Da Brat And Jesseca “Judy” Dupart have explained their decision to use a white sperm donor for their pregnancy. During an interview with The Root, the two revealed that finding a Black sperm donor has proven to be incredibly difficult. After narrowing down from thousands of candidates on the basis of Judy’s genetic screening, only one remained who was Black.
“And that [dude] looked like Jiminy Cricket,” Brat joked. “I was like, ‘I’m sorry but that wasn’t gonna be my choice.'” She further added: “Because we didn’t have a lot to choose from, he definitely wasn’t Black. 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.”
Da Brat & Jesseca “Judy” Dupart
When the comments were picked up by the Instagram page Baller Alert, many users took issue with the explanation. Some even accused them of lying. Dupart later posted a lengthy comment in response. “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 wrote. "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 continued: “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.” Check out the post featuring Dupart's comment below.
The "Baller Alert" Post
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