Have you checked out Snoop Dogg's fathering show?
I finally got a chance to catch a repeat episode of Snoop Dogg's "Father Hood" reality show on E! yesterday. In case you haven't tuned in yet, the show follows the rapper's attempt to balance his job as an entertainer with life with his wife and three children.
The show opens with Dogg singing (more or less): "This ain't the Huxtables/But we're living comfortable/And I don't make my kids eat their vegetables."
He can't keep them from scratching his Porsche, either, while he's off in New York at the VH-1 Hip-Hop awards in the episode I saw from last season. As soon as his father leaves, his 10-year-old son -- supposedly being watched by older "honorary son" Anthony -- rifles through the rapper's closet and struts around wearing something that makes him look like a Red Velvet Rabbit. The 10-year-old and his 13-year-old brother persuade Anthony to take them out for a ride in the Porsche. (Snoop Dogg's younger daughter is off with her parents in New York.)
Dogg doesn't break much of a sweat when he learns the Porsche has been towed (though he doesn't see the scratch). We don't see him speaking very sternly to anybody.
Have you been watching this show? What does it say to you about fatherhood and celebrity?
(Photo of Snoop Dogg and his wife, Shante Broadus, by Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)
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I haven't seen this show, but I doubt it paints an accurate picture of fatherhood and celebrity. Snoop is just one example of someone who leads a very public life and also has a family. His past certainly seems to dictate that he doesn't match the criteria for the ideal individual to be reproducing.
Posted by: Robert | March 18, 2008 1:00 PM
I think Snoop Dogg, with his history of drug use and handgun violence, is the last person I'd look to for parenting advice.
Posted by: Kayris | March 18, 2008 2:24 PM
I have to chime in here because I watched every episode of the season. Snoop is an amazing father and has managed to juggle his two personalities extremely well. His wife and kids are very well rounded, respectful, smart and Im not much of a rap fan but I was shocked at how well behaved and low key the personalities are in that family. I suggest watching a few more episodes before drawing any sort of conclusions. Most families in this town are not as grounded as Snoop's!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 19, 2008 3:20 PM
fatherhood 2 coming soon this november!
Posted by: dana | November 18, 2008 3:42 PM
wahooooooooooooooooooooooo for season 2
Posted by: yumi | November 21, 2008 2:03 PM