Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman is seeking to trademark her media nickname, "Octomom" for a line of baby goods. Apparently Suleman filed two applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to officially - and exclusively - own the nickname. I am pretty sure someone else came up with the name, so shouldn't they get full rights? She has plans to use the name on disposable diapers, dresses, pants, and shirts. If I were a mother, the last thing I would be buying would be something that would profit octomom. She also wants to use the nickname for what she hopes to be her reality tv show. I think America has had enough of families earning fame by opening up their lives to show the public how different their family is. We all know about the Duggars and who can forget Jon and Kate plus 8? Now "Octomom" wants her own series? What I want to know is who is actually interested in learning about her life and how she is planning to take care of these poor innocent children? What I find even more outrageous is that Suleman, who is still unemployed and is considering applying for food stamps to feed her children, still managed to pay $825 dollars for the trademark application. She sure does have her priorities straight. I can only imagine that these poor children will be in the spotlight for at least the first 5 years of their life. Unfortunately, it seems like they have a crazy mother who is willing to make a profit off of them. That's a great mother, isn't it? There were rumors that she is trying to be like Angelina Jolie, who has a growing brood herself. By "Octomom" needs to realize that Jolie has millions and millions of dollars she can spend on her children to keep them safe and healthy. Suleman's finances are scare and I am sure she is depending on the American people to bail her out. As someone mentioned in class, on one of her websites, there is a link that you can click on to donate to Nadya and her family. I do feel bad for her children. No one deserves to be brought into the world where everyone is against you. But I do not agree with what Nadya Suleman did and I will be extremely angry if this woman ends up on television, simply because she had eight children and needs the money. As John Stossel on 20/20 would say, "Give me a break!"
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
OctoWHAT!?!
Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman is seeking to trademark her media nickname, "Octomom" for a line of baby goods. Apparently Suleman filed two applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to officially - and exclusively - own the nickname. I am pretty sure someone else came up with the name, so shouldn't they get full rights? She has plans to use the name on disposable diapers, dresses, pants, and shirts. If I were a mother, the last thing I would be buying would be something that would profit octomom. She also wants to use the nickname for what she hopes to be her reality tv show. I think America has had enough of families earning fame by opening up their lives to show the public how different their family is. We all know about the Duggars and who can forget Jon and Kate plus 8? Now "Octomom" wants her own series? What I want to know is who is actually interested in learning about her life and how she is planning to take care of these poor innocent children? What I find even more outrageous is that Suleman, who is still unemployed and is considering applying for food stamps to feed her children, still managed to pay $825 dollars for the trademark application. She sure does have her priorities straight. I can only imagine that these poor children will be in the spotlight for at least the first 5 years of their life. Unfortunately, it seems like they have a crazy mother who is willing to make a profit off of them. That's a great mother, isn't it? There were rumors that she is trying to be like Angelina Jolie, who has a growing brood herself. By "Octomom" needs to realize that Jolie has millions and millions of dollars she can spend on her children to keep them safe and healthy. Suleman's finances are scare and I am sure she is depending on the American people to bail her out. As someone mentioned in class, on one of her websites, there is a link that you can click on to donate to Nadya and her family. I do feel bad for her children. No one deserves to be brought into the world where everyone is against you. But I do not agree with what Nadya Suleman did and I will be extremely angry if this woman ends up on television, simply because she had eight children and needs the money. As John Stossel on 20/20 would say, "Give me a break!"
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I think this is absolutely rediculous, as well, and should be observed by child protective services. Of course I don't know the full financial story behind this, I still think the fact that she is paying the $800 some trademark fee yet filing for food stamps shows a lack in not only psychological state but also parental competency. I feel like she is using her children as publicity objects and possible money making entities rather innocent little babies. I think that I would be slightly more sympathetic if this large birth was due to natural conception rather than fertility treatment. I think the Duggars are crazy for having that many children, too, but they were not using fertility treatments, and they also have the ability to provide for additions. I would also not be as strongly against this lady if she didn't push herself and her poor little babies into the media. This is only going to cause psychological problems for the children as they grow up.
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