Da Brat’s wife Jesseca Harris-Dupart has defended their decision to use a white sperm donor for their pregnancy.
In a recent interview with The Root, the married couple revealed they narrowed down their shortlist of sperm donors to 300, and only one was Black.
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The mothers-to-be opted against using the sole Black donor, though, over qualms about his appearance. “That [dude] looked like Jiminy Cricket,” Da Brat joked. “I was like, ‘I’m sorry but that wasn’t gonna be my choice.'”
Instead, the couple ultimately decided to use a white sperm donor, whose good looks and height they’re hoping will be passed down to their unborn son.
“Because we didn’t have a lot to choose from, he definitely wasn’t Black,” Brat added. “But I think we did a great job with picking. He’s handsome, he’s tall and I think he’s going to look beautiful with my wife’s egg.”
After the interview was published, Harris-Dupart took to Baller Alert’s comments section on Instagram to defend her and Da Brat’s decision to choose a white surrogate for their pregnancy.
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“TO BE CLEAR – for all those that are not aware of the MANY things we weren’t aware of, here it is: black men make up less than 5% of the donation pool,” she began. “Furthermore with genetic testing ( that is SPECIFICALLY for looking into the diseases that humans carry ) and inputting my stats in ALL of the cryo banks -it went from THOUSANDS to about 300 and of that only 1 was black – and he also unfortunately wasn’t a perfect match.”
She added: “So we actually waited a few weeks to see if the pool increased – but unfortunately with the time frame we had to choose within 6-8 weeks and there was no more new black donors that fit within the perfect fit with my genetic testing. Hopefully this HEADLINE that people are running with will EDUCATE more people that there’s a HUGE gap in the sperm pool. Everyone have a great rest of your day. [pink heart emojis] [Eyes emoji].”
Meanwhile, the loving couple learned their baby’s gender at an extravagant gender reveal party which took place in March.
The former So So Def star and serial entrepreneur shared a video on Instagram of the festive occasion. They were surrounded by family and friends alongside a sea of pink and blue colors to represent which gender the child could potentially be. The couple were also decked out in the vibrant colors from head to toe.
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In the video, both women, along with their guests, could be seen looking at a decorative screen while it counted down from 10 to reveal the gender of the baby. Once the screen flashed “It’s A Boy,” there was pure pandemonium amongst everyone in attendance.
“Baby Harris – Dupart is a boy,” the couple captioned the joyous clip along with a series of blue heart emojis.
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There were a number of celebrities and public figures who congratulated the couple on their impending bundle of joy. Most notably, Jermaine Dupri wrote: “Congratulations !! I knew it was gonna be a boy.”
