Check out Nahla’s jacket – isn’t that the cutest ever?

Stacey: Is it just me or does Nahla seem happy?  I thought Halle said being with Gab was traumatizing for her?  Hmmm. 

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Nahla Aubry.  Baby of Halle Berry and Gabrial Aubry.  Apparently, an issue at the center of this ugly custody battle is that Gab insists that Nahla is white.  This according to TMZ.  And this apparently pisses Halle off, causing her to claim that Gab is racist.  Interesting.

Now an expert from Ebony Magazine has Halle saying that she feels that Nahla is black:

“I feel like she’s black. I’m black and I’m her mother and I believe in the one-drop theory. I’m not going to put a label on it. I had to decide for myself and that’s what she’s going to have to decide – how she identifies herself in the world. And I think, largely, that will be based on how the world identifies her. That’s how I identified myself. But I feel like she’s black.”

I had to do some reading to figure out what this “one-drop theory” is.  You can read about it here.  Essentially it was created and used during segregation so that any mixed family would not be considered “white” and was to deter interracial relationships.  Walter Plecker, who helped write the legislature to support this “theory” actually believed that white people were superior to black people.

I guess I am confused as to why Halle would buy into this theory if it was written with the intention of differentiating between the races and to insinuate that one is better than the other.  I cannot presume to understand Halle’s experiences and why she feels the way she does.  But aren’t we supposed to be breaking down the barriers and not trying to differentiate between races?

I would think that if this were me, I would want Nahla to embrace all sides of who she is and not force her to chose what she wants to be recognized as.  She is going to have a tough enough time with her parents fighting over her without her having to worry about this as well.  And what if she choses to be recognized as someone of mixed ethnisity, which she is?

Just a question though.  Why is Gabriel racist for saying she is white (which she partly is) and Halle isn’t racist for saying she is black (which she also is)?

Wow.  They are literally fighting over everything.

Tanya: Nahla is 25% black and 75% white. So even if Halle believes in the “one drop theory” (which I totally agree with you Stacey is totally from a racist context and not something I’d personally be pushing to support) which would make her baby black, her baby is still also white. And Nahla is going to have a huge complex if fighting over her race continues. Why can’t they accept that she be both??

Why can’t Halle just say “yes she is African American, but she is also French Canadian” and let Nahla embrace both cultures? Fried chicken and poutine go really awesome together.

Here’s the latest statement:

“Halle has serious concerns for her daughter’s well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her,” the actress’s rep tells PEOPLE.
To clear her schedule for custody litigation, Berry, 44, pulled out of the film New Year’s Eve, set to start filming this week in New York. She’s being replaced by Katherine Heigl.
“She has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter’s father, Gabriel Aubry, directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention,” her rep says.

Something about this seems super fishy. Like she’s going to marry that douchy guy she’s dating and wants him to legally adopt Nahla but can’t because Gabriel Aubrey still has legal parental rights or something. It’s good to see that Gabriel is fighting for his daughter when so many dads don’t – but that could be off too. Maybe he’s just doing it for the Halle money? Who knows.

The one thing I do know is that pulling out of New Year’s Eve is no sacrifice. It’s like Valentine’s Day 2and if you’re being replaced by Katherine Heigl it’s probably a pretty insignificant part anyway.

Stacey: Ya, something about this just doesn’t seem right.  And, IMO, I think it’s that Halle is just being a vindictive bitch.  I’m sorry, but “serious concerns” for her well being makes it sound like Gab is beating Nahla or leaving her unsupervised for extended periods or letting her play with knives or letting her smoke.  To me, unless someone is some abusive, neglectful, irresponsible asshole, there is no reason that a father should be kept from either parent.  And doing so, solely to be spiteful (which this seems like) will do far more damage to the child than allowing her to be with that parent.

I know we don’t really know what is going on but if we are picking sides…I am Team Gab all the way.

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When did Nahla go from looking like a baby to looking like a little lady?  Seriously.  It seems like it happened over night.  This girl is so so beautiful.  I guess she got the best genes from both her parents, Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry.  Can you imagine what Nahla is going to look like all grown up?  She may become even more beautiful than her mother…if that is even possible.

BTW.  It seems like we haven’t seen Halle with Oliver Martinez for a while…maybe they broke up?  Hope hope, wish wish.

Another side note: When all these celeb babies are grown up I would love to see Nahla date Cruz Beckham.

Tanya: Can you believe she is still only 2? She looks like a 4 year old. And Cruz is 5 so he’d be about the right age for her when they get to dating age.

Did you know that Cruz Beckham has mad breakdancing skills?

It seems like Halle has been working the PR circuit extra hard lately. She seems to show up with Oliver Martinez to all the hot spots and she never seems to miss an opportunity to bring attention to Nahla (case in point: I think they buy large, attention grabbing balloons every time they go to the store. I’ll start posting these to prove my point).

Maybe it’s not Oliver Martinez and Halle Berry as a couple that I don’t like. Maybe I just don’t like Halle Berry.

Stacey: It couldn’t be.  Because we liked her when she was with Gabriel right?  I still think that Oliver Martinez is the reason we no longer like her.  Because really, the reason she is pushing at the Pumpkin Patch is to garner brownie points because she is dating Oliver.  Please.  You know its true.  As we have learned…kids = good publicity.

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Nahla is the most beautiful little girl ever. And Gabriel ain’t too shabby himself either

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Not sure what they’re doing in London though. Vacationing away from beautiful South Africa?

Stacey: Awww.  Why can’t these two just get back together? 

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Either that or she’s pissed and is trying to get through to her mom “I would really, really like some cotton candy. If you loved me, you’d get some some.”

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Stacey: Little known fact.  After riding this pony Halle then bought it for Nahla so that she would love her more than Gabriel.

Just kidding.  That didn’t actually happen, but we haven’t heard much with regards to that break up that looked like it was going to get nasty.  Just thought I would try and stir the pot.

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Stacey: Love this family.  So beautiful!

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