All My Babies' Mamas was an unaired reality television show starring rapper Shawty Lo, showcasing his lifestyle as the father of 11 children fathered by 10 different women.[1][2]
| All My Babies' Mamas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Shawty Lo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | Oxygen |
| Release | Canceled before airing |
The show was set to premiere on the Oxygen Network in 2013, but garnered considerable coverage due to its allegedly stereotypical portrayal of black families and glamorizing of premarital sex and sex with multiple partners. All My Babies' Mamas was cancelled on January 15, 2013, without airing a single episode.[3]
Prerelease reaction
News of the show's central premise received a mostly negative reaction from critics.[4][5][6] A petition sprung up online to cancel the show, while some news commentators, and the conservative advocacy group Parents Television Council in conjunction with author Sabrina Lamb, panned the show for perpetuating or glorifying negative stereotypes.[7]
Oxygen's response
Oxygen network executives distanced themselves from the show,[8] and they canceled it before it aired.[3]
Shawty Lo died from a single-vehicle accident in 2016 [9][10]
See also
References
- ^ McKay, Hollie (January 8, 2013). "Oxygen's 'All My Babies' Mamas' sparks calls for cancelation before it even airs". Fox News.
- ^ "Shawty Lo: I'm Bringing "All My Babies' Mamas" to Oxygen! Read more: Shawty Lo: I'm Bringing "All My Babies' Mamas" to Oxygen! | GossipOnThis.com". Gossipmthis.
- ^ a b Kondology, Amanda (January 15, 2013). "Oxygen Cancels 'All My Babies' Mamas' in Response to Online Petition". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ New Show "All My Babies' Mamas" Makes Everyone Mad and it Hasn't Even Aired[permanent dead link]
- ^ Holpuch, Amanda (January 7, 2013). "Critics give reality show All My Babies' Mamas the Oxygen of publicity". London: Guardian.
- ^ "Hey, Shawty-Lo, stop pretending and start being a real man". Fox News. January 9, 2013.
- ^ https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/all-my-babies-mamas-controversial-reality-special-comes-from-jersey-shore-producer
- ^ "Oxygen Distances Itself From 'All My Babies' Mamas' As Protests Heat Up". Associated Press.
- ^ "Hip hop artist Shawty Lo dead in accident near Atlanta". StraightfromtheA.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Staff. "Reports: Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo killed in overnight wreck". Fox5News. Fox 5 Atlanta. Retrieved September 21, 2016.