Comments on: Are Portrayals of Birthmothers on Television Realistic? http://hoping.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi Provides adoption information and guidance for people who are hoping to adopt a child domestically or internationally. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Faith Allen http://hoping.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi/comment-page-1#comment-288 Faith Allen Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:17:16 +0000 http://hoping-to-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/15/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi#comment-288 "I was horrified by the Chandler/Monica adopting twins episodes."<br /> <br /> While I enjoyed seeing Monica and Chandler become parents and liked the thought of them raising twins, I was bothered by how stupid they made the birthmother appear. She was a walking "dumb blonde" punchline the entire time, and that bothered me. I would not want people making those kinds of assumptions about my son's birthmother.<br /> <br /> - Faith “I was horrified by the Chandler/Monica adopting twins episodes.”

While I enjoyed seeing Monica and Chandler become parents and liked the thought of them raising twins, I was bothered by how stupid they made the birthmother appear. She was a walking “dumb blonde” punchline the entire time, and that bothered me. I would not want people making those kinds of assumptions about my son’s birthmother.

- Faith

]]> By: thomasina http://hoping.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi/comment-page-1#comment-287 thomasina Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://hoping-to-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/15/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi#comment-287 PS I was horrified by the Chandler/Monica adopting twins episodes. The poor birthmother. PS I was horrified by the Chandler/Monica adopting twins episodes. The poor birthmother.

]]> By: thomasina http://hoping.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi/comment-page-1#comment-286 thomasina Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:43:59 +0000 http://hoping-to-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/15/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi#comment-286 I wish that television would show how women in crisis pregnancy are guilt-tripped and otherwise coerced into believing that they aren't good enough to raise their own baby. I wish they would show how often women who are down on their luck or temorarily ill are talked into doing what the agency, doctor, whoever claims is "the best thing for the baby." That ought to be shocking enough. I wish that television would show how women in crisis pregnancy are guilt-tripped and otherwise coerced into believing that they aren’t good enough to raise their own baby. I wish they would show how often women who are down on their luck or temorarily ill are talked into doing what the agency, doctor, whoever claims is “the best thing for the baby.” That ought to be shocking enough.

]]> By: Chromesthesia http://hoping.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi/comment-page-1#comment-285 Chromesthesia Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:03:17 +0000 http://hoping-to-ad.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/15/are-portrayals-of-birthmothers-on-televi#comment-285 The media is stupid. It's all about ratings, not facts. Folks can't really learn anything from it, even the news a lot of the time anymore than they can learn history from Amadeus or other biopics.<br /> <br /> <br /> Which is a shame, because how else are people supposed to get facts? No wonder folks have so many annoying notions of adoption.<br /> <br /> Also, it could be something left over from the past. The media is stupid. It’s all about ratings, not facts. Folks can’t really learn anything from it, even the news a lot of the time anymore than they can learn history from Amadeus or other biopics.

Which is a shame, because how else are people supposed to get facts? No wonder folks have so many annoying notions of adoption.

Also, it could be something left over from the past.

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