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    DutchessOfDork: I am calling bullshit on this one. We were judging her before we even knew her name. more »
    Bettyloopy Boop: I'm mad because there are so many children without homes that she could have adopted instead of trying to have 8 CHILDREN AT ONCE. How is she going to... more »
    Cerridwen: There is outrage because she has been criminally negligent with 14 innocent lives. One can do this regardless of race, gender, class or marital status. more »
    Tart of Darkness: Well, since almost day one they've said her father is Iraqi, then I assumed she was white. So what difference does it make? I still think that she's ... more »
    pantaloons: I had not read or heard a single story about this woman that mentioned her race until now and it seems like most other people have no idea what race s... more »
    Questioning Everything: I'm waiting for the broke-ass state of Cali to find a reason to sue the fertility doc for reimbursement of all funds it'll be paying towards the well ... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "(She doesn't consider this to be welfare.)" The LA Times, the Washington Times, and the New York Times certainly do. more »
    rednrowdy: this race thing is stupid. check out the previous u.s. born octuplets, conceived through iv treatments to nigerian-born american citizens in houston. ... more »
    petitechou: For me, it's an issue of responsibility. If she had the resources to support fourteen children on her own, I wouldn't much care what she did or if sh... more »
    victoriasauce: Can we seriously just leave her alone? Fine, everyone hates her and she's the worst person ever to breath air. Enough already. There are far worse thi... more »
    picardia: I had no idea she wasn't white until this. I am still not quite sure I believe it. Also, for all that this looks like a Huge Mistake in my eyes, I'm i... more »
    tscheese: As an individual of pasty-white Caucasian heritage, I have to admit this: I sometimes simply don't see the prejudices that still exist in American cul... more »
    Sev: To be fair - When the part about her already having 6 children first broke, before her picture or her name was released, dumb ass commenters on news s... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I know this will be an unpopular opinion but I agree with the blogger, or at the very least recognize that if he thinks race and sexism are factoring ... more »
    pestified wants-a-Bush-tribunal: Oh, table the race argument already. What I'm curious about is how was she able to get all this care upfront? A series of "pre-patient counseling" peo... more »
    awhellsnaw: Dudes, she IS white. The article says she was mistakenly thought of as Hispanic because of an earlier incorrectly reported last name. more »
    Lymed: There is socioeconomic bias playing here. If Suleman had the financial resources to raise 14 children and pay for their medical care, then many people... more »
    Jamie Sommers: That's some bullshit right there. I was living in Houston when the Chukwu octuplets were born and they were just as "celebrated" as any of the white l... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: This is a good excuse to post this art of the Duggars which I think captures the innate creepiness of a drive to have SOO many children despite the co... more »
    angryblackgurl: Stupidity has NO COLOR!!! I think the outrage would have been exactly the same for ANY woman of any race with "no" means of financial support. Also, h... more »
  • #8isenough

    Race, Religion & Responsibility: About The Backlash Against Octuplets' Mom

    Some people think that Nadya Suleman, the mother of octoplets and six other kids, is not being celebrated because she is not white. Writes blogger Kenny Darter: More »
  • #newsroundup

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