A video of a man punching his nephew’s stuffed Mickey Mouse to coerce him to eat went viral
In the video, which has over 16.2 million views, the man is seen trying to feed the toddler, who refuses. He then tries to feed the Mickey Mouse toy and when the toy also “refuses”, he punches Mickey repeatedly. The toddler is clearly stunned, then takes his food with no hesitation. “When kids don’t wanna eat… this is what you gotta do,” user @rudyhernandez_ captioned the video along with laughing emojis.
When kids don’t wanna eat… this is what you gotta do 🥴😂💀 #imdead pic.twitter.com/DZJri3gCBn
— wild cherry 🍒 (@rudyhernandez_) June 20, 2019
He quickly got called out for this
Yeah emotional abuse is so funny.
— Montana Dawn (@MontanaDawn2) June 21, 2019
This is horrible. Threat of violence and childrens trauma is a real thing.
— Hjalte Lagercrantz (@Realitet) June 23, 2019
but responded to the backlash saying
My nephew saying “cheese” to all your negative comments on the video. He eats normally and is loved by his family. Mind your business and move on if you’re hurt. 😌 pic.twitter.com/CM0Nj7T6b9
— wild cherry 🍒 (@rudyhernandez_) June 20, 2019
