Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millipied, has been blasted by political commentator Mike Huckabee for getting pregnant out of wedlock and being a wrong role model for young Americans.
His reasoning behind the criticism was more to do with the financial aspect rather than the religious one. “There aren’t really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can’t get a job, and if it weren’t for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care.”
What are your views on what Mike Huckabee has to say and also on single motherhood among desis? Are we too glamourizing the concept of live-in relationships and single motherhood?
not all women end up being single mother because they did things before marriage , after marriage too many women have to deal with being single parent.
The actress is not the first one to be a single mom , the critics are behaving as if girls did not know that they can get pregnant without being in marriage .
single parent hood as a result of no marriage , divorce , death of a parent or any reason is as difficult and as sad as it sound. It's difficult financially , emotionally , morally and it is very very challenging. Not all women have enough education to find themselves good job or enough financial means or support network and things can be extremely hard for them.
There is nothing cool or trendy about being a single mom but if situation is as such then it's a million times better than to give up your baby or abandon your baby. It's better to face the situation than to runaway from it.
My personall view is that no woman should be left to be a single mother... often it's as much the guys fault as it's the girls.
But Seriously I thin too much drama bazee these days... Huckabee is right when he says it's a wrong role model... but that should not take anything away from some of the women who work so hard and who are in the predicament through no fault of thier own...
Though at the end of the day Huckabee is right to criticise and his reasoning is sound...:)
In my college, behind every ladies’ toilet door is a poster for pregnancy crisis that says “unexpected pregnancy is not the end of the world”. I felt that poster was actually encouraging girls to go ahead and make that mistake because there’s help available so it’s alright if you get pregnant by mistake!
I kinda agree with the dude. I mean sure, its her personal choice but he is making some brilliant points as to how it is perceived to be easy when infact there is a high percentage of single parents who end up depressed and have terrible experiences raising children. Sure, not everyone has serious issues but in the majority of cases its a massive factor anyone needs to consider before having a child. Its a huge responsibility.
It's her personal choice..
Wow, how did you deduce that genius?
Seriously single mums are such a turn off... the last thing society needs is a bunch of single mums...
Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millipied, has been blasted by political commentator Mike Huckabee for getting pregnant out of wedlock and being a wrong role model for young Americans.
His reasoning behind the criticism was more to do with the financial aspect rather than the religious one. "There aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care."
What are your views on what Mike Huckabee has to say and also on single motherhood among desis? Are we too glamourizing the concept of live-in relationships and single motherhood?
I'm surprised it's even an issue?
Are there ANY Hollywood couples who 1. wait til they're married to have sex, 2. have children AFTER marriage and 3. get married and stay married?
Hollywood is the last place anyone should look to for role models.
I think the whole issue wasn’t the pregnancy itself but the collateral to it. Like BBQ said, the financial, logistical and emotional aspect to the whole single-mom deali-O
Becoming single after divorce or death is one thing–criticism is usually aimed at the women who were not married and still chose to get pregnant…or the ones who make a career of it (welfare queens). Not every single mother has the kind of career where she makes ALOT of money and can take lots of time off.
And anyways isn’t Portman getting married to the guy? Isn’t he going to be a part of teh child’s life?
Maybe others will disagree but if the father is a part of the child’s life, like pays child support and they have joint/partial custody, I don’t think thats being a “single mother”–to me anyways.
Huckabee is an idiot. I remember he was asked about Bristol Palin's baby outside of wedlock and he said something about that being embodied by Christianity even though she screwed up.
I dont think Natalie got herself pregnant just so that she can be the role model for others. its just an unfortunate event that her partner is not going to be with her thus she is going to be a single mother.
Dont agree with huckabee's reasoning. actresses and actors also have personal life which they are entitled to enjoy without public's inteference. propbably natalie wants to experience that motherly feeling (like a lot of ladies wants to). plus natalie isnot going to use govt support to raise her child. she earns good money and she will use that.
its just an unfortunate event that her partner is not going to be with her thus she is going to be a single mother.
I'd hardly call her unfortunate--she has the money and hte brains and wasn't some naive 12 year old who didn't knwo better.
and the dude is with her, seeing as how they're engaged, he will likely be involved in teh child's life so i wouldn't call her a totally single mother either.
I'd hardly call her unfortunate--she has the money and hte brains and wasn't some naive 12 year old who didn't knwo better.
well i dont think so when she was getting pregnant she knew that her partner wont be with her. just an unfortunate event
i am pretty sure she wants her kid's daddy to be with the kid and herself...regardless whether she is rich or clever. i am assuming that she maynot reveal her feelings to teh public and act as a strong single parent but deep down this is what she is probably wishing for.
and more importantly when they are saying that will get engaged then why such fuss.
