Country singer Shane McAnally responded on Friday to a wave of backlash directed at him over a video he\u2019d posted to Instagram. In the video, his five-month-old called out for \u201cmama\u201d \u2014 and he laughed as he informed the baby that he had two dads and no mama.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found it hilarious,\u201d McAnally said of the video<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s five months old, he obviously doesn\u2019t understand English.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBabies usually say dada first, but people wouldn\u2019t then say the babies are only wanting their dads? It doesn\u2019t really make sense,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The musician also complained that the whole thing had been taken \u201cout of context,\u201d saying that he was \u201cappalled\u201d by some of the comments he\u2019d seen.<\/p>\n McAnally did not explain what \u201ccontext\u201d he believed critics were missing, but a number of them pointed out the fact that it was not the first time McAnally had set the baby up as a social media punchline: a video posted in December of 2025 showed the same baby, all smiles as dad (off-camera) talked about his siblings and pets \u2014 and then suddenly appeared concerned at the mention of \u201ctwo dads.\u201d The video, still pinned to McAnally\u2019s Instagram page, is titled \u201c6 week old homophobic baby.\u201d<\/p>\n The country singer has been dabbling in stand-up comedy recently, but the \u201chomophobic baby\u201d got more backlash than laughs.<\/p>\n \u201cHe may say \u2014 oh it\u2019s just a joke. But mothers don\u2019t joke about their children this way. Frankly, no father I know does either. It\u2019s like making a joke about your kid dying and it shows a tragic absence of familial connection. This baby is a fetish for them. God help this child,\u201d Kira Davis posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not the first time Tony winning musician Shane McAnally has made a joke out of his son\u2019s instinctive desire for his mother, rather than two fathers. Children deserve better than this,\u201d Concerned Women for America added.<\/p>\n The Daily Wire\u2019s Michael Knowles called it \u201cthe most horrifying video I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n