Da Brat And Judy Dupart Are Happily Pregnant, But The Reason They Didn’t Choose A Black Sperm Donor Is Devastating
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Da Brat And Judy Dupart Are Happily Pregnant, But The Reason They Didn't Choose A Black Sperm Donor Is Devastating,"We had no idea going into this our chances of a Black donor would be slim to none."
Da Brat And Judy Dupart Are Happily Pregnant, But The Reason They Didn’t Choose A Black Sperm Donor Is Devastating
Rapper Da Brat and her wife Jesseca “Judy” Dupart are expecting a baby, but the details they shared about their fertility journey started a vigorous online debate.
WETVAnd then Dr. Obehi Asemota, their fertility doctor, dropped a hard truth.
WETV“This is an important issue. Unfortunately, there are not enough Black donors — Black sperm donors, Black egg donors. So, unfortunately, the pool is limited,” she said.
The couple was rightfully shocked, but Da Brat tried to lighten the mood with a joke about the limited number of Black donor options — which I knew wouldn’t sit well with the internet.
WETVSpeaking to The Root about the new season, the couple opened up about why they ultimately decided on a white donor. “Because we didn’t have a lot to choose from, he definitely wasn’t Black,” Da Brat said. “But, I think we did a great job with picking. He’s handsome, he’s tall, and I think he’s going to look beautiful with my wife’s egg.”
Derek White / Getty ImagesDa Brat’s Jiminy Cricket joke, paired with the quotes she gave to The Root, went viral, and the couple’s final decision received a lot of mixed reactions:
@balleralert / Via instagram.com
@balleralert / Via instagram.com
@theshaderoom / Via instagram.comJudy responded to the criticism in a series of Instagram videos. In the caption, she broke down her response into seven parts:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com1. On not realizing the makeup of the donor pool:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com2. On finding out she carried genetic risks:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com3. On dealing with a limited timeline:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com4. On her disorders reducing their chances for a Black donor:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.comShe explained her genetic testing results in this Instagram post.
5. On people not being educated about the IVF process:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com6. On media creating a distorted narrative about their decision:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com“…when in fact not only did we try but we also waited to see if more would pop up over time — but had to stay within the window that we had to choose. Furthermore, people think just ’cause you have money that ANYTHING is possible, but no amount of money was changing the cryobank’s inventory.”
7. And on their final choice being the best for their future baby:
@darealbbjudy / Via instagram.com“…but we had SEVERELY limited options. Thanks to all the people supporting us on our journey, and I truly hope this brings awareness to more Black men to donate.”
As a potential Black sperm donor, I agree that Da Brat’s Jiminy Cricket joke was harsh, but it’s not their choice that bothered me. In fact, I don’t believe their right to choose whatever donor they want should ever be questioned. The statistics that helped complicate their decision are upsetting— so I’m going to take some accountability here.
According to an analysis from The Washington Post, “Black sperm donors represent just a fraction of available supply — fewer than 2 percent at the country’s four largest sperm banks.”
Antonio Marquez Lanza / Getty ImagesThe shortage forces people initially seeking a Black sperm donor, like Da Brat and Judy, to use “unregulated groups” or consider donors of a different race.
And the possible reasons behind the shortage are heartbreaking:
Cryobanks can fail to recruit Black donors because the selection process requires three generations of medical history. Black men statistically didn’t have access to quality healthcare for generations, making historical medical record-gathering more challenging because of racial disparities in America.
Peter Dazeley / Getty ImagesCryobanks also exclude donors with felony convictions, and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system disproportionately affect Black men.
Serhii Ivashchuk / Getty Images/iStockphotoFinally, there’s a mistrust of the healthcare system by Black men because of that very same historically racist discrimination.
Rubberball / Getty ImagesSo, instead of criticizing Da Brat and Judy’s fertility journey and their right to choose, I take this as a reminder that many imbalanced and, frankly, racist social forces in America have a pervasive negative effect on Black people — in wealth distribution, healthcare, criminal justice, education and even somewhere you’re not expecting it, like fertility.
Theo Wargo / Getty ImagesThe bottom line is there’s more to this story than meets the eye, and it’s worth considering how we got here.
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