LILY Collins has welcomed her first baby by the popular route of getting someone else to do the difficult bit. This is why she, and other celebrities, are justified in doing so:
They’re very busy
Unlike normal women, famous women work. Whether shooting a film, promoting a film, consulting on a lifestyle range or detoxifying their social media brand presence, finding time to conceive or gestate a child is near impossible. And wombs are so evenly distributed among those with no other real skills.
Their bodies are important
Not every woman has a body that matters, much less one which is constantly monitored for imperfections by tabloid journalists and their invaluable helpers, every single person on social media. Some women’s bodies already look like they’ve given birth even when they haven’t. Why shouldn’t they be paid for it?
Motherhood is every woman’s right
Are the stars not human? If you cut them, do they not bleed? Why should they be denied the right to motherhood simply because if they put on eight pounds they will be blacklisted from a Hollywood still tacitly following Harvey Weinstein’s rules? By employing another to carry their child, are they not doubling the benefits of motherhood?
Unspecified medical reasons
The bodies of the rich and famous are their own, and they do not have to share every detail with the public unless it can be suitably monetised. So when Paris Hilton asks us not to question her use of a surrogate it is our duty to turn away from such intrusive interrogation and instead ask if she has had work done.
Think of their sacrifices
The potential sexy pregnancy shoot, the reality show dividends, a maternity clothing brand deal; the opportunities being spurned are endless. This pregnancy could have made headlines for months. Instead, a woman who must remain anonymous is doing it all for simple cash, though not really that much. Is Lucy Liu not the injured party here?
Remember the Virgin Mary
The original surrogate, and a style icon of her era, Mary was blessed by the Lord and allowed to carry His son. Why should Amber Heard not honour lesser women in much the same way?
