can safely say that I have no idea how it feels. But many of the women I've spoken to say that they do love it, at least at times. The baby kicking, the life growing inside of you -- that sort of thing.

Since I have no idea, I'll ask the moms out there -- did you "loathe" being pregnant like Nadya?

Source: EverythingOprah

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OctoMom Says Denis Beaudoin is Not OctoDad

Brett Singer — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT

So you know that interview with Denis Beaudoin where he claimed to be the OctoDad? Nadya Suleman says that his pants, they are on fire. By that I mean he's lying, according to OctoMom. Suleman's new spokesperson Victor Munoz says that "Denis is definitely not the father."

What nobody is denying is that Denis donated sperm to Suleman on three different occasions. According to OctoPublicist Munoz, Denis twice "gave Suleman a sperm sample at home, which she held between her breasts to keep warm." Then a THIRD time, Denis "was brought to a fertility clinic after Suleman told him she had cancer and they were going to see a doctor." The sperm was placed directly into her womb, there were no embryos created, aaaaand… that's it. I'm done.

OK, one more detail. David Solomon is listed as the father of the oldest of Nadya's first 6 children, and Munoz says that there is one father for all 14 kids. But he won't confirm or deny that said father is Solomon.

Oh, and the hospital might not release the octuplets to Nadya. Seems they're concerned that she won't be able to care for them properly. So she called Dr. Phil. No. Really.

AHHHH!!!!

I'd call this a train wreck, but that's insulting because I kind of like trains. But I have to admit that I'm fascinated because there seem to be more details every other minute. It truly is… the never ending story.

Too much drama. Having kids is dramatic enough. Why include all of this other crap?

Source: ABC News

Image: Me, using Photoshop, using this from Amazon

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Gloria Allred Offers To Help OctoMom

Brett Singer — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Remember Gloria Allred? No? Lucky you.

She's an attorney with a knack for representing clients involved with high-profile cases, such as Amber Frey (Scott Peterson), and the family of Nicole Brown Simpson (O.J.). She also made headlines when she took the controversial stance of questioning Michael Jackson's parenting skills. (That was sarcasm.) She actually went so far as to request that California Child Protective Services investigate how he treats his kids. (That, unfortunately, is true.)

Well, the media-loving lawyer is back and she wants to help out OctoMom Nadya Suleman's kids. MomLogic reports that Allred has a "plan to 'provide for the medical and emotional needs'" of all 14 members of her brood.

Through the charity Angels In Waiting, Allred says that the family can receive the help that they need without relying on public funds, although they will need private donations.

While it's obvious that Allred is a publicity hound (there are other, less polite words one could use, of course), Angels In Waiting seems to be a worthy organization. (Note: I haven't done a lot of research into the group, just a cursory skimming of their web site.) So in theory there is a positive outcome from Allred's actions. Still, why not be a champion for children all the time? Why does it only matter when there's a camera around? The OctoMom story is fascinating, but it's also very sad. The last thing those kids need is someone else trying to get famous off of them.

What do you think – is Allred legit? Or should she, you know, quit? (Apologies for the extremely dated reference.)

Image/Source: MomLogic

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OctoMom Says No Dating For Her

Brett Singer — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Remember the movie "The Neverending Story"? Nadya Suleman is starring in a real-life version.

Every day, heck, every hour, there a new detail emerges. I have two kids and never have enough time to do the things I need to do. Suleman, with six at home and eight more in the hospital, seems to have plenty of time to do interviews with anyone who wants her. (Maybe we should take Shannon's advice.)

ParentDish reports that the OctoMom told British newspaper The Sun that she will not date anyone until her youngest child turns 18. (Does that mean all eight of the new ones? Or just the kid that came out last? The mind boggles.)

She also said that she "can't remember" the last time she went on a date. Um, Nadya? You've said that you met the father/donor of your numerous offspring at a nightclub. Did that not count as a date? Maybe it was Girls' Night Out. ("Let's go, GNO…" – or should that be GYNO? G'night, ladies and gentlemen.)

So no hanky-panky for OctoMom for the next 18 years, adding to the 8 years that she has already done without. I guess The Bachlorette will have to look elsewhere for their next star.

Her reasoning is equally bizarre. "Boyfriends? I think I'd have to be extremely selfish. I cannot maintain a social life and be a mother. To even take one percent of every night and devote it to someone else, a stranger, would be wrong. I have to wait for that until my youngest have left school."

