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On "Why Just Shutting The Hell Up Would Be Best For Alec Baldwin's Daughter."

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This entry was posted on 9/23/2008 11:40 AM and is filed under Pop Culture, General.

OK, in case you haven't heard, Alec Baldwin has just written a book about "parental alienation," which is basically when one parent uses the courts and custody to "alienate" their child from the other one. In effect, this is (a) Baldwin's attempt to recast himself as the ostracized good guy who only called his daughter a "thoughtless, little pig" out of frustration, and to make the world aware of how female-centric the divorce court system is in this country.

Ummmm...duh. And it's not by accident. While there may be some exceptions to this rule (and perhaps Baldwin is one of them,) in general, it's the mom who wants the kid, it's the mom who takes responsibility as the primary care-giver, and it's the mom who picks up the pieces. Again, not always the case...but the phrase "deadbeat dad" isn't something fashioned out of thin air.

Anyhoo, Baldwin wrote a book, gave an interview, and seems to take every opportunity to trash his ex-wife, Kim Basinger, in the press. Meanwhile, Basinger has said nothing. She has no comment for we, the people.

That, my friends, is fucking awesome parenting. Period.

Why? Because it's none of our business. Isn't divorce hard enough on the damn kid, without reading about it in the papers and online? Isn't it better to minimize the harm by keeping Perez Hilton out of it? Or ABC News?

Look, I don't know Basinger OR Baldwin personally, so I can't testify as to whether or not either is a good or bad or indifferent parent. I don't know if either is batshit, if Kim bathes in the blood of innocents, or if Baldwin shaves his back. What I do know is that it's best for the kid if we, the people, aren't involved in the custody hearings. That little Ireland really doesn't need to see her family life on the cover of a glossy mag. And that whatever is going on between Kim, Alec and Ireland should stay between them.

And guess who's fulfilling that promise? Basinger.

So Alec? Shut UP.
 

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