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Outrage Over Octomom: The People Have Spoken, And They Are PISSED!
"OctoMom" Nadya Suleman (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Our inbox is a funny place--it's a sort of microcosm of the online world, jammed with people's thoughts on given subjects, particularly those we write about. We've been keeping an eye on the latest with Nadya "Octomom" Suleman, from the alleged death threats to the latest tangle over her hair, and the questionable condition of her home.Some people prefer to share their thoughts with us by email rather than on Twitter or in the comments section. We got a few emails about Octomom's big hair-don't.
Unfortunately, some are hastily typed rants on mobile devices. Here's a snippet of one:
Really why doesnt company then do a free hair day for every other struggling parent or family and homeless person im sick over all the free stuff this women gets including food stamps when there other families sufferin the same way and get nothing. She was even given free child care GO OUT GET A DAM JOB she is getting 1yr free cleaning but yet the house and kids always look like a dump start educating ur kids teachin them
Right from wrong and not to right on walls. Why arent they in day care so she can get a job. Ive had enough only in america and shame on Brilizan Blowouts o.ly reason there doing this is because of TMZ step up and help the community not just one low life uneducated moron that feels her role in life is to over populate and live off tax payets
How bad are things inside--and outside--Suleman's house?; FILE - This March 9, 2009 file photo shows the house in which Nadya Suleman and her 14 kids live. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
We're pretty sure this other email we received was getting at the same point:
Seriously, I cannot believe the CEO, Mike Brady of Brazilian Blowout, is going to give Nadya Sulema free hair services and products. If he is going to do something “Good”, how about providing free services to single mothers who are out looking for work every day or who are working two or three jobs just to support themselves and their children. Nadya Suleman is a educated women with Zero work ethic and wants everything handed to her without doing anything for it!
This whole thing makes me sick, those poor children!
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