Video of a single mom pleading for her newborn son to be gay has gone viral, according to SandraRose.com.
The video, posted by Instagram blogger @westcoastkamgoing, purports to show a mother holding up her baby boy dressed in a onsie sporting a rainbow flag on the front. She sings, “Gay baby. It’s a gay baby. Gay, gay, gay!”
She then adds, “Please be gay. Be what you wanna be but please be gay. No pressure. No pressure.”
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@westcoastkam, who claims that the “behavior is becoming more common” among Black mothers. “Where’s the father?” he asked in the video caption.
The blogger does not elaborate on his opinion. However, folks in the comments had all sorts of theories, including that Black moms don’t want their sons exposed to be influenced by the toxic masculinity in the Black community.
Per SandraRose.com, one commenter on a manosphere message board wrote: “She going to be putting him in sundresses and makeup, he don’t stand a chance. destined for d–k.”
A female commenter on the manosphere board wrote: “Projecting sexuality on babies is disgusting and she should be ashamed.”
Others say being gay is socially accepted now and Black gay men are sought after by employers in the corporate and private sectors.