An "American Idol" contestant responded to Katy Perry making fun of her for being a young mother earlier this month, saying it was “embarrassing” and “hurtful” to be “mom-shamed” on national television.
Sara Beth Liebe said in a TikTok video, “At the start of my audition, before I sang, I mentioned that I had three children and was a young mother, and Katy Perry made a joke that wasn’t super kind. I don’t really have too much to say on my feelings about it, because I feel like it’s probably pretty self explanatory. I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV, and it was hurtful.”
Liebe, who is a mother of three at the age of 25, went on to say, “I think that women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool, and I think that mom-shaming is super lame.”
“It’s hard enough to be a mom, and it’s hard enough to be a woman."
“And I also wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all of the young moms and just moms in general who have commented on all of the videos and posts and everything, and I just wanted to say that I see you, and I hear you, and I am grateful for you."
“Keep loving your babies, nobody deserves to feel crappy about that. I think if you’re a good mamma and you love your babies, then that’s all that really matters.”
Source: E!
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