Blake Griffin Ordered to Pay over $3,000,000 annually in child support to his ex-fiancee

[Woberts]

Or, could it just possibly be that the courts are biased against males?

>biased against males
>majority of judges are males
>

 

[Jumi]

Take a look at this YouTube video that her current boyfriend made. The guy acts like a hysterical, immature loser and can't contain his excitement that he's getting money for nothing.

A youtube stars behavior... probably not how they are in real life.

If we judged people on how they act if they would deserve their wealth, I think it would be interesting. Kind of like a growth from communism to like/dislike-democracy.

 

[columbus]

Kindly explain to me how female privilege doesn't exist.

Of course it does. Hugely. Here in the USA it's so pervasive that lots of people don't even see it.

You can see it right here on RF.
Tom

 

[Revoltingest]

>biased against males
>majority of judges are males
>

This is an interesting aspect of identity politics.
If there is a bias against males, & this bias is enforced by other males,
many will see this as no problem because it happens within the group.
But for those who see people as individuals, this injustice isn't made
acceptable by being intra-group.
It's analogous to abortion rights. Some argue that men should have
no input because they shouldn't have control over a woman's body.
But they don't object to anti-abortion lobbying by other women.
A woman, by virtue of gender, has the right to control another?
Nah.
I say that rights are fully independent of group membership.

 

[Stevicus]

I just saw this headline today. NBA star Blake Griffin has been legally forced to pay his former fiancee $258,000 per month in child support. Blake Griffin's annual child support to exceed $3M

My thoughts:

1) There is no way that she needs over 3 million dollars per year to take care of a child.

2) He never abused her or harmed her in any way. He is literally being legally punished for breaking up with her, and she is getting her revenge. His punishment is more severe than the punishment for many types of crimes.

3) Kindly explain to me how female privilege doesn't exist.

It does seem pretty steep, although it may only demonstrate the existence of upper class privilege when it comes to those at that level of celebrity. It doesn't prove "female privilege" just by itself. There are a lot more women struggling to raise their children and getting very little in child support (if anything at all). But they're not celebrities and wouldn't warrant the attention of the tabloid press.

 

[Revoltingest]

You can see it right here on RF.

Looking to add to your dings?

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Why is it that you keep re-adjudicating these cases in your mind when you do not have sufficient information, nor the authority to do so? Is this some sort of weird hobby?

If I had to guess... and I'm happy to apologise if mistaken, but if I had to... I'd guess someone with a chip on the shoulder over family payments?

 

[columbus]

Looking to add to your dings?

I have only gotten one infraction point in weeks and weeks.

Don't ask me what it was for. I don't pay much attention to the mods.
Not that they aren't adorable.
Tom

 

[Revoltingest]

I have only gotten one infraction point in weeks and weeks.

Don't ask me what it was for. I don't pay much attention to the mods.
Not that they aren't adorable.

They're the best!
Saints all.

 

[suncowiam]

I just saw this headline today. NBA star Blake Griffin has been legally forced to pay his former fiancee $258,000 per month in child support. Blake Griffin's annual child support to exceed $3M

My thoughts:

1) There is no way that she needs over 3 million dollars per year to take care of a child.

2) He never abused her or harmed her in any way. He is literally being legally punished for breaking up with her, and she is getting her revenge. His punishment is more severe than the punishment for many types of crimes.

3) Kindly explain to me how female privilege doesn't exist.

Hey!

It also pays to marry a rich woman.

Celebrity Divorcées Pay High Price

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Because child support and family payments aren't meant to provide the minimal assistance required to survive, they're about sharing the responsibility for the child.

S-H-A-R-I-N-G.

I agree. And even if the required payment were a tenth of what it is, the woman and child would still be receiving more than five times the income that the median family in the United States makes per year. At this rate of payment, they are receiving more than fifty times the median family income. Is that not excessive?

 

[Rational Agnostic]

>biased against males
>majority of judges are males
>

Yeah, so? Males can be biased against males.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

If I had to guess... and I'm happy to apologise if mistaken, but if I had to... I'd guess someone with a chip on the shoulder over family payments?

LOL....not even close.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

A youtube stars behavior... probably not how they are in real life.

If we judged people on how they act if they would deserve their wealth, I think it would be interesting. Kind of like a growth from communism to like/dislike-democracy.

LOL. Y'all should get a sense of humor. It's obvious that video was satirical. But of course it does prove a point.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Except that was back in 2010, when Sheen's annual income was closer to around 20 million a year, not the 35 million that Blake earns/

Yes, but Sheen had been actively earning that income for decades. He's been a prominent actor since the 80s, if not longer. Griffin has only been an NBA star for less than 10 years, so his net worth is likely considerably less than Sheen's.

 

[Woberts]

Yeah, so? Males can be biased against males.

What I'm wondering is if society is so biased against males, how did those males end up as judges?

 

[Rational Agnostic]

What I'm wondering is if society is so biased against males, how did those males end up as judges?

I never said that society as a whole is biased against males. I said that I believe a form of female privilege exists in the realm of divorce/custody/child support cases. That's not to say that there aren't other areas where males are excessively privileged, but that's another topic.

 

[Woberts]

I said that I believe a form of female privilege exists in the realm of divorce/custody/child support cases.

Something which you haven't provided any evidence for, mind you.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Will Griffin be able to adjust this amount downwards when his NBA career ends? I would think so since I have also heard of child support increasing if one's earnings go up. I do not see this as excessive if that is the case. If this amount is "written in stone" then yes, that could be unfair.

As men it should be a lesson to us. There can be consequences of sleeping around. Many NBA stars have learned that too late.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

I agree. And even if the required payment were a tenth of what it is, the woman and child would still be receiving more than five times the income that the median family in the United States makes per year. At this rate of payment, they are receiving more than fifty times the median family income. Is that not excessive?

But it's not based on the median family. It's based on THAT family.