Is there a point when a journalist is going to ask Nadya about the charges leveled against her by, you know, her own mom and dad? That whole "she doesn't take care of the six kids she already has" thing? I guess not.

Source: ParentDish

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OctoMom Receives Death Threats

Brett Singer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT

I'm no fan of Nadya "OctoMom" Suleman, the OctoDoc, and I particularly dislike her publicists.

But death threats?

According to ETOnline (and every other news outlet on the planet, because there is NOTHING ELSE HAPPENING IN THE WORLD), OctoMom and her kids have gone into hiding because of "several hostile telephone and email messages." The octuplets are still in the hospital.

Publicist Michael Furtney actually uses the term "undisclosed location" when describing where Suleman is. We don't like him.

Bottom line: I think that people who send a threatening emails or makes hostile phone calls to Nadya, or anyone else, are reprehensible and should be arrested (assuming those threats are illegal; I'm not a lawyer, although I have played one on TV, sort of – long story). At the same time, I imagine Suleman could have cut down on the number of hateful messages she is receiving by not doing national television interviews. Setting up a web site didn't help either. Just a thought.

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OctoDoc Under Investigation

Brett Singer — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMT

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is investigating Dr. Michael Kamrava for implanting a heckuva lot of embryos into Nadya "OctoMom" Suleman.

The California Medical Board was already investigating the OctoDoc, and they had not made his name public. But as we pointed out yesterday, local news outlet KTLA interviewed Kamrava and his baby-loving patient in 2006. In her interview with Ann Curry, Suleman said that the same doc performed all of her IVF procedures. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!

Dr. Kamrava allegedly implanted eight embryos into Suleman. According to reports, "No more than three embryos are considered the norm for a woman her age." So OctoDoc may have done something very naughty.

Is anyone else a little stunned at the speed this story is happening? It really feels like every day a couple of new details emerge. Sorry to be catty but I bet Nadya is loving every minute of it. Sad.

Source: ThisIsLondon

Image: SpiderVillian.com

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Brett Singer — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Turns out Ann Curry didn't get the first interview with Nadya Suleman, the OctoMom.

KTLA (Fox TV in Los Angeles) interviewed the alleged Angelina Jolie wanna-be two and a half years ago, back in 2006. They also spoke to the man who performed the IVF, one Dr. Michael Kamrava of the West Coast IVF Clinic in Beverly Hills.

The doctor's name hadn't yet been released since the California Medical Board doesn't identify sawbones that are under investigation. So while it's not confirmed that Kamrava performed the most recent IVF on Suleman, she told Ann Curry that she used the same doctor for each of her in vitro pregnancies. It's a "do the math" kind of thing.

More details:

- One of her publicists (she appears to have at least two although I can't quite tell) says that she receives about $500 per month in food stamps despite saying that she is not "on welfare." Suleman also gets federal assistance for three of her pre-octuplet children who are disabled. (One is autistic, according to a former nanny.) Of those payments, Michael Furtney says, "They are part of programs designed to help people with need, and she does not see that as welfare." Somewhere spinmeister general Sidney Falco is laughing. Hey, at least Furtney is getting his client some decent media coverage.

- KTLA has the names of her other six children: 7-year-old Elijah Makai Solomon (boy), 6-year-old Amerah Yasmeen Solomon (girl), 5-year-old Joshua Jacob Solomon (boy), 3-year-old Aidan Solomon (boy), 2-year-old Calyssa Arielle Solomon (girl, twin), 2-year-old Caleb Kai Solomon (boy, twin)

- Why is their last name Solomon? Because that's who the donor father is.

- Angela Suleman, Nadya's mom (OctoGranny, anyone?) told RadarOnline that "David Solomon was the biological father of all 14 children, but that [Nadya] refused to marry him," although David wanted to marry Nadya. Hey, why not? They have very similar names.

There are too many tidbits to include. For now, watch the video from 2006. There will be more to come, I'm sure.

Source/Video link: KTLA

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Brett Singer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

In an interview on Good Morning America, Nadya Suleman's publicist Joann Killeen proved something. Namely, that if you want someone to say something nice about you, you need to pay them.

Killeen appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday, and she had nothing but praise for the mother of 14.

"My client is a wonderful woman. She's smart, she's bright, she's articulate, she's well-educated and she has a wonderful sense of humor."

