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This song irritates me as well sorors!! Don't get me wrong, I do give props to a lot of singles mothers out there who are doin' the damn thing!!!! One of my closest friends is a single mother, she had her baby freshman year of college and sister went on to get her Master's degree, she's a supervisor running her own program where she works and she's a really good mother and she asks for help from no one. And while she is doing what she's supposed to do, which is take care of her child, I can't help but be proud of her and give her props. Now what I can't do is pretend that I like that song. Baby mama is such a negative term that was not coined by single mothers themselves, but from men who didn't know what to call women that they did not have relationships with but had a child or children with. And usually when they say it, its with disgust and disrespect. And I don't like the fact that some of these women latch on to this title without thinking about the implications of it. Another reason why I don't like it is because, and I may be wrong but, I don't think Fantasia had any input on this song. Normally the winner of american idol has to record an album of songs that were pre written before the winner is even determined. And I don't think the winners even have any input on what goes on the album after they win. So I'm thinking, since Fantasia discussed publicly her past with her daughter's father and that she was young single mother, the producers were like, "hey why don't we have her do an 'anthem' for all baby mamas out there". They are people who have never had the exerience of "baby mama, baby daddy", they might have thought that Fantasia could be a so-called voice for all the baby mamas out there. What could Fantasia do but say yes. If she said no then maybe she'd lose her deal. It's a lot that could be said about this whole thing!!!!!
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