The Super Bowl attracted the attention of millions of viewers not only from the States but beyond. In the center of attention were certainly Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose love is blossoming in front of the eyes of their many fans, but other celebs also made impressions, including Reba McEntire and Usher, among the rest.
The Charmed star Alyssa Milano and her son were also spotted among the crowd. And as much as seeing a mother and her child bonding and having the time of their life together, their photo at the Super Bowl caused quite a stir on the social media.
The reason why is that just a couple of days prior to the game, Milano started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her son’s baseball team that was supposed to travel to Cooperstown, New York.
“Any amount would be so greatly appreciated. You can read more about the team and make a donation,” she wrote on X.
The fundraiser sought for $10,000 and encouraged people to donate to the “diverse, hardworking and really good” 12U team.
Given her net worth, the backlash of her asking for donation and then posing at the Super Bowl was harsh.
“Alyssa is worth a reported $10 million. And look, having traveled to 3 tournaments last summer in 3 different cities in 3 different states, I get it. It’s beyond expensive. But to ask for donations here given her worth and the fact her husband is a CAA agent is really something,” one user wrote at the time.
“Alyssa Milano needs our help, guys!!! This is serious!! Let’s dig deep,” another user quipped on X.
“I remember when raising money for an extracurricular trip actually meant EARNING money for the trip. You know, car washes, bake sales, recycling drives. Kids actually working for it,” someone else said.
Netizens had a lot to say about Milano’s Super Bowl showing.
“How can he get to the game and you request money to take his team to Cooperstown? How out of touch are you,” one person on Instagram asked.
Another asked: “Is this why you created the Go Fund Me? To get you and your kid to the Super Bowl?”
“Damn. Probably could have spent that money one [sic] your son’s baseball team, huh?” another said. “But what do I know.”
Milano answered back and posted a strongly-worded statement after people started targeting her son’s Instagram.
Every parent raises money for their child’s sports teams and many of them do so through GoFundMe. I am no different,” Milano explained.
“As much as I’d love to pay for the entire team and their families for travel, transportation, hotel, food and beverage, uniforms, trading pins, and all the things teams do for this kind of trip—I can not afford to do so. Maybe someday. Also, if I did pay for everyone—my trolls would find something else to be hurtful about.
“Regardless of how you feel about me, going on to my hardworking 12 year old son’s Instagram page and leaving these kinds of messages is so horrid. Leave the kids alone,” the actress added. “Let them play baseball. If you are against donating—don’t donate. If you’d like to donate to help the team’s families — we appreciate it—the link is in his bio.”
“You are an irresponsible mother !! You look at the phone, with the child at your feet… ” What was the woman’s explanation?
On the Internet, a photo from an airport showing a mother using the phone while her infant is left on the ground covered in a blanket has caused a lot of criticism. The young mother received a lot of backlash in the virtual space for leaving her infant on the floor, treating it like luggage, and instead choosing to sit on the phone.
When the picture was shared online with a well-known quotation from Albert Einstein, “I fear the day when technology will be more important than interpersonal relationships,” the image went viral. A new generation of fools is going to emerge in the world.
Although she appears to be a deranged mother at first, the reason behind the woman who abandoned her infant on the ground will cause us to reconsider our tendency to judge people based just on their outward appearance.
When the picture that was shot without her consent became viral online and was accompanied by derogatory remarks like “You are a distorted mother!!” The woman made the decision to be honest, saying, “You sit on the phone, the baby at your feet, and you don’t care about him.”
After their flight was canceled, Molly Lensing—a pediatric nurse by trade with two other kids at home—and her two-month-old daughter found themselves stuck at the Colorado airport for over 20 hours.
“After spending too many hours in her stroller, Anastasia was exhausted, and my hands were sore from carrying my bags and cuddling with her.” On a television broadcast, Molly said, “I had to tell all the family members where we were, and he needed a place to lay down.”
The woman added that she noticed her picture floating around the Internet a few months after the bad encounter she had at the Colorado airport. Molly started getting hateful remarks on Facebook after a few internet users recognized her name. While some commented that she was “a terrible mother,” others defended her.
“I felt as though someone had invaded my private. I was worried that my supervisor or one of my coworkers would see the photo and get fired because I work at a pediatric clinic. Fortunately, Molly Lensing stated that this did not occur.
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