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Kids are supposed to be off limits; Negative comments about celebrity children getting out of hand
BY SYDNEE WALCOTT
As an adult, you should never disrespect a child in any way, shape, or form, but some adults need to be given that reminder.
On May 19th, 2022, Rihanna gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend, ASAP Rocky. Since the birth of their son, fans have been curious to see how their firstborn looks. The wait was over on December 17th, 2022 when Rihanna posted a TikTok of their seven-month-old son.
When a celebrity shares a picture or video of their infant child, many will show excitement and share positive messages when they finally see the first glimpse of a celebrity couple’s infant child, but there will always be people who will take their negative opinions to the internet to speak about innocent children instead of just keeping their hurtful comments to themselves.
History repeated itself once again when Twitter users appeared to show no remorse as they made tweets — that have since been made private, about the couple’s infant son’s appearance and even called the child ugly.
These comments have reminded many of what people have said about Beyonce and Jay-Z’s oldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
Since Blue Ivy’s birth, we have seen memes and posts about her hair and features. We have seen: a petition urging Beyonce and Jay-Z to comb their daughter’s hair, Karruehe Tran making a joke about her hair on BET’s 106 & Park, two journalists mocking her appearance, and Saucy Santana’s old tweets on her hair have resurfaced.
It’s already bad enough that one innocent child has endured so much negativity at a young age. We don’t need to see the same happen to any more children.
It is sickening to see adults speak negatively about a child who cannot defend itself. When these children grow up, they may come across negative comments and posts that were made about them when they were small.
Just imagine how hurt those children will feel when they come across those tasteless posts.
What I find to be mind-boggling is that some of these people who have made negative comments about a celebrity’s child also happen to be parents.
For parents who have said something negative about someone else’s child; imagine how you would feel if that was your child came across a nasty post another person made about them.
No one should ever be subjected to mistreatment in that fashion or any other, especially when they are children.