Dear Thursday: Should We Look Away From Octo-Mom?
So according to Gawker, it looks like NBC might have least bribed Nadya Suleman for her already infamous interview. At the very least they according to some sources, they may have made (a reportedly seven figure) “donation” through an intermediary, after Oprah, ABC, and CBS refused to pay such a huge amount. NBC vehemently denies this.
Hmm. I’m a little concerned that we’re paying too much attention to this story. If she’s a ratings guarantee, then other people might pay her for interviews. Also, her appearances might lead to endorsements, television deals, all sorts of things that might lead to full-on monetary support of someone that might very well be mentally ill.
Weeks after the births, I’ve heard nothing about social workers or mental evaluations. It seems that the AMA has done a better job at starting to investigatethe doctor that performed Nadya Suleman’s IVF than California’s family services is doing at determining whether Nadya Suleman is a fit mother.
Sad but true, it is easier for people with money to get away with being mentally unfit parents than poorer people. And I fear that by watching Nadya Suleman like a trainwreck, we are helping her to escape the consequences of her actions and preventing her from getting the help that she may need.
Is it time for the world to look away from Nadya Suleman, so that the proper authorities can do their job? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Interesting point…even though the attention Nadya is getting seems to be overwhelmingly negative, it's attention nonetheless and a ratings bonanza(do they have ratings bonanzas anymore?).
But I AM pissed about her…she's apparently been able to get gobs of money for herself for frivolous purposes(yes, I consider her case of pregnantitis frivolous, though the outcome for the kids won't be. And her obsession with looking like Angelina Jolie is frivolous too).
Why couldn't she use her powers of money-gathering for good instead of selfish purposes? Sheesh, put her on the case of the national deficit and she'd be able to weedle enough money from the rest of the world to get the country out of debt in about a year. C'mon Nadya, put those powers of persuasion to work FOR us!
Interesting point…even though the attention Nadya is getting seems to be overwhelmingly negative, it's attention nonetheless and a ratings bonanza(do they have ratings bonanzas anymore?).
But I AM pissed about her…she's apparently been able to get gobs of money for herself for frivolous purposes(yes, I consider her case of pregnantitis frivolous, though the outcome for the kids won't be. And her obsession with looking like Angelina Jolie is frivolous too).
Why couldn't she use her powers of money-gathering for good instead of selfish purposes? Sheesh, put her on the case of the national deficit and she'd be able to weedle enough money from the rest of the world to get the country out of debt in about a year. C'mon Nadya, put those powers of persuasion to work FOR us!
A little too much attention? I'm so disgusted by both that selfish wench and the media coverage given to her that I set off on a profanity-laced tirade anytime I see her on TV. My blood is boiling right now. I hope they sanction the doctor. I wish there was someway she could be held accountable–if she receives some sort of media deal, she should be forced to payback every cent towards what her irresponsibility is costing the public.
A little too much attention? I'm so disgusted by both that selfish wench and the media coverage given to her that I set off on a profanity-laced tirade anytime I see her on TV. My blood is boiling right now. I hope they sanction the doctor. I wish there was someway she could be held accountable–if she receives some sort of media deal, she should be forced to payback every cent towards what her irresponsibility is costing the public.
Hells yeah. She is SOOOO bad for the public perception of IVF and infertility.
When my (completely ignorant about such things) mother is starting conversations with me about a fertility doctor's malfeasance, it has gone too far. Actually it went too far long before any of us had heard of these octuplets.
Hells yeah. She is SOOOO bad for the public perception of IVF and infertility.
When my (completely ignorant about such things) mother is starting conversations with me about a fertility doctor's malfeasance, it has gone too far. Actually it went too far long before any of us had heard of these octuplets.
I am sort of on the fence about this, while I think that what she has done is totally irresponsible and the doctor that allowed this should have his licence taken away there are now 14 children that need to be taken care of and obviously this mother is not capable of doing that in any type of dignified way so as angry as I am about someone letting this mentally ill woman have all of these kids she will still need the money to care for them. I hope that she will use the money she is getting to make the life of her children a little more tolerable.
I am sort of on the fence about this, while I think that what she has done is totally irresponsible and the doctor that allowed this should have his licence taken away there are now 14 children that need to be taken care of and obviously this mother is not capable of doing that in any type of dignified way so as angry as I am about someone letting this mentally ill woman have all of these kids she will still need the money to care for them. I hope that she will use the money she is getting to make the life of her children a little more tolerable.