Wrong again: the actual legal doctrine of wrongful birth has nothing to do with the question about whether they would have chosen to have the child if they knew what would happen. It's people like you, who read into this legal cause of action an implication that is simply not there, that will truly harm this child's…

So you think the only kind of emotional distress that someone can sue over in this situation is the emotional distress over their child's melanin level? You can't think of a single other kind of emotional distress that a non-racist could possibly sue about here? When you're done laughing about how tone-deaf you are…

People feel compelled to bend over backwards because of people like you who are so hypersensitive about not APPEARING to be racist, that they actually ignore the real, legitimate issues of race in this case. It's not about the kid's melanin levels. It's not about the parents not loving their kid as much. It's about…

Why is it "gross" to sue over a mistake like this? It's absolutely about race, and it's absolutely okay.

Yes, exactly. And a sperm bank that gives you the option to choose a donor of a particular race, when they make a mistake and do not deliver the correct sperm, they should be sued and the parents deserve to be compensated for a fuck up that has resulted in their being counseled to pick up and move their entire lives…

They're not saying that her racial identity is a source of distress. The massive fuck up by the company that made money selling her mislabled sperm causes them distress.

Come on. The balancing between "negative affect on child" and "costs associated with moving to a new town" absolutely changes when you have a black child vs. when you have a white child. (and, really, because children who have one black bio parent and one white bio parent do SO WELL in the adoption system, that's…

It could actually really help the kid. Give the parents money to move to a community that isn't overtly racist, for one.

Oh relax, they aren't suing the baby. They're suing the sperm bank for screwing up.

The difference, though, is that for someone who ostensibly was well-compensated as a working actor for much of her youth, to be "depending on the kindness of family" is sad turn of events. (it isn't about you).

Yeah, I've also seen it all over my facebook recently - - I don't get it because pasta isn't that time-consuming at all! But I have some mommies on facebook who swear by it...

I don't really think that someone showing 2 inches of midriff is really doing it because it's too hot to cover that area. Air conditioning or not, that's not appropriate for school.

He's not THAT famous. He's been on a couple of talk shows and a commercial or two. He seems to have a good sense of humor about the whole thing. I don't think he's going to be the subject of a tell-all about how fame turned him into a heroin addict at age 13

I have never seen a minute of this show (by accident, it came out when I was in college and I didn't watch a lot of TV). I feel like this might be the perfect show to bingewatch!

Huh? What?

Oh please. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

How about you guys first look at yourselves and your ill-gotten page views/ad revenue hmm?

I dress nicely when I travel. And it makes my travel experience better. People are nicer to me. I get upgraded often. People who have wiggle room on certain rules let me benefit. But, please, by all means - keep dressing like a slob. It makes me look better (and treated better) in comparison.

Um, yeah. Doesn't mean it is't fucking annoying and obnoxious.

I'm not asking for expertise. I'm asking that you something about what you're commenting on before you comment, rather than posting some nonsensical junk and trying to play it off like a cooky non-American. There are some pop culture things I know nothing about. I don't comment in threads about those things.