Utterly Clueless
On my way to the gym this morning, Jak (radio station) did its Celebrity Smack segment wherein they mentioned Ricky Martin's new status as father of twins…except that they failed to mention the surrogate mother and launched into some stupid parody of "Livin' La Vida Loca" talking about how this finally puts to rest rumors that he sleeps with men because he has now fathered children.
Okay, one, it doesn't take any special feat of manly prowess to impregnate a woman. All it takes is a boner and post-pubertal gonads. You don't have to be rich, smart, good-looking, famous, adult or even sober.
two, Heelloooo! Surrogate! Can you say "turkey baster?" It's a pretty sure bet Ricky didn't have intercourse with the woman. While there are probably a goodly number of women who wouldn't mind sex being part of the deal where Ricky is concerned, it's surrogacy, not prostitution.
three, while it may be some new fashion trend for famous, single men to use a surrogate to have children thus avoiding pre-nups and messy divorces (can you say "Paul McCartney?"), having children by a surrogate mother is not going to put rumors about Ricky's sexuality to rest. It's only going to add fuel to the fire.
Congratulations, Ricky. And if that hot fellow with whom you were recently photographed frolicking on the beach is more than just a good buddy, good luck to you both.