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A gay country music<\/a> songwriter and his husband said they were shocked after a viral video of their baby asking for “mama” drew online backlash.<\/p>\n

Shane McAnally, 51, a Grammy Award<\/a> winner behind dozens of No. 1 country songs, posted a video to Instagram last week of his husband, Michael Baum, playing with their son Texson, while asking whether he wanted “Dada” or “Pop.”<\/p>\n

The clip, captioned “Baby has 2 dads…chose neither,” shows Baum asking Texson, “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?” The baby says, “Mama, mama.”<\/p>\n

The two men laugh as Baum asks the question again and the baby repeats, “Mama.”<\/p>\n

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After Baum responds, “No way, Jose,” Texson begins to cry.<\/p>\n

Baum then says, “There is no mama.”<\/p>\n

McAnally, speaking from behind the camera, adds, “You have dada or pop – two choices.”<\/p>\n

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Texson is the couple\u2019s third child born through surrogacy. He joins twins Dylan and Dash, 12.<\/p>\n

The April 14 video was reposted across social media, including by Right Angle News, where it drew 15 million views.<\/p>\n

Some socially conservative commentators expressed outrage over the clip, arguing it highlighted deeper concerns about surrogacy and a child’s biological need for a mother.<\/p>\n

“This baby will never know the warmth and loving care of his mother, or any mother,” Lila Rose, founder of pro-life organization Live Action, wrote on X<\/a>. “And this was done by design, to serve the selfish desires of two adult men. God have mercy on this baby and on us for allowing this.”<\/p>\n

“Tells the baby he doesn\u2019t have a mother. The baby cries while the man laughs. Being sold is a joke I guess? Why is this legal?” Josh Wood, executive director at children’s rights organization Them Before Us, posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“These men laugh as the baby cries and says ‘ma ma ma,'” conservative activist Chris Elston, better known as “Billboard Chris,” wrote<\/a>. “They think it\u2019s funny because ‘there is no mama.’ This baby was designed to never have a mother so that two men could satisfy their selfish desires. It\u2019s impossible for a normal person to watch this without instinctual disgust.”<\/p>\n

McAnally defended the post in comments to The Daily Mail<\/a>, saying he was “appalled” by how some people interpreted the video.<\/p>\n

“People have been saying some awful things… He’s the happiest baby in the world,” he told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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McAnally said he and Baum intended the clip to be “self-deprecating” because most babies say “dada” before “mama.”<\/p>\n

“We found it hilarious,” he added. “He’s five months old, he obviously doesn’t understand English.”<\/p>\n

The couple received support online as well. The website LGBTQNation called the video<\/a> “sweet and silly” and criticized the conservative uproar. Another user wrote that the “m” sound is common for babies and they were giving the child all the love it deserved.<\/p>\n

Some social media users noted McAnally had posted a similar video before. In one Instagram post from December<\/a>, McAnally showed his son appearing to frown after being told he has two dads, labeling the clip, “6-week-old homophobic baby.”<\/p>\n

McAnally did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/gay-country-star-defends-viral-video-baby-asking-mama-after-conservative-backlash <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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