Feminism and Nadya Suleman
I want to begin with this disclaimer: I know there are many loving wives and mothers who want to establish and protect a traditional two-parent household. I believe that women should be paid fairly for the work they do outside the home, and recognized for their work in the home. The Biblical proverb holds true, that a virtuous woman has a value that far exceeds that of rubies. I certainly agree.
Somewhere along the line, however, our values have changed. Single moms are held in highest esteem, while single dads are ignored. High school girls show off their status by getting pregnant. Court systems overwhelmingly give child custody to women; many fathers have limited visitation rights, with some only being able to visit by webcam. The recent Valentine’s Day was almost entirely devoted to pleasing women. In fact, I couldn’t find one advertisement in my local paper that suggested any kind of gift ideas for men.
Look at television. Daytime talk show programming is dominated by “The View”, “Oprah” and “Ellen.” Prime time shows include “The Closer” and “Saving Grace.” Lots of sitcoms feature an attractive woman who has to continually chastise an inept, bumbling, unattractive husband. White males, especially, are portrayed as smart or stylish only if they are gay as well. Movies are just as offensive.
Just a few days ago, I read a column by Nicholas Kristof, who writes for The New York Times. He proposes that the Wall Street meltdown was caused by too much testosterone. Apparently, some studies have suggested that high levels of testosterone cause men to make risky decisions. As a result, men who made risky trades saw those trades go sour, which caused chain reactions in the marketplace, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars for investors. Kristof says, “Wall Street is one of the most male-dominated bastions in the business world…there’s evidence that the result is second-rate decision making.” I wonder if Mr. Kristof thought there should be fewer men on the trading floor when his 401k was making money. It’s clear that he doesn’t realize how the market works, and equally clear that he is jumping on the feminist bandwagon.
If we want to find an example of risk-taking, we should consider the behavior of Nadya Sulemon, the mother of the octuplets born in California. She is a perfect example of feminism gone crazy. She has obviously absorbed the feminist idea that she can do whatever she wants with her body. The feminists and liberals insist that a woman has the right to choose an abortion, but Sulemon has taken that view to the opposite extreme. She claimed the right to have as many babies as she wanted. Now, there are eight little people in a California hospital fighting for their lives. Doctors fear that some of them may develop permanent disabilities. Their medical costs are expected to reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Testosterone wasn’t involved in the risk taken by Nadya Sulemon. I’d love to take Nicholas Kristof, Hillary Clinton, Rosie O’Donnell and a host of other feminists on a tour of the maternity ward where those octuplets are being cared for. I would remind them that it’s one thing to lose a million dollars, but another thing to put a child’s life on the line. This is what feminism and liberalism has done to America’s families and children. You can’t put a price on a child’s life.
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February 16th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I like what you had to say here. May I add, I feel for the 8 babies in the hospital, but feel just as bad for the 6 she already has. I really, really feel for her parents. I think ALL the children should be placed in loving, secure, thorough background checked homes. ALL these children deserve a chance in this life.There are loving people out there that can give them that chance. This mother has proven she is extremely selfish and cannot be trusted with money or decisions. This may be the one time I think the state should step in. The CHILDREN, not the mother need our help and prayers.
Sadly men ARE over looked. There are a lot of wonderful fathers that took over as mom for one reason or another. Maybe the mother left and never looked back. Or the mother died. Maybe she’s in prison, who knows. But single fathers out there do need to be appreciated for being the mom and dad. The dads that are most focused on in the media are the ones that leave and never come back. They’re the ones that are talked about and remembered. The dads that raise the children alone or even the ones that stand by their wives or girlfriends NEVER get the praise they deserve.
My hat goes off to all the men that are men and not cowards. You standing by your children no matter what is an admirable thing to do. God bless you!
To the mothers out there that for years has been a mother and father to your children (because the father lost his nerve and backbone to stick around) God bless you as well.
There are great women and men in this world, but you don’t hear that much about them. I guess the bad and the ugly sells over the good!
February 16th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Finally, a male’s view and very well expressed! Wake up America, I just want to scream. Thank you for “screaming” this in your blog!
February 16th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
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March 12th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Someone has gave this woman a house and it looks like she will have help with the babies as well. I feel like this has sent out a message that it is okay to have a litter of babies and someone will come to your rescue. This woman should have been made an example of. We already have a show called Jon and Kate plus 8. You can see that this couple with these children are doing very well financially through the show. Now Nadya, I feel is trying to go down that same road by having not just 1 multiple births, but 2. The babies should have been placed in loving homes and the 6 should have been taken from her and placed too. By not doing any of that the state of California has shown the world how you can go out and have as many children as you want and someone WILL take care of you. This is a tough world we live in. Having children should be a gift, not a meal ticket. I pray these babies and their 6 brothers and sisters can have a wonderful life. But how can they when this mother has NO money and the father not showing who he is. I wont be surprised if the next thing we hear is that Nadya has her own Reality show. Please ladies of this world don’t do what Nadya is doing, expecting to be taken care of. You may not be as lucky as Nadya or Jon and Kate. Keep these children in your thoughts and prayers, they do need it.