Let me begin this post by quoting the fabulous and wise Elizabeth Gilbert: CAN WE LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE?
This month in US Cosmopolitan, actress Kate Hudson made what was clearly a joke about her own experience having a caesarean section.
When Cosmo asked Hudson to name the laziest thing she’d ever done, Hudson said: “Having a c-section!”
And then BANG – the internet’s head fell off.
Dear #KateHudson
Having a C-Section is far from lazy, ok? pic.twitter.com/DcjmJbi6i0— Mrs ™ (@SuchACoolChick) September 4, 2017
The online response on Hudson’s Instagram was immediate. And angry. There was a lot of caps lock and HOW VERY DARE YOU and blah blah something something outrage.
Here’s the thing. Kate Hudson made a joke. She’s allowed to make a joke about having a c-section. I’ve had four c-sections and I’m not offended by Kate Hudson. That’s the thing with being a grown-up – you can choose not to be offended. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that many women who’ve had c-sections still feel so (stupidly) ashamed/guilty about the fact they didn’t have a vaginal delivery that they too often joke about “choosing the easy way out” by having their baby “taken out of the sun-roof”. We use humour sometimes to mask our embarrassment (not that there is ANYTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT. I’ve had four, remember?).
The point is – WHO CARES? Kate Hudson was being funny.
For what it’s worth, I once wrote a post busting lots of the myths that surround caesarean sections.
As for Kate Hudson, I have nothing to say to her other than … hurry up and make another movie soon. I am and continue to be a big fan.
As Bec Sparrow previously wrote for Mamamia:
It was a headline too good to ignore. A lure, I couldn’t go past.
Top Comments
Really piss poor reasoning to say adults have a choice to not be offended by things. Would you say that to the LGBTQ community who are currently offended by people judging their rights to marriage? No..? So why apply that logic to other circumstances?
But she's making a joke about her body and her actions, not about the LGBTQ community... Seriously is everything about the LGBTQ community?!?
Great information Bec :)