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Steve Harvey's grandkids pretending to breastfeed slammed as 'inappropriate'

Steve Harvey and his wife, Marjorie, are known to flood their Instagram feeds with adorable photos of their ever-growing family, which includes their seven children and five grandchildren.

But it’s the latest video that Marjorie posted of granddaughters Elle, 3, and Rose, 4, that is stirring up some controversy among her followers.

On Monday, Marjorie took to her Instagram to post the video, which features the two little girls taking care of their baby dolls by pretending to breastfeed them.

Steve Harvey’s granddaughters, Elle and Rose, pretend to breastfeed their baby dolls. (Photo: Instagram)
Steve Harvey’s granddaughters, Elle and Rose, pretend to breastfeed their baby dolls. (Photo: Instagram)

When she asked what they were doing, young Rose responded, “Feeding our babies,” before Elle continued, “from our boobies.”

The video shows the girls mimicking what they’ve likely seen their mothers do when taking care of their younger siblings and cousins. However, many people are responding to the post and saying, “I’m not sure how to feel about this.”

“Not cute” and “Inappropriate. A video for pedophiles,” wrote some critics, while another wrote, “This is why little girls grow up so fast…”

Others suggested that the video shouldn’t have been posted on social media but should have remained private to the family.

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Rose and Elle breastfeeding dolls 😂😂😭

A post shared by Marjorie Harvey (@marjorie_harvey) on Jan 14, 2019 at 8:39am PST

Those who found the video endearing, however, called it “beautiful” and even mentioned that their little ones have done the same thing.

Some even defended it by saying the girls would have been feeding their dolls with bottles had they seen their mums do that, and people wouldn’t have been as negative.

“Breastfeeding is normal and kids imitate what they see,” a follower commented. Another joked, “So sweet! Little do they know what’s to come when they really get there.”

After being alerted to some of the hateful comments, Marjorie eventually responded with a video on her Instagram Stories, stating that she posted it because she thought the video was cute and hilarious.

Majorie Harvey responded to the haters with a video on her Instagram story. Source: Instagram/Marjorie Harvey
Majorie Harvey responded to the haters with a video on her Instagram story. Source: Instagram/Marjorie Harvey

“Okay they just called and told me to look at some of these ignorant comments that y’all had on a post that I thought was hilarious,” she started.

“Cleary some of y’all weren’t breastfed. Maybe that’s the problem,” she said. “Some of y’all need a hug.”