A Persona That Is All-Consuming
They say that fame changes people – even if they don’t like it – and in Nadya Suleman’s case, the media attention didn’t really let up. Nadya’s critics argue that she wanted the spotlight on her from the start – that it’s her reason for having all her children – but Nadya needed to balance her Octomom persona and raising her 14 kids all the same. Over time, however, her persona started to consume her and her pregnancy itself turned into a controversy, as some Californians assailed her, saying that she embodied irresponsibility, taxpayer waste and basically everything that was wrong with modern American society. Nadya even received threats but still, there were others who adored her and her kids.

A Persona That Is All-Consuming