Blue Ivy Carter is what? Four days old? I am already sick of her. She’s like “How I Met Your Mother” in hopefully it’s final season. (Can’t Ted just meet the mother already so I can stop half-watching this increasingly stupid show???)
Beyonce was pregnant, then she was faking it. She had a c-section, then she gave birth naturally. Her security denied parents access to the NICU to see their newborns, then they did no such thing. And so on and so on.
The reports of gifts rolling in are all over the place. You’ve all read about the solid gold rocking horse ($600,000), but have you read about the Swarovski encrusted high chair ($15,000), the Swarovski encrusted newborn bathtub ($5,000), the Posh Tots magical windmill playhouse ($30,000), the Posh Tots Fantasy carriage crib ($22,000 or $40,000 depending on what you read) and the mini Bugatti (price available upon request)?
I actually feel like the mini Bugatti might be helpful in allowing Blue Ivy to navigate her enormous nursery. What child wants to crawl 2200 feet from their crib to their closet every morning?
I have also read that Beyonce and Jay-Z spent $360,000 to ensure that each nursery in each of their three homes is identical. That would stand to reason that Miss Blue Ivy has 6600 square feet of space to roll around in.
You know what else is 6600 square feet? Anna Kournikova’s entire house in Miami that she is currently selling for $9.4 million:
It all sounds so over-the-top ridiculous that I am beginning to question all of it. I mean, seriously. Who buys a playhouse and a car for a newborn?? And who in their right minds would have not one but TWO Swarovski encrusted baby items?
And isn’t it interesting how front and center Posh Tots is in all of this? Like maybe this was a really excellent PR plan? Wasn’t that carriage crib also the one that Mariah Carey reportedly bought?
Well, I’ve seen pictures of Mariah Carey’s nursery since she gave birth to her twins and that crib is nowhere to be found.
Of course, it’s entirely possible that celebrities throw away cribs on a daily basis like used diapers. You know, the baby pees through their cashmere PJs and instead of throwing the silk sheets in the wash, they just toss the whole damn thing and start over.
That would explain why there are also reports that Beyonce spent $3500 on a lucite crib from Vetro. But what kind of nursery design could possibly accomodate both a Posh Tots faux-antique carriage and an insanely modern lucite crib?
And don’t tell me that she has three nurseries in three separate homes because I already told you that she is planning on decorating them all identically!
At least that’s what has been reported.
Take it from someone who has done a bit of research— none of this adds up.
One thing is for sure. As the negative press continues to roll out, people are becoming more and more PISSED at the parents of this little bundle of excess. And if reports are being fabricated, who could possibly be behind them?
Here are three guesses as to who is the mastermind behind the “Babyonce Backlash”:
1. SURI CRUISE
Suri is the original celebrity baby diva. She thanked her lucky stars when Rachel Zoe popped out a boy so she wouldn’t have to compete with him on the fashion front. She laughed her ass off when Violet Affleck got glasses. She high fived her mom when Shiloh started dressing like Don Johnson. But Blue Ivy? That kid could be some real competition one day.
2. SOLANGE KNOWLES
Solange seems like a nice person. But it’s got to be TOUGH to grow up in Sasha Fierce’s shadow. I mean— Solange is a singer too, right? But can you name one song she has sang? At some point, it was rumored that Solange was going to join Destiny’s Child but then Beyonce up and left! And then on top of sis’s beauty and talent and solo success, she went off and married one of the largest music moguls on the planet. And if THAT wasn’t enough, it has been reported that Beyonce asked Solange to be in charge of wiping the numerous fingerprints off Blue Ivy’s lucite crib and REALLY—could you blame her?
3. JAY-Z
I have absolutely no idea why Jay-Z would sabotage himself, his wife and his child. But it was HE who reportedly bought the solid gold rocking horse. It was also HE who released “Glory”, a song about Blue Ivy, just days after she was born. Which feels a little rushed, no? Couldn’t he have worked on it a bit longer? Maybe tightened up the lyrics a bit?
“You’re the child of my destiny, you’re my child with the child from Destiny’s Child, that’s some recipe…”
I must say, that although Jay-Z has received flack for the song, there is nothing sweeter than a dad losing every ounce of COOL the second he holds his baby in his arms.
Welcome to parenthood, Jay-Z. We watch bad television, wear sweatpants and eat dinner at our kitchen counters standing up.
We have also been known to do some crazy shit for our kids.
Now cash in that $600,000 rocking horse, give the money to the charity of your choosing and get your wife and child back some of their street cred.
But first, check on your baby.
I think she’s choking on a Swarovski crystal.
Suri for sure, right? So bizarre this whole thing is. We try to do everything we can for our kids..that is for sure. They just got a lot of everything going on.
I heard they paid $1 million on some special kind of cloth diapers and potty training seats that guarantee her shit literally won’t stink.
Whoa baby! That is some serious excess. It is also incredibly sad. I mean do you have any idea how hard it will be to clean baby puke out of crystal encrusted anything?! But I guess maybe that’s what Solange is for too right?
Seriously sick thinking about all the waste though when so many kids don’t even have diapers.
I’m still stuck on the Lucite crib. Wouldn’t that confuse the heck out of a baby? I can just picture her, whacking her head and arms and tiny pedicured feet on the side, like a fish bumping into the side of its aquarium. It’s creepy.
This is exactly why Angie and Brad gave birth on the savannah in Africa. Rumors of excess were quashed by armed militia and none of that crystal stuff ever made it out of customs.
I guess they’re just like all first-time parents — buying way more shit than they’ll actually use. But, like, times a million.
I can’t wait for either one of them to change a poopy diaper, or have Blue projectile vomit all over them.
