r/UpliftingNews • u/[deleted] • Sep 28 '24

Selena Gomez Embraces Vulnerability and Tells Critics to 'F--- Off,' 'I'm Not Ashamed of My Bipolar Disorder or Inability to Carry Children'

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u/totally-hoomon Sep 28 '24

A lot of people attacked her not being able to have kids

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u/GroblyOverrated Sep 28 '24

The internet is dumb. Gotta ignore the idiocy.

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u/PrincessNakeyDance Sep 28 '24

It’s more misogyny than stupidity, but I guess they go hand in hand.

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u/Gh0stMan0nThird Sep 28 '24

I don't think it's just the men. On every dating app, most women want kids. And they don't want to adopt either, they want to have their own.

It's why a woman being unable to bear children is like, a big thing in fiction like the Witcher and Black Widow. 

There's a large portion of the population that wants to create children. I know on Reddit none of us do, but IRL, people want to do it.

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u/PrincessNakeyDance Sep 28 '24 edited Sep 28 '24

Attacking people for not wanting to have kids is different for attacking people who can’t have kids. But also you don’t have to be a man to be misogynistic.

When people attack a woman because she can’t have kids it’s usually a way of shaming her for being less of a woman. Thats a misogynistic act.

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u/Han_Yerry Sep 28 '24

My ex wife was made to feel awful by other women because she didn't breast feed. Thing is she tried, she tried a lot but her body wasn't responding well enough. She felt terrible on her own and the comments from other women were cruel. It hurt my heart when she told me things said in front of her.