The tabloids were thrilled to announce on June 10 that rapper Kanye West and wife Kim Kardashian, parents of daughter North West, were expecting a baby boy. A source told US Weekly that “to make his world complete he wanted a little boy, an heir,” managing to disgust plenty of women.
Reports say Kanye wants a boy because he wants an "heir". I'm sorry, I didn't realize he had an entailed estate in 19th century England
— Diana Pearl (@dianapearl_) June 10, 2015
"Kanye wants a little boy, an heir". What??? So his daughter can't be his heir? What is this, the 1700's? Idiots everywhere
— Aoife O'Toole (@Aoife_Unedited) June 10, 2015
"Kanye … wanted a little boy, an heir" – yeah, god forbid you leave your fat stacks to a chick. http://t.co/hVTKdsW0ZF
— Sarah D. Bunting (@TomatoNation) June 10, 2015
Kanye says he wants an "heir"? Oh, shut the fuck up, man. http://t.co/g0awqglKoi
— Mike Flugennock (@flugennock) June 10, 2015
Today, though, US Weekly reported that West didn’t leave anything to chance; the couple paid big bucks to undergo an IVF gender-selection process, in which male embryos were isolated and implanted exclusively. It turns out West really wanted that male heir.
Just when you think she couldn't be any worse, Kim was implanted w only male embryos so Kanye could "have an heir" #partylikeits1199
— That Packer Girl: sailing the seas of cheese (@thatpackergirl) June 24, 2015
Kanye wants an heir. It has to be his son. Why can't it be his daughter, North? What is this, a Jane Austen novel? Dumb.
— savo (@savosavo) June 24, 2015
“Kanye wanted a little boy, an heir." | Ugh. Where is the feminist defense for the tiny girl embryos destroyed? http://t.co/YpQTyokjB3
— mallory quigley (@mallorytq) June 24, 2015
@mallorytq @TPCarney An "heir"? Does he think that we observe middle age laws of succession and inheritance?
— Alex F. Baldwin (@VerumVulnero1) June 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/613785565956341760
@VerumVulnero1 @TPCarney So much for "progressives"
— mallory quigley (@mallorytq) June 24, 2015
US Weekly says Kanye wanted an heir. Obviously because girls can’t inherit in the XXIst century and aren’t enough. Good God @usweekly
— Chelsea_Blue (@_agata_2730) June 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/mchellelapinsky/status/613852564367372288
Kanye only loves Kanye. Straight up #sexist http://t.co/T3swoVgI8U
— Annanya (@Enya07) June 24, 2015