JD Vance Sparks Outrage Among Childfree Community by Calling Kamala Harris a ‘Childless Cat Lady’

Childfree adults are outraged over comments made by JD Vance about Vice President Kamala Harris. They feel they’ve been harshly judged simply for not having children.

In a resurfaced 2021 interview, Donald Trump’s newly-appointed running mate told former host Tucker Carlson that the country was run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too.”

“Look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC, the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children,” Vance, 39, continued. “How does it make any sense we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”

As the video of the interview went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, it didn’t take long for the childfree community to react to Vance’s sexist comments. Women without children took to the platform to point out the constant criticism they’ve faced over their decision to remain childfree. Some noted that not having children doesn’t disqualify them from making decisions about the future of the US.

American actor Liz Vassey, known for her roles on “All My Children” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” sarcastically replied to Vance’s comments: “I had absolutely no idea I was miserable. Thank God there was a man around to tell me.”

Another childfree individual posted on X: “As a non-birth giver, I’ve heard judgments about this since my 20s, but this thing about having no stake in society unless you produce young is very sinister to me.”

“I choose not to have kids and I’ve never regretted it. I’m not lacking anything and my life is quite full, thank you very much,” a third woman wrote. “You’re just a miserable little man who gets off by saying one outrageous thing after another.”

Others pointed out that some people remain childfree due to health reasons beyond their control.

“Hi, childless cat lady here,” wrote screenwriter Taryn Hillin. “Cancer took my uterus and ovaries so I cannot have children (biologically). Navigating the US healthcare system is a nightmare. My dream is for all patients, regardless of income, to have equal access to life-saving treatment.”

“Do people even realize that some women have some very tragic and traumatized reasons they don’t have children?” another person asked. “Yes, for many it is a choice and we should support that. But talk like this is actually very hurtful to those who wish they had the choice.”

There is a growing number of adults in the US who have decided to remain childfree. A 2021 survey from Pew Research Center found that 44 percent of adults said it is “not too or not at all likely” that they will have children someday, a seven percent increase from 2018. While there was no single reason why a number of Americans have lost interest in becoming parents, some survey respondents cited financial burdens or the unsettling “state of the world” as reasons to remain childfree.

Many users were quick to point out that Harris actually has two step-children. The US vice president is married to longtime entertainment lawyer Doug Emhoff and is a stepmother to his children: Ella and Cole Emhoff.

Harris previously opened up about being a stepmother to Ella and Cole in a personal essay. In honor of Mother’s Day 2019, Harris described her stepchildren as her “endless source of love and pure joy.”

The 59-year-old potential Democratic nominee detailed the moment she met her now-husband’s children for the first time, writing: “Children need consistency; I didn’t want to insert myself into their lives as a temporary fixture because I didn’t want to disappoint them.”

She referred to her stepchildren as “brilliant, talented, funny kids who have grown to be remarkable adults.”

“I was already hooked on Doug, but I believe it was Cole and Ella who reeled me in,” Harris wrote. Her stepchildren have even given her the affectionate nickname of “Momala,” rather than stepmother.

Source: Particle News, Fox News, Pew Research Center