http://www.bvnewswire.com/2011/05/05/paula-patton-struggling-with-sons-white-appearance/

Celebrities flock to comedienne Chelsea Handler's late night talk show 'Chelsea Lately' to promote their latest projects and crack a few jokes. But sometimes the jokes hit a little too close to home. The leading lady of the upcoming film 'Jumping the Broom' Paula Patton sat down with Handler and talked about her career and family including husband Robin Thicke. But when the subject of her blonde haired blue eyed son Julian came up, it seemed like Handler hit a nerve.

"He's blond, he has blue eyes. It's crazy. Everybody's like, did you have anything to do with this? They think we like adopted a Russian child...and everyday I'm like he's gonna get blacker, no look," Patton said.

She was all smiles chatting with Handler, but it's a bit sad that she's mistaken for her son's nanny, as Handler was quick to point out.

What's so comical and cute about someone confusing a famous actress with "the help"? Patton isn't the only mother to have experienced this case of mistaken identity. Several publications like 'Essence,' 'The New York Times' and NPR have reported on the issue.

Patton went on to explain that "blackness takes time" and "a tan is coming in, the hair's curlier, I'm telling you."

*This woman is bizarre. What does she expect? Most babies who are 75% white look white. It's not rocket science.

My sister has also been mistaken as not being the mother of her children. She is tan with dark brown hair and green eyes and both of her kids are white as hell with orange hair and bright blue eyes. They look like my grandfather's brothers and sisters. I can see Paula getting annoyed when people assume she's not the mother. But what kind of morons are these? Lots of tan white or mixed women give birth to pale babies.

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This title and article are VERY misleading. I SAW the interview and she was totally joking with her comments. Paula did not act like this is something she's worried about or bothered by. She even laughed when Chelsea said she must get mistaken for the nanny all the time. So once again, as usual, somebody ELSE has a problem with how a black woman identifies herself and her OWN child.

Chelsea: You look like you could be Hawaiian or a couple of things.

Paula: This is true, this is true, but no I'm black.

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"Help! My baby looks white!"

Oh damn I am laughing so hard now!

Paula funny as hell. She knows what's up.

HotGritz said:

"Help! My baby looks white!"

Oh damn I am laughing so hard now!

Paula funny as hell. She knows what's up.

She's foine.

Her baby looks like...

A human being. I'm getting sick of this "looks" shit...

Why was Paula doing the interview anyways?

isnt she biracial herself?

if thats the case then duh!! your baby may come out white if hes only 25% black

plus genetics are tricky its a trillion of ways for someone to come out..

She's not struggling with anything. Your thread title is twisting the context.

Seemed like she was joking on a comedy show

oh, and I think she is super hot and deserves someone better than Robin thicke....someone like....Alan Thicke!!

yeah,she's just joking around

J.o.k.e.

Somebody change this thread title, because it's COMPLETELY misleading and incorrect! Talk about bait...

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Somebody change this thread title, because it's COMPLETELY misleading and incorrect! Talk about bait...

I wasn't baiting anyone. I took the title from the source!

Ottensen said:

She's not struggling with anything. Your thread title is twisting the context.

NDRU said:

Seemed like she was joking on a comedy show

oh, and I think she is super hot and deserves someone better than Robin thicke....someone like....Alan Thicke!!

I get she was joking now.

Robin Thicke strikes me as one of those pussy eating men and for that....he is automatically cute.

HotGritz said:

Robin Thicke strikes me as one of those pussy eating men and for that....he is automatically cute.

you def are a member of the LLL:

Ladies Love Licks

dJJ said:

HotGritz said:

Robin Thicke strikes me as one of those pussy eating men and for that....he is automatically cute.

you def are a member of the LLL:

Ladies Love Licks

that would make for an interesting bumper sticker....i think.

dJJ said:

HotGritz said:

Robin Thicke strikes me as one of those pussy eating men and for that....he is automatically cute.

you def are a member of the LLL:

Ladies Love Licks

What woman isn't a member of LLL?!?

The ones who haven't been licked right.

Or are afraid to let go and enjoy fully

NDRU said:

Seemed like she was joking on a comedy show

oh, and I think she is super hot and deserves someone better than Robin thicke....someone like....Alan Thicke!!

is that the dad from Growing Pains?

ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

Seemed like she was joking on a comedy show

oh, and I think she is super hot and deserves someone better than Robin thicke....someone like....Alan Thicke!!

is that the dad from Growing Pains?

Yep. That's his dad. And his mom is Gloria Loring, famous for being a soap opera star in the 80's and writing cool tv show thems & singing smaltzy soft pop love song anthems...you know, the kind of stuff that ends up on those compilation records they use to advertise at night for 19.99

Ottensen said:

ZombieKitten said:

is that the dad from Growing Pains?

Yep. That's his dad. And his mom is Gloria Loring, famous for being a soap opera star in the 80's and writing cool tv show thems & singing smaltzy soft pop love song anthems...you know, the kind of stuff that ends up on those compilation records they use to advertise at night for 19.99

well! whaddaya know!

Robin looks like his father.

ZombieKitten said:

Ottensen said:

Yep. That's his dad. And his mom is Gloria Loring, famous for being a soap opera star in the 80's and writing cool tv show thems & singing smaltzy soft pop love song anthems...you know, the kind of stuff that ends up on those compilation records they use to advertise at night for 19.99

well! whaddaya know!

yeah they wrote this classic and Gloria Loring sang it