Wiz Khalifa has responded to the net backlash that was directed at him after he took to social media to share a video of him touchdown birthday punches on his son, Sebastian “Bash” Taylor Thomaz.
Within the video, the rapper, whose actual identify is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, is seen sporting a boxing glove and jokingly punching his son to mark his thirteenth birthday. The punches don’t look like extreme, and Sebastian is seen taking the hits whereas he’s standing by a wall and putting his fingers behind his head. The punches have been for annually.
“We nonetheless doin birthday licks on this home!” Khalifa, 38, captioned within the video.
However the video of the birthday ritual that the Younger, Wild & Free rapper posted drew divided opinion on social media. Whereas a bit of social media customers registered their displeasure with Khalifa’s actions, others stated the rapper didn’t intend damage his son.
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Within the aftermath of the backlash, Khalifa, in a livestream, acknowledged that giving children “birthday licks” was nothing out of the peculiar.
“The web has determined that they don’t bear in mind rituals like children getting hit 13 getting licks for his or her birthdays,” he stated, per Advanced. “Everyone will get their birthday lick.”
The Black and Yellow rapper, who shares Sebastian with Amber Rose, additionally stated that he skilled such rituals throughout his childhood, and he by no means felt they have been controversial.
“It’s not a giant deal to frivolously faucet someone within the abdomen on their birthday,” stated Khalifa. “Like after I put the video up, I didn’t even suppose that no one would also have a downside with it.”
The 38-year-old moreover touched on fight sports activities gyms having rituals the place fighters obtain physique photographs as a way to encourage coaching and bonding, Advanced reported. He likened that to getting “birthday licks.”
In addition to posting the video of him giving his son the “birthday licks,” Khalifa additionally wished Sebastian a contented thirteenth birthday and showered praises on him in a submit on Instagram.
“Glad thirteenth Birthday to my superb son. I really like you a lot,” the 38-year-old wrote. “You convey a lot pleasure to my life on a regular basis and it’s been like that for the reason that day you bought right here. love you a lot boy. Thanks for being so type, caring, clever, an important large brother and the proper son. I really like you sebastian. Glad thirteenth birthday my large teenage boy.”
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