Akon defends parenting in absentia: "Attending kids' recitals is a white man's thing"
Proud father of nine, Akon, supports Nick Cannon's decision to spawn a dozen children: "100%, I agree with him 1000%. That’s how life is supposed to be. Why not? He’s rich, he’s responsible. Nick is there for every single one of those kids."
The interviewer rebuked, "There is no way you can have 12 kids…" but Akon insisted, "I’ve got nine and I’m there for every one of mine."
When asked if he attends his children's recitals: "No, that’s a white man’s thing. Who gives a f**k about a recital? My job isn’t to be doing all that extra stuff, all these holidays and recitals and all that. While I’m taking care of my responsibilities to make sure that my family have a roof over their head and food, if I have the time to show love, yes I will do that. But my responsibility is to make sure they grow up responsible, strong, and become an input to society."
He continued, “You can’t expect a man to conquer the world if he’s there with his children.” He rejected a suggestion to have fewer children, so they could join his travels around the world: “Why would you wanna take children all around the world with a man? That’s so womanistic. What man do you know is gonna run around with his children? You know how weak that looks? Who does that?”
“Communication allows me to be there every day. That’s what FaceTime and phone is for."
The host argued it’s ‘not the same’, but Akon insisted it is: ‘The reason why people like me can’t spend every day and minute with their children is because the mother’s job is to be there with the children. I am the man, my job is to provide comfort so the mother can provide and raise those children to be like me. If it’s a man, when the child is a certain age as a man that’s my responsibility to show him what a man’s role and responsibility is."
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