The most shocking thing about Baldwin’s blow up is that you can find a few folks on the ‘net willing to defend him. People like Baldwin groupie/child abuse advocate Meleah Hawthorne who had this to say about Baldwin’s attack on his daughter:
“Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that a Hollywood icon, is truly upset over the fact that he is not able to talk to his own daughter. There are plenty of Hollywood (and regular life) fathers that don’t make any effort at all to have any relationship with their kids. That appears to be what Alec is really yelling about. He lives far away, he can’t see her everyday, I’m sure he is limited in participating in her life to begin with and all he wants to do is talk to his kid. Yet, he can’t even do that. So he yelled. Big deal.”
Translation: If a man shows any interest in you at all you do whatever it takes to keep him interested. One could imagine Ms. Hawthorne being called unexpectedly into the principle’s office of her teenage daughter’s high school, surprised to find a detective waiting for her.
“Why yes, detective” she’ll say, “My boyfriend Snake does spank my daughter in the nude. Why do you ask?”
“In the nude ma’am?”
“Let’s take a moment to appreciate that Snake cares enough about Betty, and ME, to be involved at all!”
“In The Nude?!?“
Huffpo hack and DNC operative Stacy Parker Aab also weighs in with similar defense of abusive Fathers. This one different only in that it admits that this is abusive, but that it’s the people on the outside “judging” poor Alec that are truly to blame:
“Let me repeat again: words matter. They can hurt you in deep ways. They can foreshadow actions to come. But not always. Sometimes, a word is more steam than steel. Steam that evaporates quickly and is soon forgotten. It takes understanding to know the difference. Something that we, as outsiders, with so little to go on, lack.
And even if a word said is truly mean-spirited, said with intent to hurt, that is only one moment in a relationship. Not the whole.
I feel for Mr. Baldwin, because for the sake of his relationship, and for the sake of damage control, he will not be able to explain himself. At least not now while its fresh in our minds. The slur will stay with us, the proverbial bell that can’t be unrung.
For his family’s sake, I hope this story goes away fast. And I also hope his daughter can later forgive all those involved in making her family pain some very public news copy.”
I put the parts in bold that her therapist will probably want to go over in their next session. Mrs. Aab seems to be saying that even though words hurt, verbal abuse is transitory but love is forever (at least until the guy kills you, right Stacy?) and it is we outsiders who are doing something wrong by pointing out that Alec Baldwin is a dangerous loon who’ll just as likely hurt his daughter than not.
Sorry ladies but in New York, where Alec Baldwin called from, this phone call is legally considered abuse. I worked in youth programs for many years and I can tell you that if one of the parents was heard saying something even remotely similar, we were required by law to report it to social services. And defending a grown man calling an 11-yr old girl a pig reeks of the kind of abuse enabling low self-esteem that Women’s Studies programs were supposed to eliminate.
Feeling about Baldwin’s parenting are sharply divided among ideological lines, unsurprisingly. An unfortunate commentary on the state of the New Left.
Wuzzadem imagines Baldwin in a new career.
Ace of Spades and Slublog team up. Hilarity ensues.
Hot Air has more comedy based on child abuse. Plus news that a judge has severed Baldwin’s visitation rights, which is the family court version of a restraining order.
CHILD CARE PROVDERS AND PEOPLE IN NEW YORK THAT WORK WITH YOUTH PROGRAMS DONT CALL CPS ON PARENTS WHO CALL TH’ER CHILDREN “PIGS.”
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHEN IT WOULD BE MORE THAN APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN NY.
Injuries to the eyes or both sides of the head or body (accidental injuries typically only affect one side of the body);
Frequently appearing injuries such as bruises, cuts and/or burns, especially if the child is unable to provide an adequate explanation of the cause. These may appear in distinctive patterns such as grab marks, human bite marks, cigarette burns or impressions of other instruments;
Destructive, aggressive or disruptive behavior;
Passive, withdrawn or emotionless behavior; and
Fear of going home or fear of parent(s).
Indicators of Sexual Abuse can include:
Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases;
Injury to genital area;
Difficulty and/or pain when sitting or walking;
Sexually suggestive, inappropriate or promiscuous behavior or verbalization;
Expressing age-inappropriate knowledge of sexual relations; and
Sexual victimization of other children.
Indicators of Maltreatment can include:
Obvious malnourishment, listlessness or fatigue;
Stealing or begging for food;
Lack of personal care – poor personal hygiene, torn and/or dirty clothes;
Untreated need for glasses, dental care or other medical attention;
Frequent absence from or tardiness to school; and
Child inappropriately left unattended or without supervision.
YOU’RE WRONG.
AND YOUR TRANSLATIONS FALL SHORT OF BEING EVEN CLOSE TO FUNNY.
I wonder. If your parenting skills match your writing skills then you get my nomination for child abuse advocate Queen. Get a life loser.
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK WORKING WITH YOUTHS DONT CALL CPS ON PARENTS IF THEY ARE OVERHEARD CALLING THEIR CHILD A “PIG.”
APPROPRIATE TIMES WHEN CALLING CPS IS SUGGESTED WOULD BE WHEN;
THERE ARE Indicators of Physical Abuse WHICH includeS:
Injuries to the eyes or both sides of the head or body (accidental injuries typically only affect one side of the body);
Frequently appearing injuries such as bruises, cuts and/or burns, especially if the child is unable to provide an adequate explanation of the cause. These may appear in distinctive patterns such as grab marks, human bite marks, cigarette burns or impressions of other instruments;
Destructive, aggressive or disruptive behavior;
Passive, withdrawn or emotionless behavior; and
Fear of going home or fear of parent(s).
Indicators of Sexual Abuse can include:
Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases;
Injury to genital area;
Difficulty and/or pain when sitting or walking;
Sexually suggestive, inappropriate or promiscuous behavior or verbalization;
Expressing age-inappropriate knowledge of sexual relations; and
Sexual victimization of other children.
Indicators of Maltreatment can include:
Obvious malnourishment, listlessness or fatigue;
Stealing or begging for food;
Lack of personal care – poor personal hygiene, torn and/or dirty clothes;
Untreated need for glasses, dental care or other medical attention;
Frequent absence from or tardiness to school; and
Child inappropriately left unattended or without supervision.
SO YOU’RE WRONG,
AND YOUR TRANSLATIONS…
yeah well, they FELL SHORT OF BEING ACCURATE OR FUNNY.
DON’T MAKE ME manufacture ROB TAYLOR action figures that cost $12.95 and when you pull the string it’ll say “I love Meleah Hawthorne.”
OH AND LEARN HOW TO SPELL PRINCIPAL BEFORE YOU POST!!
IF MY DAUGHTER WASNT CALLING ME BACK ON A CELLPHONE THAT I PAID FOR I WOULD BE DISGUSTED.
AND THEREFORE MY DAUGHTER WOULD BE DISGUSTING ME, LIKE A PIG WOULD.
Hey, where can I get one of those Rob Taylor dolls?
yes words matter & they can hurt you in deep ways.
When you’re called a whore or a nigger, or a bitch or
good for nothin son of a bitch.
but not when you’re called a pig man,
not when you call your kid a pig.
Should we recall all the childrens toys now too?
The toys that have a pig as one of the depicted farm animals?
Wonder no more. I’ve worked in education/childcare for years and am a court mandated reporter. If Baldwin did that to a kid in one of the grant funded programs I’ve run I’d be required by law to report him. If he wasn’t a rich White guy his kid would be in foster care.
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