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I can name a gazillion reasons why celebrities like Simpson and Kardashian can be picked on, but their pregnant body weight, and their not pregnant body weights, are NOT the reasons. This level of misogynistic body shaming towards women who are pregnant has to stop. More
Guess what Angelina Jolie was doing last week? She spent four days meeting with victims of sexual violence at a rescue camp in the Congo. It is an admirable piece of outreach from an amazing humanitarian. Guess what all of the headlines about Angeline Jolie have been this week? Hint: They’ve had nothing to do with the Congo. It’s been focused on a simple gold band on her ring finger. More
Last week, it was backstage home movies to promote her reality show, Fashion Star. This week, Jessica Simpson is bringing her seriously cute little one Maxwell to a promotional event at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, guaranteeing that the PR stop is sure to get some added attention. More
Back when Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were happily married, I remember a huge fuss being made about the possibility of a sibling for little Suri. In fact, I remember mommy outrage because Holmes dared to suggest that she would have another child partially because Suri would really like a brother or sister. Well, the rumors are back that Suri might finally get the sibling she desires. More
Just yesterday I was trying to explain the difference between my own job, where I sometimes use stories about my daughter to discuss parenting, and celebrities who turn parenthood into a paycheck. These celebs seem to exploit their pregnancies and children to generate good press or sell the public some new product. And celeb mom extraordinaire Jessica Simpson just perfectly illustrated the type of child exploitation I’m taking about! More
She hasn’t given birth yet, but pregnant Evan Rachel Wood might be our new favorite celebrity mom. This fiery mom-to-be has no problem putting the paparazzi in their place, and now she’s laying into the society that supports those blatantly intrusive and untrustworthy tabloid empires. More
At least once a week, I get the opportunity to write a snarky blog post about a celebrity mom who uses her birth announcement to promote her new shoe line or a former boy band dad plastering his child’s face on a collection of lullabies he’s shilling. Sometimes, I refer to these bits of celeb parent branding as a form of exploitation, because moms and dads are using their children to further their career and market their business. Invariably, someone in the comments well say, “You write mommy blogs. You do the same thing.” And here’s how I would like to respond to those comments. More
Nothing has made me want to yell “You go girl!” more in the past decade than reading Tori Spelling‘s serious take down of Star magazine’s falsely reporting that she and husband Dean McDermott were heading for divorce More
I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you! Who would’ve guessed that Kim Kardashian, epitome of modesty and privacy, would share her growing baby bump with the world in a risque bikini photo shoot? More
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I’ve always been a little grossed out by the idea of shopping your infant’s picture to the highest bidding celebrity tabloid shortly after the child’s birth. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t need to see anyone’s six-day-old baby trotted out like a show pony so mom and dad can get a nice big paycheck. And that’s the Shakira baby pictures of little baby Milan, and the charity these photos are going to support, makes me smile so much. More
Tomorrow, I’m going to write a piece titled, “Pregnant Kate Middleton Woke Up This Morning.” Because, ya know, I realize that’s the first thing you think about when your eyelids start to flutter open for the day. “Where is my bestie Kate and how are she and the royal fetus doing?” More
Jessica Simpson Suffers Terrifying Miscarriage Scare! claims the trashiest of all trashy tabloids, the National Enquirer. This horrifying-if-true and despicable-if-false headline represents a new low in the already mystifying depths of celebrity pregnancy coverage for America’s tabloids. More
It looks like Jessica Simpson won’t be the only professionally pregnant celebrity out there! Snooki and JWoww are just as prepared to create their own little money-makers. After the wonderful success Snooks has had transforming her bad girl reputation into that of a humorous and relatable new mom, it shouldn’t be surprising that both of the Jersey Shore alums see motherhood as a solid career move. More
Whatever your political affiliation, there’s no debate that Barrack and Michelle Obama are loving, thoughtful parents. We’ve seen that throughout the First Family’s first four years in office. We saw that on the campaign trail, where the First Daughters were notably absent. And I have a feeling that we’re going to continue on with this demonstration throughout the next term. Exhibit 23659240: The Obamas do everything in their power to keep bikini photos of Sasha and Malia from showing up in tabloid magazines. More