Oh wait, they probably have million dollar nannies to look after that.
I had a really hard time getting baby oatmeal out of all the nooks and crannies of a regular high chair. Do you know how hard it must be to get it dislodged from Swarovski crystals?
All I can think of is how hard it would be to clean that high chair. Although, I’m sure Beyonce has a team of people to do that for her.
I bet they’re spreading the rumors so they can counteract them with, ” oh poor us, everyone is being so mean and intrusive and all we want is privacy.” frankly I could care less about this kid and if she looks anything like her dad, they should be saving that money to buy a plastic surgeon.
I don’t think you can use Magic Erasers on any of that stuff. Horrible.
Shorts, thank you for confirming that I’m not the only one half-watching and mostly annoyed by HIMYM. Why do people love that show?
You’re hilarious.
Love it. And seriously. Our paper just reported the thing about them spending all that cash to decorate the hospital wing and “hold it” for their arrival – what you talked about yesterday that was vehemently denied? (we’re a little behind in Ohio). Think how long it will take that rumor to get to the middle of the country?
Thank GOD you are keeping us abreast of the hoopla. 😉
If it’s a smear campaign, then I blame Suri.
And if it’s not, then I hope they go bankrupt from all their ridiculous excess spending. Hey, it happened to MC Hammer.
I love NPH, he can do no wrong in my eyes. I have loved AH since the Band-Camp scene in American Pie. I love the guy who plays Ted, I don’t know, just find him very likeable. I think the guy who plays Marshall is hilarious and I bonded with his character when his dad passed away. But I do agree, the shows and seasons are very hit-and-miss – some are hilarious, some fall flat, most somewhere in-between. My favourite episodes are the ones that are like Seinfeld – a half-hour episode about nothing. Same as with Friends back in the day.
OMG, I’m totally calling her Shorts from now on!
thank you for an awesome nickname!
Probably the funniest Beyonce Baby thing I’ve yet to read, And ever will.
Also? I just don’t trust Suri. My bet’s on her.
Poor Violet Affleck.
….. 🙂
Hate it. Love NPH, hate HIMYM. Always have. I bet I could win the presidency on a campaign to destroy that show and remove it from the historical record. We don’t need some alien race finding that shit when they invade. Dignity, please, human race.
At least poor Violet still stands a chance of growing up with a smidge of perspective. 🙂
Smudged lenses are great for that.
Killer closer.
This is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever read. I’m wheezing and dribbling coffee down my chin at the thought of Suri high-fiving her mom at Shiloh’s tranny wardrobe. Gotta go tweet this out. Pure brilliance.
Hilarious!! And seriously, W.T.F. Who even names a kid “BLUE IVY”???
I hope they special ordered a thousand of those fancy highchairs. Their going to be tossing them out like old Tupperware after each meal.
If even 1/2 of what they are claiming is true, it’s disgusting and yet your posts are great so it balances out a little, right? You know,just thinking, it could be Beyonce’s father trying to sabatage them.
I’m coming forward as admitting that I like the name Blue Ivy. There, I said it.
And obviously this whole smear campaign is Suri’s doing. She has had to live in relative obscurity and her mom couldn’t make a sound during her birth. Or maybe it was because she had one too many ultrasounds in utero. Whatever the reason, she feels neglected by Mommy Shorts lately, and she’s getting her time in this way.
Or maybe she’s pissed because Apple misspelled her name on the new iPhone.
I would think Suri was behind it, but the odds are 50/50 that the girl will look something like JayZ, so . . . [too mean?].
Love your article! Check out the hospital digs that the hospital reportedly confirmed…. http://m.people.com/newsitem.rbml?item=20560932
Unbelievable!
All I can say is, you can glitz up the surroundings all you like with your bling bling and your cha-ching, but bottom line is, when you are pushing a baby out of your whoo-ha, you are pushing a baby out of your whoo-ha and no amount of flat screen TVs, hairpieces, souped up cribs, or fancy ass sofas are gonna class that up. Vagina. Baby. Placenta. Blood. And more than likely poop on the bed – NOT from baby!! Add in a drug free birth ( really? you think? probably no. but just in case) and I am sure that no matter what music was being blared over the sound system that is likely more than my mortgage, Baby Blue Carters first heard word was ” MotherF$ck&r!!”
I always enjoyed HIMYM for it’s unique story-telling, and the very funny/talented cast that sells it so well. (NPH rocks my socks) But I never cared who the mother was, and I don’t understand why people do. Therefore, when they find stupid ways to tease/avoid telling you who she is, it doesn’t bother me.
That being said, the show has gotten a bit heavy-handed lately, with them all starting to grow up and turn into adults or something… the show has *almost* made me cry twice. In the past TWO episodes. And I don’t usually cry watching TV or movies (With the notable exceptions of “The Neverending Story” when the horse dies, the end of “My Girl”, and the opening of “Up” — although I blame pregnancy partially for the latter…)
Funny post.. (but Solange was never in Destiny’s child. ) 😉
I’m thinking somewhere along the lines of a light skinned camel with good hair (or at least a good weave). 😉
Can you imagine how many books they could have given to poor children instead of all that excessive waste? How many children that money could have given a hot meal to today? They should be very, very ashamed. I’m ashamed FOR them.
Ninja Mom recommended your blog to me and today I cruised on over to find this awesome rant on Blue Ivy Carter…a little bambino that’s been on my mind too. Mainly as the inspiration for a new naming game for my poor, nameless, 28-week-old fetus.
If you get a second, check out The Celebrity Baby Name Game at http://www.toulouseandtonic.com. I can only imagine what fantastical gems you’d come up with.
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