Britney's a Bad Mother? Nah, Check this S*** Out!
Here's a sweet piece of video from a shrine in Maharashtra, India, where they toss freakin' babies off a 50-foot tower for good luck.
Britney, eat your heart out.
Reader Comments
(Page 7 of 22) Previous 15 Comments | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments91. It should only be alowed if one of the adukts jumps WITHOUT the sheet....
Posted at 7:33PM on May 1st 2008 by Nicolas
92. I can respect other cultures and their practices to a point. However, I must assume that the baby’s brain is being slammed against the skull in the fashion of shaken baby syndrome when the child hits the landing pad. The fact that it’s cushioned would seem to matter much and I think that's a problem.
Posted at 6:04PM on May 1st 2008 by eve
93. why the hell is this disgusting? it's part of another country's culture. it's been done for hundreds of years. if anything, it's educational. and if you think not coming back to this site will make a difference, then buh-bye.
Posted at 6:05PM on May 1st 2008 by me
94. I can't believe you would show this, and make such cavalier captions. Think of all the things that can go wrong, or the insane fear these babies must experience.
You crossed a line that no gossip rag should ever cross. I'm deleting TMZ from my bookmarks if this video isn't removed soon.
Posted at 6:06PM on May 1st 2008 by Apalled
95. Do NOT drag Britney or anyone else into this sick, moronic and deviant "practice." We cannot change the customs and ideas of the entire world, but this is abuse and these people need to be educated.
To name Britney or any other parent in such a posting shows serious need of psychiatric counseling on YOUR part.
Posted at 6:10PM on May 1st 2008 by m
96. You people need to realize that to "us" it's cruel, but to them it's a belief and tradition. The mother's hand their babies over to be tossed, no one forces them to do so. (and to the person that asked about "someone or something" catching the babies....) yes there is a deflatable mattress, similar to what fire fighters use to catch jumpers. And there are numerous people surrounding the mattress to catch and get the babies.
I'm not agreeing with what they do by any stretch! My heart jumped out of my chest when I first saw it too. My first thought was a poor baby's going to break it's neck! Luckily, no babies were injured.
But it is another country with their own traditions.
All of the babies were fine and no one was hurt. I do not believe TMZ would have made light of the story if the ending was tragic. So there's no need for any of you to be "anti-TMZ" over them posting this video, it's all over the news too, so I don't see why this site shouldn't. You all know this is an entertainment site. What do you expect, you were afterall, entertained!
:D
Posted at 6:14PM on May 1st 2008 by justasam
97. Are these the same people I call when I have a problem with my Freakin' X Box 360? WTF! Would Gandhi approve?
Posted at 9:03PM on May 1st 2008 by Big G
98. shouldnt you call the police?
Posted at 6:16PM on May 1st 2008 by Lauren
99. how do you know the babies are fine, maybe they have slight brain damage, YOU DONT SHAKE A BABY so you dont BOUNCE one either, and again shouldnt the Police be doing something
Posted at 6:17PM on May 1st 2008 by Lauren
100. I see Michael Jackson up there REALLY!! he threw this get together
Posted at 6:17PM on May 1st 2008 by Nuke em & we Own Em
101. This makes me sick to watch. I have babies and cannot believe that these fricking idiots think it's ok to drop a little baby 50 feet. And TMZ is even sicker for airing it and calling it sweet. I'm done with this lame website!
Posted at 6:19PM on May 1st 2008 by TMZ sucks
102. It's their culture. People think Americans are disgusting because we eat the embryos of chickens (eggs) and rotten milk (cheese)
Posted at 6:18PM on May 1st 2008 by Shannon
103. "Me", couldn't agree with you more. I can't understand why people who are so easily offended visit this site, then proceed to discuss how offensive it is. I certainly wouldn't go to a website that offened me, like say www.iloverosieodonell.com.
Posted at 6:19PM on May 1st 2008 by ilovecelebritycrap
104. I think "Baby tossin'" should be an olympic event. Can we toss teenagers off 50ft buildings as well???
Posted at 6:22PM on May 1st 2008 by ilovecelebritycrap
105. I agree with others who ask that this be removed--why post child abuse???? As a physician, I wonder how anyone knows these babies are "unharmed". I doubt any of these babies had MRI brain or CT brain or spine? The quick deceleration when they hit the sheet could result in "diffuse axonal injury" or brain damage from shearing forces along the brain axons, kind of what happens in a car accident when your brain bumps against the skull. And if a baby lands on his extended neck the wrong way, no reason to think he woundn't have spinal cord injury. Probably some of the babies end up with longterm problems never picked up by these idiots. Keep believing 100% kids are unharmed, and you (TMZ) and its readers are idiots. The fact that it's been done for years doesn't mean it's ok. Nice to know TMZ sanctions child abuse and finds it funny enough to post.
Posted at 6:24PM on May 1st 2008 by Abuse
