Gay country songwriter Shane McAnally posted a troubling video on social media that drew a harsh response from many who saw it.
McAnally is married to Michael Baum and the pair welcomed their third child, Texson Ray McAnally Baum, who was born via surrogate on Oct. 26, 2025. In a video shared on Instagram, McAnally can be seen asking the infant who he prefers, “Dada or Pop?”
Texson responds with what sounds like “Mama,” prompting the proud dad to say, “No mama. You want Dada or Pop?”
The video was shared on X by Right Angle News Network, along with the description, “Two gay men in Nashville are sparking nationwide outrage after recording a video of themselves mocking the baby they had via surrogacy as it cries for its mother for content.”
Two gay men in Nashville are sparking nationwide outrage after recording a video of themselves mocking the baby they had via surrogacy as it cries for its mother for content.
Man: “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?”
Baby: “Mama”
Man: “No, there is no mama.”
Baby: cries pic.twitter.com/ym3ujfdS0Q
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) April 16, 2026
There is laughter off camera, presumed to be Baum, as McAnally persists, “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?”
Again, the child seems to say Mama,” with the songwriter who has written and/or produced more than 50 No. 1 country songs pushing back, “No way, Jose!”
Texson soon begins to cry, right after McAnally states, “There is no mama.”
Sadly, the indoctrination session continues, despite the child seemingly growing frustrated with McAnally’s antics.
As for the name, McAnally told People, “‘Texson’ is about me being a Texan and he is the son of a Texan, so that’s why it’s spelled the way it is.”
The baby’s middle name is the maiden name of McAnally’s grandmother.
The online response to the story was brutal — here’s a quick sampling of responses, as seen on X:
As a mama this broke my heart and made my blood boil. Surrogacy is child abuse and should be outlawed absolutely everywhere. https://t.co/Ra4JLIbEhg
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) April 17, 2026
The most horrifying video I’ve ever seen in my life. https://t.co/y4QiI83jdc
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 16, 2026
You read the Bible and think “Wow God wiping out an entire civilization with brimstone and hellfire, seems harsh”
Then you see stuff like this and you realize it isn’t harsh enough https://t.co/02UJm7Rl1c
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) April 16, 2026
This is HORRIFIC.
A gay couple are LAUGHING at a baby boy they purchased via surrogacy, who’s asking for his “MAMA”
Straight up CHILD ABUSE. Why is this legal??
Man: “Who do you want? Dada or pop?”
Baby: “Mama!”
Man: “There is no mama!”
Baby: *cries* pic.twitter.com/uf4CRwF5pN
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 16, 2026
There is something so deeply sinister about this https://t.co/VuMdbEsIKu
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 17, 2026
It’s only a matter of time pic.twitter.com/mhGBqT0784
— UnApologetics (@eatlivingbread) April 16, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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