A gay couple have responded to a vicious racist and homophobic backlash against photos they posted on Instagram that show them taking care of their two young daughters.
Chicago-born Kordale and Atlanta native Kaleb, two African American men who have three children together, often share adorable pictures of their happy family on their shared Instagram page, which has 36,489 followers.
But a recent snap of them styling their daughters' hair sparked an unexpected negative response, with some commenters apparently taking issue with the idea of two gay black men raising children together.
Most of the negative comments have since been deleted, but the negative reactions had a profound effect on the couple, who responded via HuffPost Gay Voices.
'We may be gay but this does not mean we are incapable of what a heterosexual couple is capable of!' they wrote in their post.
'Our main objective as parents is to provide, love, educate, support, encourage, and love some more,' they added.
The image that sparked controversy was posted on Tuesday and has since had hundreds of comments and more than 6,000 'likes'.
It shows Kordale and Kaleb with their daughters in a bathroom mirror, brushing their hair and getting them ready for school.
'Being fathers is getting our daughters up at 5:30am, making breakfast, getting them dressed for school and putting them on the bus by 6:30,' they captioned the photo.
'This is a typical day in our household . It's not easy but we enjoy every moment and every minute of #fatherhood. #proudfathers #blackfathers #prouddads #gaydads'.
The post received a number of supportive comments like 'Beautiful family!' and 'Those girls are lucky to have two dads that love them so much!'
But it also reportedly attracted negative attention from commenters who seemed to believe there was something immoral in their lifestyle situation.
In response, the couple wrote: 'Our kids are blessed to have three parents (Kordale, Kaleb and their Mother) who love, care and support them in every decision they have made and will continue to make as they get older.
'Being gay is the new normal for a lot of people and judgement isn't needed, just equality!'
Theirs is the second incidence in recent history of Instagram users posting racist remarks on seemingly innocent family photos.
Last week, Los Angeles-based father Doyin Richards was left shocked when a photo he shared of himself cradling one daughter in an Ergo while brushing the other's hair went viral - for the wrong reasons.
Some commenters took issue with the color of his skin, making cruel assumptions about his lifestyle, while others suggested that being a doting father as an African American man shows weakness
One commenter said: 'Cute picture. Now why don't you hand the children back to their mom so you can go back to selling drugs or your bootleg rap CDs?'
Mr Richards responded with a blog post explaining his love of fatherhood. 'Being a dad is one of the few things in life I'm actually good at. Of course I'm going to be passionate about this gig,' he wrote.
Chicago-born Kordale and Atlanta native Kaleb, two African American men who have three children together, often share adorable pictures of their happy family on their shared Instagram page, which has 36,489 followers.
But a recent snap of them styling their daughters' hair sparked an unexpected negative response, with some commenters apparently taking issue with the idea of two gay black men raising children together.
Most of the negative comments have since been deleted, but the negative reactions had a profound effect on the couple, who responded via HuffPost Gay Voices.
'We may be gay but this does not mean we are incapable of what a heterosexual couple is capable of!' they wrote in their post.
'Our main objective as parents is to provide, love, educate, support, encourage, and love some more,' they added.
The image that sparked controversy was posted on Tuesday and has since had hundreds of comments and more than 6,000 'likes'.
It shows Kordale and Kaleb with their daughters in a bathroom mirror, brushing their hair and getting them ready for school.
'Being fathers is getting our daughters up at 5:30am, making breakfast, getting them dressed for school and putting them on the bus by 6:30,' they captioned the photo.
'This is a typical day in our household . It's not easy but we enjoy every moment and every minute of #fatherhood. #proudfathers #blackfathers #prouddads #gaydads'.
The post received a number of supportive comments like 'Beautiful family!' and 'Those girls are lucky to have two dads that love them so much!'
But it also reportedly attracted negative attention from commenters who seemed to believe there was something immoral in their lifestyle situation.
In response, the couple wrote: 'Our kids are blessed to have three parents (Kordale, Kaleb and their Mother) who love, care and support them in every decision they have made and will continue to make as they get older.
'Being gay is the new normal for a lot of people and judgement isn't needed, just equality!'
Theirs is the second incidence in recent history of Instagram users posting racist remarks on seemingly innocent family photos.
Last week, Los Angeles-based father Doyin Richards was left shocked when a photo he shared of himself cradling one daughter in an Ergo while brushing the other's hair went viral - for the wrong reasons.
Some commenters took issue with the color of his skin, making cruel assumptions about his lifestyle, while others suggested that being a doting father as an African American man shows weakness
One commenter said: 'Cute picture. Now why don't you hand the children back to their mom so you can go back to selling drugs or your bootleg rap CDs?'
Mr Richards responded with a blog post explaining his love of fatherhood. 'Being a dad is one of the few things in life I'm actually good at. Of course I'm going to be passionate about this gig,' he wrote.
Source : DailyMail, HuffingtonPost
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