Of course, Killeen might make some money out of this whole thing. Unlike Suleman's parents, who reportedly had to file for bankruptcy because of they are raising the six kids that Suleman already had. Suleman's own mother says she's a little loopy. (I'm paraphrasing.)

The babies have been named but "we are not revealing that yet," says Killeen. Killeen says that Nadya is "working professional", which contradicts every other report that has been published so far. (Diane Sawyer doesn't ask what that job is, which seems like a missed opportunity.) Sawyer's first question is about whether or not Suleman has held the babies and, of course, is she breast-feeding yet? Sawyer also wonders how it can be that Suleman has no negative feelings about this whole experience, she's just "happy and joyful for the miracle of life." It's not exactly a hard-hitting interview, but it's not horrible. It's definitely worth watching if you can manage to get through it without screaming at your computer screen.

In The Whittier Daily News, Suleman's local newspaper, Killeen denies that Suleman is asking for $2 million for her first interview and wants it to be with Diane Sawyer or Oprah Winfrey. The exact quote actually isn't exactly a denial: "That's pure speculation." That doesn't mean it isn't true.

Also from the local paper: the publicist "pointed out that the week-old babies are now the longest surviving octuplets in the world." Meaning that most of the time, octuplets don't survive. So transferring that many embryos is a good idea? (Thanks to Sheri for the correction.)

This is the key detail to take away from this story: Nadya Suleman "is now the mother of 10 boys and four girls younger than 8. All were born by in vitro fertilization." She lives with her parents. What the hell?

Is it fair for us to judge Suleman? Or is everyone entitled to have as many babies as they want, regardless of the reason and method?

Sources: ABC News, Whittier Daily News

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Hannah Tennant-Moore — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:45:00 GMT

One commodity in these trying economic times that is still in high demand is fertility. And more women than ever before are hoping to cash in on their eggs, with Good Morning America reporting a 30 to 40 percent increase in egg donor applicants.

Experts warn that infertile couples should be particularly careful in choosing an egg donor agency, since such a huge increase in women looking to donate means a higher risk of lower donor standards. To women in hard economic times, $5,000 may sound so tempting that it's easy to forget that egg donation comes with a heavy psychological and moral responsibility.

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Political Nanny: Obama Tells GOP to 'Lay Off My Wife'

Madeline Holler — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:29:00 GMT

The GOP fight like little brats. It's true. They're all ad hominem, you-did-it-first, guilt-by-association in making their case (come to think of it, the Dems can get like that, too. But Political Nanny is ranting against the GOP in this particular post). The sad thing is, Dems have often fallen for the tongue-wagging, lies and/or curiously edited video piece, either by not stating the truth (see: Kerry, John ... Swiftboat) or not calling them out by name on the name-calling.

Which is why Barack Obama is a campaign keeper. In his response on Good Morning America, with regard to a video produced by the Tennessee GOP that has been making the rounds and replays time and again Michelle's "first time proud of my country" statement, here's what Barack had to say:

"The GOP, should I be the nominee, I think can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record," Obama said. If they think that they're gonna try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful, because that I find unacceptable."

So do most of the rest of us. For the record, Political Nanny also finds it absurd how easily Dems/liberals/non-backers of John McCain so easily disparage Cindy McCain for nothing more than her looks or past indiscretions. While we're at it, let's lay off her too. Bill Clinton, however, is fair game. (Well, come on! You know he is.)

Photo: telegraph.co.uk

Video: via TPM

Parents Telling You How to Raise Your Kids? Sound Off On TV!

Karen Murphy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:55:00 GMT

I'm pretty lucky about my parents: so far they haven't really given me much assvice about raising my kids. Not that I ask them, mind you, but they're pretty hands-off about that sort of thing. But I know plenty of parents who aren't so lucky and who are constantly gritting their teeth because their parents or their in-laws insist on giving advice where it's not wanted. [Back off, Grandma! You had your chance! (And look what you did with it!)]

Is this you? And do you want to be interviewed on camera for a story on "Good Morning America"? (Why not, it's not exactly Jerry Springer.) Fill out this form and who knows, you could be on TV, airing your problems in front of millions! (Be sure and let us know if you do get on the show, and we'll be sure to promote the hell out of you.)

(Too shy for TV? I don't blame you. I don't think I could do it either.)