I have no idea whether Levi Johnston relinquished the surname of his son Tripp to the Palins or not – but I’m pretty sure that had this happened it would have been page one of every Palin-related blog from Alaska to Florida. So why these big-time television productions continue to refer to this child as Trip Palin is beyond my grasp. Do reporters not even bother to get their subject’s names right or are the Palins at the heart of the deceit?
But that’s not even the thing that’s bugging me the most this morning. Promo photos of Bristol’s new show (to air 19 June 2012 on Lifetime) purportedly taken between from last month and this have me chin-scratching.
See for yourself:
Now I know a kids physical appearance can change in a heartbeat and a haircut that removes all the baby curls can add a surprising amount of age to a young boys face – but really – my first impression was “Did they highlight his hair to make him look younger??? Had I not seen other photos of Tripp with the tow-head blonde curls (since 2009) I would have stuck with that impression too.
So let’s say (for the sake of argument) the photographer’s statement of having taken the tow-head photo in May 2012 is accurate (see below) and the unknown date shot was taken in June. That would explain the difference in hair. But it doesn’t explain the difference in size. The little boy sharing a frosting kiss with his mom looks so much taller and bigger in his upper body than the small boy sitting on his mom’s lap I can barely keep from shaking my head in disbelief.
Then it occurred to me that the photographer’s statement actually reads this:
Bristol has been shopping her reality show for close to if not more than two years. If this ‘pose’ was taken during an earlier promotion, that would place Tripp’s age as three years old more than a year ago – and his new older look for the newer promos would then make perfect sense.
Did the Palins shanghai his real surname and his real age?
I’m guessing one way or another this reality show is going to bite Bristol in the ass.
June 12, 2012 at 4:20 pm
The angelic blond haired blue eyed baby photo was taken when they were in LA, I believe.
Remember, they’re recycling footage from that earlier, failed effort into the new series. It’s about her life going to LA (???), being in LA, getting her wuddle feewings all hurt up in LA, and running home to momma crying — only to rise to the challenge and buy her own home across the dead lake from her family and (finally) star in a reality show… that her family has carefully crafted to promote their view of reality — but will still manage to show them as they are
I suspect that ignoring Tripp’s full last name is entirely intentional on the part of the Palins.
How else would they drive home the fact that poor, poor Bristol has been abandoned by that horrible boy who got her pregnant and then cheated on her even after she took him back after he cheated on her?
June 12, 2012 at 7:11 pm
But the issue of recycled footage only furthers the confusion if you’re looking at age. He ‘looks’ and was touted as a 3 year old in the tow-head pic – so if there is a span of ten months to a year between these two photos, that makes Tripp a 4 to 5 year old now – and that means he could NOT have been born when the Palins claim he was born in Dec 2008.
The Palins are almost as infuriating as the Where’s Waldo series…
June 12, 2012 at 7:18 pm
He should be about 3.5 years, as the old crow tells it, with Trig being theoretically freshly 4, correct?
He’s really starting to look like his dad, IMO. It’s in his facial structure and eyes, although both of his parents have nice eyes. People make fun of Bristol’s weight and appearance, but she really is a pretty girl even with the new can opener chin.
When was the last time anyone saw Trig? Wasn’t his birthday not too long ago?
June 12, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Maybe it’s the grandmother in me showing but the little boy in the second photo looks school age to me. The profile does not look like that of a three year old, even one who is three and a half. It’s maybe the way he’s standing or the cut of his hair – or the grownup posture of his shoulders – he simply does not hold any of the baby features one would see in a three to four year old.
And as far as I know, no one has seen Trig in a long time – there was no birthday acknowledgment this year and last easter his photo posted was one from a previous year. I think the most current photo of Trig was the one standing with Tripp – the one where Tripp looks to be at least three years old, (towering over Trig who is the older of the two) when Tripp should have only been two.
This family makes me crazy. LOL
June 13, 2012 at 11:04 am
Yes, in that picture, his ‘abay-fat’ is gone from his face, and he has started to ‘thin out’. (Also, too: His hair color seems to be darker…)
June 13, 2012 at 11:05 am
BABY-fat…
June 13, 2012 at 11:02 am
Also, too, check out Levi’s FB page – he just uploaded some new pics there. There is at least ONE picture, where it looks like Tripp has his new front teeth already. NO 3 year old *I* know has his second teeth…
June 14, 2012 at 6:57 am
Bristol bought her home in Alaska 2 months before she had her widdle feelings hurt by the heckler.
He is sueing Bristol for defamation.