Comments on: are americans angry with nadya suleman because she’s an arab?

By: menkedito

menkedito — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:28:37 +0000

“what are you talking about, Suleman is an arabic name. that was my moms last name. its not jewish!!”

agreed with what everyone else says and wanted to point out to Nora that Suleman could indeed be a Jewish name because it is Biblical coming from Solomon. I am Persian (not Jewish) but recall some Persian Jewish families having this surname as well, as I would assume it occurs within other Middle Eastern Jews.

Anyway, I also feel sorry for the extended family. From wikipedia I quote: “The octuplets’ maternal grandfather, 67-year-old Edward Doud Suleman,and identifying himself as a former Iraqi military man, says he is returning to his native Iraq as a translator and driver in order to financially support his daughter and her children.The grandmother, 69-year-old Angela Victoria Suleman, a retired teacher, has helped to look after the first six children. She has indicated that she is overwhelmed looking after them and has been critical of her daughter in her recent public statements, for example stating that her daughter has not contributed toward housing or food costs.” If anything, it reflects on the mental state of an individual, not her family, and certainly not her culture.

Check out this article:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/02/grandma-blasts-octuplet-mom-nadyas-not-capable.php

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:27:25 +0000

what are you talking about, Suleman is an arabic name. that was my moms last name. its not jewish!!

By: Jojo J

Jojo J — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:26:21 +0000

I’m Arab and I’m not “angry” because of who she is, but the irresponsible manner in which she lives her life. We are celebrity obsessed and this is the painful result of that obsession. And now 14 new people will suffer.
That is why I am “angry.”

By: Lorelei

Lorelei — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:44:15 +0000

No, I don’t think her ethnicity has anything to do with how the majority of people feel about her.
I think people are angry because Ms. Suleman willingly put herself and her children into a situation where the general public would have to financially raise them. Ms. Suleman is taking food out of the mouths of children and parents who find themselves in a financial crisis by no fault of their own.
Personally, I am not even that worried about the money situation. We throw money down the drain every day on more useless things than selfishly conceived octuplets.
What I am worried about are those 14 children. They have no active father in their lives and a mother who does nothing except give birth to more babies. They don’t have a role model.
Also how could Ms. Suleman love her babies if she willingly decided to have ALL 8 of them implanted in her womb? Now I am not a doctor, but I do have common sense.
Women are NOT meant to have 8 babies, let us leave that to the cats and dogs of this world. The Suleman babies are small, frail, and sickly because they have to fight for life amongst their siblings. Chances are that even if they all do survive, they will have health problems.
Why would someone willingly put that burden on their children’s shoulders for the rest of their lives? A normal parent paces the floor all night when their child comes down with a fever. They don’t set their children up for a life of hell in a handbasket.
Why did she opt to have 8 children at once? That makes me sick and also makes me question if she has any love at all in her heart for her children.

By: Black Sal

Black Sal — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:24:44 +0000

If she was an Arab, I think her culture would prevent her having 14 children with no husband. All these children with no father and three with disabilities. I’m a little concerned about the future health problems of the eight. Did they receive adequate nutrition in the developmental phase? Will they ever get the chance to go to college? Their mother is really milking the system, and I think there may have been a breach of the law in allowing a single unemployed woman to have in vitro babies. It’s a moral dilemma, certainly.

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:59:22 +0000

No, it’s because she chose to have 14 babies, but then chose to shift the burden of parenthood and responsibility onto others.

By: Dominic II

Dominic II — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:42:41 +0000

I don’t think she’s Arabian. I’m not sure. But look:

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1029486

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1029487

Follow both of those links. There should be a pic on one or both of her from 2006. She’s white and looks American. Don’t let names give you away.

By: alion300

alion300 — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:08:58 +0000

No. People are angry because she has 14 children who she can’t
take care of and is expecting taxpayers to do it for her. Although the
last I heard she did say she’s going back to school and will use a student loan to pay the bills. Fact is,she’s counting on her parents,who are no longer young,to help with this. She is irresponsible.

By: Amber B

Amber B — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:29:16 +0000

Too many Americans need others to put down to feel better about themselves. I think it’s more a case of that than anything to do with her ethnicity, although for some people, it’s quite probably that as well.

By: QWERTY

QWERTY — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:39:28 +0000

OF COURSE NOT! She had eight babies on top of the 6 she already had. I don’t care if she’s green and from Mars, she is a selfish, self-absorbed fame seeker. Those poor children, they have no chance of a normal life.