Bristol Palin’s “Baby Bump”
Apparently some people think that Sarah Palin lied about her pregnancy to cover up for her teenage daughter. Among the “proofs” is this family photo in which, people claim, Bristol Palin looks 6 months pregnant.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Not all women have flat abs. No, not even all thin ones. It is absolutely despicable to go around suggesting that thin women just don’t gain weight in the stomach like that unless they’re pregnant. It’s despicable that the suggestion of a “baby bump” is followed up by the assertion that “other parts” of her body look pregnant–OH MY GOD 16-YEAR-OLDS HAVE BOOBS WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO. It’s despicable that we live in a society where women have to hide the slightest hint of a pot belly or face unwanted speculation about the state of their uteri.
Newsflash: people have bellies. This is normal. Expecting a young woman to not have an ounce of fat on her stomach is not.
EDIT: Further “evidence”: this photo, in which Bristol dares to stand sideways while not sucking in her stomach enough. Have these people never seen a real woman before? Most of us look like that when we wear tight clothing. I’m sure that if we had a side view of Willow in that empire-waist dress she’d look just as “pregnant” as Bristol does.
EDIT 2: Possibly the only sane comment on the subject at Daily Kos. Immediately followed, of course, by the assertion that teenagers just don’t go from not chubby to slightly chubby in 5 months. (Altogether, everyone who has never gained a bit of weight over the span of five months, raise your hand!… I’ll wait.) This isn’t politics; this is about scrutinizing a teenage girl’s body, no doubt making her more self-conscious about her image than a “slightly chubby” girl already is.
I won’t argue with the statement in this post that the chest sticking out is “a normal body reaction when sucking in stomach muscles,” but the poster misses the obvious explanation: any woman with a slight pot belly will try to suck in her stomach most of the time, especially if (as I have read elsewhere) her classmates were spreading rumors that she was pregnant.
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YES!!!!
I’m not sure how to respond to something like this. I can’t imagine Palin trying to hide an unplanned pregnancy, claim that her grandchild is really her son, etc. She’s in the public eye all the time, she’s a governor, why would she lie about something like this. It seems really messed up. Of course, the notion that every belly is a baby bump, is moronic. I see teenage girls, who are relatively thin, but have a little pooch. It’s called a normal body. Most women have fat on their stomachs. Can I also point something out, if Bristol had really been pregnant, would they have taken official/family pics of her from the side, in a snug top? Ugh.
Can I also point something out, if Bristol had really been pregnant, would they have taken official/family pics of her from the side, in a snug top?
Indeed. I also noticed that in all the pictures of Gov. Palin that everyone is looking at and saying that she doesn’t “look pregnant,” she’s wearing bulky vests or jackets and photographed from a front view. Considering that she waited so long to announce her pregnancy, she was probably trying to hide her “baby bump.”
Great!
If the baby is the mother’s terrific.
If the baby is the daughter’s terrific.
That just makes them a great family who do not
kill babies.
Palin hasn’t exactly been secretive about her pro-life stance. Why not just say that her daughter is pregnant, and because they are against abortion, she’s keeping her baby? I find it really hard to believe that she would hide her daughter’s pregnancy, and pretend that she was pregnant. She’s a public figure, that means that people see her all the time. I think that people are just grasping at straws.
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mono leads to weight loss. Fact. So why has Bristol put on weight through her ‘mono troubles’?
Hi -
The infamous baby bump photo is from 2006 – read this article and on page 2, you will see a link to the Anchorage Daily News, which states the photo is from 2006.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/998402/vp_candidate_sarah_palin_pregnancy.html?cat=75
Also if you go to msg boards you will hear Alaska residents saying they know its not true b/c Bristol doesn’t go to school in Anchorage, the photo is old, etc. etc.
DAILY KOS ARE SCUM BAGS !!!
All you small minded people who are crucifying Governor Palin over the question of her fifth child, are just fueling a vicious smear campaign. Besides, if you want to exhibit your holier-than-thou attitude … why don’t you get even more angry at Obama, Michelle, and their children, for spending 20 years in an anti-American racist church, as well as associations with Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers, Rezko, etc.. These facts are much more relevant to the next administration, than the possibility of a loving mother taking the heat to protect her child and grandchild.
Wow! I called it first :)
jb: That’s irrelevant. No one has proven that any weight gain occurred–or that the photos were even from the period of time during which Bristol was rumored to be pregnant.
Caroline: I figured as much, but it’s good to hear it. Thanks for the link.
ok seriously…how could their 5 month old baby be bristols??? look at the facts….if bristol is 5 months pregnant now that would put her getting pregnant in april…also when the baby boy was born…so with that it is IMPOSSIBLE for that baby boy to be bristols…the media is dumb!