Controversial photo of mum and baby divides the internet
A photo showing a woman sitting at a bar with a baby in a carrier and hanging off the back of her stool has divided internet users.
The woman is seen enjoying a drink with a friend as the child is hanging behind her.
The details of the image are unclear, with some assuming it’s a doll, but that hasn’t stopped Reddit users from criticising the woman
“Mounting her baby on the back of a chair,” the caption, which was posted Sunday, reads.
Thousands of people have weighed in, with some branding the act as “dangerous”.
“It’s meant to be around someone’s arms, so I feel like the harness could slip off of the chair,” one Reddit user wrote.
“I treat my backpack with more respect,” said another person, while a third added, “I don’t even do that with my purse,” added another.
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Others defended the woman with one user saying, “These harnesses have a chest strap so there’s no way it’s falling off that chair.”
“I mean, this is stupid, but it probably has a chest clip,” a second person agreed.
But not everyone bought into the idea, with one user saying that while the carrier may have a chest strap that’s latched on the other side, “I think that would make it worse.”
“Instead of falling to the floor, it would slip off, sliding baby out head first onto the tile,” she said.
“I had a carrier like that and I could totally sit down while wearing a baby,” added another.
Others just joked that the mum “needed a drink”.
“Take a nap sweetie, mammy need her wine,” one user wrote.
One woman was adamant that she didn’t see a problem with the photo.
“That babies in a deep sleep I really don’t see the problem here. If the baby is comfy and sleeping and she’s holding onto the carrier it’s just a funny way to let your baby sleep,” the woman explained.
Others agreed that it appeared the mum was holding onto the strap.
“Looks like she is reaching back and holding it, or she just likes sitting in awkward positions.”
Meanwhile, others questioned if the baby was actually a doll and said they couldn’t tell from the photo.
“It’s also not a real baby,” one wrote.