Fans come to Pink's aid after she got mom-shamed on Instagram

Let Pink live.
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Fans come to Pink's aid after she got mom-shamed on Instagram
Pink 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' film premiere, Los Angeles, America - 23 May 2016 Credit: John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock

People can never let Pink live.

After Pink received backlash for a simple family photo, fans came out to defend the musician from unwarranted mom-shaming.

On Monday, Pink posted a photo of her and her children spending time together in their kitchen. In the image Pink is cooking while cradling her infant in a hands-free baby carrier, her daughter is kneeling on the counter beside the stove.

The musician often shares pictures her family on Instagram, but this photo in particular touched a nerve for certain commenters.

Criticisms in the comments included:

"Dangerous stuff for your kids! Stop doing this! U a great singer, don’t need to expose your baby to boiling oil. Are you insane this days? This picture would give a good example of what not to do with small children. Shocking picture. Hope to see you giving better exemples to the working mothers. I am a parent to. Cheer. Just terrible."

And:

"1 kid on the counter on kid strapped to her chest the closest to the hot pan i mean it is pretty stupid coming from mum of 4 boys not allowed in kitchen when im cooking"

And again:

"Isnt that dangerous for the baby. What if something spits oil out in pan onto the babies head."

Soon the musician's fans came to the singer's aid, sharing messages of support and encouragement:

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In short: Lay off, mom-shamers.

[H/T BuzzFeed]

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Mia Johnson was a web culture intern for Mashable. She's a Chicago native and Missouri School of Journalism graduate. She has a background in online, TV, and magazine journalism.

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