{"id":2404951,"date":"2025-02-21T00:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T05:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-part-of-motherhood-hollywood-usually-ignores-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T01:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:01:05","slug":"the-part-of-motherhood-hollywood-usually-ignores-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-part-of-motherhood-hollywood-usually-ignores-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The part of motherhood Hollywood usually ignores &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-part-of-motherhood-hollywood-usually-ignores-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u2063discusses the depiction of motherhood in Hollywood,pointing out\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cardi-b-sparks-controversy-men-should-pay-more-than-women-on-valentines-day\/\" title=\"Cardi B Sparks Controversy: Men Should Pay More Than Women On Valentine\u2019s Day\">cultural narrative<\/a> that frequently enough presents pregnancy as a disaster or\u2063 an unwanted surprise. It highlights that such portrayals, \u2062seen in films like *Juno* adn *Knocked Up*, do not reflect the reality that many women desire to become mothers. The average age of first-time mothers \u200bhas been\u200d rising, and many <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">younger generations\u200c express ambivalence<\/a> toward starting families, ofen prioritizing personal\u200d and financial stability first.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also reviews the Netflix film *Kinda Pregnant*, which challenges typical representations by featuring a\u200b protagonist, Lainy (played by \u2063Amy schumer), who openly expresses her \u2064desire for motherhood. Through a comedic lens, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washingtons-armor-new-biopic-explores-the-faith-of-a-young-george-washington\/\" title=\"\u2018Washington\u2019s Armor\u2019: New Biopic Explores The Faith Of A Young George Washington\">film touches<\/a> on various\u200b themes related to pregnancy and motherhood, including moments of humor and honesty, as well as the societal pressures and fears surrounding pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some tonal \u2064inconsistencies\u200c in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-expulsion-of-george-santos-from-the-house\/\" title=\"SNL ridicules George Santos&#039; House expulsion\">blending comedy<\/a>\u2062 with genuine discussion about \u200dmotherhood, the film ultimately offers a viewpoint that\u2064 legitimizes the desire for family \u2063and marriage. It reflects \u200bthe complexity of \u200bmotherhood, recognizing both\u2064 the challenges and the gifts \u2063it can\u200c bring. The article concludes that *Kinda Pregnant*\u2063 may resonate more deeply with women than traditional, serious portrayals of motherhood, making it relevant to \u200bcontemporary audiences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The part of motherhood Hollywood usually ignores<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994393\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s rare to see a film featuring a woman who desperately wants to be pregnant. If you learned about pregnancy from Hollywood comedies, you&rsquo;d think getting pregnant and having a baby is a disaster that can befall you, not something people deeply wish for, pray for, pay for, and plan for. To watch films such as <em>Juno <\/em>(the parents are teenagers), <em>Knocked Up <\/em>(baby daddy is an unemployed stoner), and <em>Bridget Jones&rsquo;s Baby<\/em> (baby daddy is &hellip; unidentified), you wouldn&rsquo;t understand why fertility doctors drive Porsches. Out-of-the-blue pregnancies may be a plot device to heighten drama, but they represent<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/reproductive-health\/hcp\/unintended-pregnancy\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> fewer than half<\/a> of real-life pregnancies. This is just one of the ways the cultural picture of motherhood and the reality of it are dangerously out of whack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The age of the average first-time mother is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/09\/facts-about-u-s-mothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ticking up<\/a> to 27. Members of Generation Z, the oldest of them in their late 20s, are often ambivalent about children. They&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/gen-z-does-not-want-kids-will-get-married-2023-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">worried<\/a> about getting their finances in order, achieving self-actualization, and solving climate change first. All pretty tall, if not impossible, orders. With <em>Vogue<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/have-babies-become-a-luxury-item\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dipping<\/a> into the discourse to ask, &ldquo;Have Babies Become a Luxury Item?