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I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I do not have a man or partner.\u201d\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/img.buzzfeed.com\/buzzfeed-static\/static\/2025-05\/16\/12\/thumb\/w2reWDIVh.jpg?crop=3000:1500;0,0%26downsize=1250:*\"\/><meta itemprop=\"articleSection\" content=\"US\"\/><meta name=\"next-head-count\" content=\"101\"\/><noscript data-n-css=\"\"\/><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\"><main aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"buzz-content\" class=\"post_main__leFIt post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<div class=\" buzz--list buzz--Celebrity subbuzzes-wrapper subbuzzes--buzzfeed \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-0 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">While it would be nice to live in a world where people didn\u2019t have to justify their life choices when they go against societal norms, the sad reality is that a woman\u2019s decision to remain single and child-free is often met with pushback and scrutiny. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to have women like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/uk\/tag\/tracee-ellis-ross\">Tracee Ellis Ross<\/a> publicly speaking out against the negative rhetoric.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-1 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Tracee is now 52, and has never married or had kids \u2014 something she has discussed at length over the years. For example, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/tracee-ellis-ross-glamour-women-of-the-year-speech-2017\" target=\"_blank\">Glamour<\/a> event back in 2017, the star reflected on how people tell her that she should have kids to give her life \u201cmeaning,\u201d despite the fact she already has a pretty \u201cincredible\u201d and accomplished life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">And last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chelseastewart\/tracee-ellis-ross-childfree-comments-kamala-harris\">Tracee went viral<\/a> when she delivered an empowering speech at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/uk\/tag\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris\u2019s<\/a> Unite for America rally shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/uk\/tag\/jd-vance\">J.D. Vance\u2019s<\/a> 2021 comments about the \u201cchildless left\u201d being responsible for America\u2019s problems resurfaced online.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">And Tracee doubled down on this during a recent appearance at the New York Times Well Festival, where she hit back at the idea that a child-free person\u2019s life is less \u201cworthy\u201d than a parent\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">“I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I don’t have children,\u201d Tracee begins in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=656924073994789\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> from the event. \u201cI do not believe that my life is unworthy because I do not have a man or partner. I do believe that I mother all over the place. I do believe that I do very valued things in the world and for people that I care about and love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Needless to say, Tracee\u2019s comments were incredibly well received, and they also sparked an important conversation about how wild it is that women even need to defend their life choices in this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Have you made the choice to be child-free? 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