There is a time and a place for everything, but some parents aren't so sure that pole dancing and toddlers should be in the same place at the same time. A heated discussion about the topic came about after Ashley Wright, also known as Facebook user Ms. Wrights Way posted a video of her 2-year-old daughter watching her pole dance. Wright, an outspoken breastfeeding and attachment-parenting advocate, captioned her post "What dancing while attachment parenting looks like! How great it is to have both my passions with me into the New Year..."
But passions were ignited when the video went viral (it currently has more than 400,000 views), and the comments section lit up. These were among the 929 comments left for the mom:
There were some comments in support of Ms. Wright too:
The video was initially taken down by Facebook (presumably for copyright issues with the song), but it was later reinstated. Following the backlash, Wright responded:
"It is no surprise that many are put-off, and even more confused, by this shared display of divine femininity, sensual acceptance, power and open, unapologetic love for self and for my child. Unfortunately, many did not receive nor have bared witness to this form of love and therefore only see what is they can connect with; shame . . . I do not expect everyone to understand me nor my 'parenting style' for progression is few for most."
Tell us: do you find the act inappropriate?