&rdquo; it&rsquo;s no wonder people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2979100\/us-fertility-rate-plummets-to-lowest-in-a-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aren&rsquo;t having babies<\/a> like they used to. Add to that the complete lack of cultural cachet &mdash; &ldquo;Just unfollowed someone for being pregnant girl bye,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lobotomyhottiee\/status\/1886920283962978407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">says<\/a> a recent X post with 129,000 likes &mdash;&nbsp;and it&rsquo;s a wonder anyone gets pregnant at all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that most women want to have children, or if they didn&rsquo;t at some point, then over time, they come to. In Netflix&rsquo;s new Amy Schumer comedy <em>Kinda Pregnant<\/em>, we meet Lainy (Amy Schumer), whose approach is much less neurotic and conflicted than the mothers and would-be-mothers Hollywood usually shows us. &ldquo;Being a mom is the greatest thing a human being can do,&rdquo; says our young heroine to her best friend on the school playground. Here is a young girl on-screen unexpectedly extolling the virtues of motherhood, even if she does precede her declaration by berating her companion during birthing mother imaginative play: &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t do it! It hurts! I hate you, bitch! Sorry, but the expectant mother often lashes out at her support system.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brianne Howey and Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant. (Scott Yamano\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve seen the trailer, you know what the catch is. Fast forward a few decades and desperate-to-be-a-mother Lainy and best friend Kate (Jillian Bell) are in their 40s. Over brunch, they discuss their separate life updates: Lainy has broken up with her boyfriend of four years, who, instead of proposing marriage, has proposed a threesome. Kate, already married, is expecting a baby. In shock, Lainy demands that she &ldquo;get rid of it&rdquo; before coming to her senses and congratulating her, a moment that appears intended to elicit laughs but simply makes Lainy&rsquo;s already volatile character less sympathetic. Accompanying Kate to a maternity store, Lainy tries on a fake baby bump just to see how it feels. She ends up wearing it out, being delighted by the public courtesy she receives, and dropping into a prenatal yoga class. There, she meets a friend, and later, that friend&rsquo;s cute brother. The bump stays on, the fake baby stays secret, and shenanigans ensue.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kinda Pregnant<\/em> is kind of a pregnancy movie that takes cues from raunchy motherhood rom-coms such as Knocked Up (2007) and Babes (2024). Lainy&rsquo;s new friend, Megan, is the type of &ldquo;cool&rdquo; mother who openly complains about how angry she feels and says of her toddler, &ldquo;cute little face almost tore my asshole open,&rdquo; within earshot of him. Lainy&rsquo;s coworker Fallon ups the ante on shock value with a few unprintable one-liners. So when it tries to get serious, it has a hard time jumping from the father at the gender reveal party pushing a baseball bat suggestively out of his crotch to the first scene that&rsquo;s meant to give us some truth about motherhood. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just all so isolating,&rdquo; Megan sighs somberly after Lainy accidentally lights on fire and quickly extinguishes her polyester baby bump. &ldquo;Think about it: How many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-gave-birth-on-the-ground-at-a-50-cent-concert-report\/\" title=\"Woman delivers ... at 50 Cent concert: Report\">birth stories<\/a> do you know?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That may have been more true a few decades ago, but today, older mothers in real life and especially on the internet seem to relish in ambushing unsuspecting pregnant women with their birth horror stories. Tonally, <em>Kinda Pregnant<\/em> is inflicting whiplash, hoping to roll raunchy comedy, motherhood real talk, and cute rom-com together. It&rsquo;s all been done before, but the movie forgets about the one thing that makes it unique. Many other movies will tell you that parenthood is hard or dare to make jokes about semen. Few of them will address what can be one of the most difficult aspects of pregnancy: getting there in the first place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Going through pregnancy is hard. First-hand or not, we all know it &mdash; unless we&rsquo;re the archetypically clueless father in one of these movies. What we don&rsquo;t hear often is that pregnancy is also <em>good<\/em>, and it&rsquo;s an incredible gift for the mother lucky enough to experience it. <em>Kinda Pregnant<\/em> may waffle between crassly unfunny and overly preachy on the trials of motherhood, but it has one big bright spot: it lets its protagonist unapologetically desire marriage and motherhood &mdash;&nbsp;even if she&rsquo;s loony enough to walk around with a fake baby bump. In that, it may have more to say to most actually existing women than a dozen more serious-seeming big-screen depictions of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Madeline Fry Schultz is the contributors editor at the <\/em>Washington Examiner<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994393\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994393\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood often overlooks the desire for motherhood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":798,"featured_media":2404952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LA.Film_.KindaPregnant.022625.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4361,36172,7355,17459,36479],"class_list":["post-2404951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hollywood","tag-media-representation","tag-motherhood","tag-parenting","tag-social-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LA.Film_.KindaPregnant.022625.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404951\/revisions\/2404955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}