“He gone be a man”: YouTuber FunnyMike responds to backlash after telling his son not to play with “girl toys”

YouTuber and prankster FunnyMike is facing backlash after a video of him telling his son not to play with "girl toys" went viral on the internet. The Shade Room Teens (@theshaderoomteens) reposted this clip on Instagram. Some netizens did not agree with what FunnyMike said, while others believed that what he did was correct.

After the video clip of FunnyMike blew up, he decided to address the situation. A new video of Mike responding to The Shade Room Teens was posted by @FearedBuck on X. FunnyMike was seen sitting with his friends and talking to the camera. He said,

"They posted on Shade Room Teens because I got on MJ a** for playing with girl toys. Hey, he's my f***ng son. I don't want him playing with girl toys. Raise your kids how you raise your kids. I don't give a f*** how ya'll feel. Straight like that." - FunnyMike said.

He continued to elaborate,

"Some people ain't raising their kids at all but I'm going to raise mine how I raise 'em, yeah... Then I talk to my son how I talk to my son cause he ain't going to be soft on you... Let me father him how I'd father him. He gone be a man." - Mike expressed.

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How did netizens react to FunnyMike responding to the backlash?

Some people in the comment section are still torn between FunnyMike being right and others saying that his statement was s**ist.

Have a look at some of these comments on FearedBuck's X post.

A user who was in support of FunnyMike said,

"85% of the people complaining don’t have kids" - @TheRealNThony replied.

Netizens who did not believe in the term 'girl toys' in 2025 said,

"Wtf u mean girl toys bruh are we in 2015?" - @skiingcaat responded.

"Toys ain't got no gender, bro. Let the kid play." - @cryptonian_0 commented.

"FunnyMike’s out here clutching pearls over ‘girl toys’ like his son’s gonna turn into Barbie overnight. Bro, it’s a plastic doll, not a gender swap potion—let the kid have fun and stop flexing your insecurities on him. Toxic masculinity much?"" - @annnaxbabyy expressed.

One netizen commented by emphasizing the fact that MJ is Mike's son. The comment reads,

"Why are ppl mad about how he’s raising HIS son? - @J4LENFN said.

One user decided to put in their thoughts in the comment without getting in on the backlash. They wrote,

"I can’t tell anyone how to parent, as long as they aren’t abusing them!" - @monica_access chimed in.

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Before the video ended, FunnyMike mentioned how The Shade Room Teens did not acknowledge any of his achievements this week but instead posted something "out of context." He also mentioned that they did not even post a 'congratulations' post since he hit 100k on Twitch and 200k on "Twitter"/ X.