August 6th 2023.
This week, Ne-Yo spoke out against parents who allow their children to make the life-changing decision of changing genders at a young age. The 43-year-old Miss Independent singer is a dad of seven and said he doesn't understand mothers and fathers who allow their kids to make such decisions. He believes that they have “forgotten what the role of parent is”.
Ne-Yo is no stranger to parenting. He has Madilyn, 12, and Mason, 11, with his former fiancée, Monyetta Shaw. He also has Shaffer Jr., seven, Roman, five, and Isabella, two, with his ex-wife Crystal Renay, and Braiden, two, and Brixton, six months, with ex-girlfriend Sade Jenea.
The artist shared his thoughts on the matter during an interview with Gloria Velez for VladTV. He said, “I feel like the parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is. If your little boy comes up to you and says, ‘Daddy, I wanna be a girl’, you just let him rock with that? Where did he get that?” He went on to clarify that while he encourages children to go against gender stereotypes, that doesn't mean they need to change their gender.
“I can't take credit for it, but I heard somebody say one time, if your son comes to you and says, 'Daddy, I want to be a girl', ask your son, 'Son, what is a girl?' What is he gonna do? He might want to play with dolls. All right, you want to play with dolls. Play with dolls. But you’re a boy playing with dolls.”
Ne-Yo also said that it's okay for children to wear whatever color they want, but they still should maintain their gender identity. He concluded, “I come from an era where a man was a man and a woman was a woman, and while I'm happy for people to identify how they want to, I won't play the game. I'm not gonna call you a goldfish.”
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