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Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies, Celeb Kids, Celeb Parents, Media
You know whose kids we haven't been bombarded with pictures of? Whose kids we haven't seen their celebrity parents walking to school or hitting a playland in France or attending soccer games with other celebrity parents and their celebrity kids in a big celebrity love in?
Whose parents haven't turned their infant children into a paycheck by selling exclusive photo rights to come sleazy dirt mag and then making a public spectacle out of the deal through which they pockets millions?
Whose parents aren't proving to the world once and for all that it's ok to not bother raising your children because you're too busy boozing it up, making fat dough breezing your way through crappy movies or gallivanting all over la la land (see: Hollywood) in $1,000 sweatsuits?
I'll tell you who. It's Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's kids, Apple and Moses.
And you know what? It's refreshing.
I don't even know what those kids look like. And I don't care. I am SO OVER this latest trend in celebrity, that of exploiting your children for personal gain, because the limelight isn't shining brightly enough on you already.
Thank god these people have the decency to keep their children out of the spotlight, and in school where they belong.
I can't speak for the rest of their parenting skills, and being a new mom I am no one to judge, but it seems to me that step one in raising a well-rounded, happy child is to keep them away from the paparazzi, not use them as bait.
In fact, I'm sure I'm wrong. I'm sure there are thousands of photos of Gwyn's kids all over the place and I'm just not looking hard enough. In fact, I'm not looking at all.
Just sayin'.
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7-25-2007 @ 9:35AM
Bella said...It is horrible what these small children are going through. Just think how it must feel for them when they are walking with there parents being followed and watched by strangers who are snapping photos of them. Its got to be scary specially when children are often taught strangers are dangerous so a stranger capturing your every move on film has to be terrifying and worst then that are if they are use to it and not scared what happened if god forbid a stranger wants to harm them they will be use to odd people being around them and I feel that will put them in a more vulnerable situation. Parents need to be parents first no matter who they are or how well they are known!
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7-25-2007 @ 10:27AM
me said...It's a pathetic D-list move. Worst offender: Denise Richards. Her star is fading, and Richie wised up and dumped her. Pimping her kids is her only way to get press.
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7-25-2007 @ 5:18PM
LS said...Nope. My vote for worst offender(s) would be Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. I know there's a lot of "Brangelina" Worship that exists on this board, but frankly, I'm sick of seeing those kids paraded around and seeing her being held up as a model of motherhood.
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7-25-2007 @ 5:50PM
brenda said...I don't think the Pitts (or whatever) exploit their children, I think they actually RAISE them. You see their kids alot because they're being reared by their parents rather than nannies...and their parents are constantly followed
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7-26-2007 @ 12:08AM
Tamyu said...I keep spotting this and wondering whether I should comment... I`ve finally convinced myself that it`s worth the time.
How exactly are celebrity parents any different than normal parents? Besides the celebrity bits and whatever image they are trying to have in that field, they are the same as all the rest of us. They are human, and they have the same feelings and desires as all the rest of us.
Where am I going with this?
Well, who doesn`t think their children are beautiful? Who doesn`t think their children are wonderful? I don`t think there are any good parents out there who don`t. And when you love and adore your children, you want to show them off. You want to show everyone how beautiful they are.
The only difference is the audience. Your audience may be a circle of friends and family. A celebrity`s audience is much much larger. A mommy or daddy-blogger posting pictures of their children wouldn`t even get a second thought, but if it`s a celebrity - wow! Look at the exploitation! (Insert profuse eye rolling.)
If these children are going to have people running around trying to snap pictures of them where ever they go, isn`t it BETTER in the long run for a parent to try to have some control over this? If you don`t have people competing to catch a rare shot, then it seems like it would be much easier to try and lead a normal life. Money issues aside, that is the type of choice I would make. Let them take pictures, let them have a feature, and get it over with so that we can go on with our lives.
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