Blueface is standing ten toes down on gentle parenting, regardless of what social media has to say.
The rapper recently found himself at the center of online debate after sharing a video of his three-year-old daughter, Journey, calling him a “motherf**ker” and hitting him while he attempted to buckle her into a seatbelt. The clip quickly spread online, with many commenters criticizing his parenting style and arguing that he should physically discipline the child.
Instead of backing down, Blueface responded directly to the backlash and made it clear that he has no intention of putting his hands on his daughter.
“See, this is why I will never take advice from social media. Ya’ll want me to whip my baby. Three-year-old little girl.”
While speaking to Journey in the video, he continued: “How old are you? You are so pretty. They want me to hit you…They don’t even matter.”
Blueface then pushed back on what he sees as a double standard.
“If I beat a grown up, a b***h 26 years old, they gonna say I’m wrong for doing the same thing you do…The way you hit me, if I hit a grown lady, how they asking me to hit you, they gonna say I’m wrong, baby girl. You hear me? They crazy.”
The rapper doubled down on his position, telling his daughter: “I’m not putting my hands on you. You are too precious. You are so beautiful.”
He later added: “We’re going to keep the gentle parenting going, man.”
The conversation follows weeks of criticism surrounding Blueface’s parenting. Earlier this year, videos of Journey throwing a tantrum during a shopping trip also sparked debate online. After many users accused him of being too lenient, Blueface publicly defended himself, stating that he does not believe in physically disciplining little girls. Reports at the time noted that he attempted to verbally redirect his daughter rather than use physical punishment during the incident.
For Blueface, the issue appears to be bigger than parenting criticism. During his latest response, he also rejected the idea of seeking validation from social media altogether.
“I don’t give a f**k if y’all say I’m a good parent, a bad parent, a deadbeat, whatever y’all say, gang. Y’all is not living right.”
He continued: “Anybody on these apps seeking validation from you guys…That b***h lost. You know what I mean? Anybody seeking likes, approvals, comments is really lost in real life. That s**t does not matter.”
Blueface also explained that he believes his daughter’s age plays a major role in how he approaches discipline.
“My daughter get old enough to understand right from wrong, then we’ll apply the pressure. Until then, this s**t is all no, don’t, and stop. That’s all she gonna do.”
The debate has reignited a broader conversation around gentle parenting, physical punishment, and what effective discipline actually looks like.
While “gentle parenting” does not have a single official definition, the approach generally emphasizes age-appropriate expectations, emotional regulation, communication, boundaries, and non-physical discipline. Major child health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, advise against spanking and other forms of physical punishment. The organization recommends positive reinforcement, setting limits, redirection, and clear expectations instead of hitting, slapping, shaming, or humiliating children.
Research has consistently found links between corporal punishment and negative child outcomes. Multiple studies and reviews have associated spanking with increased behavioral problems, aggression, mental health challenges, and poorer developmental outcomes later in childhood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also promotes positive parenting strategies such as redirection, distraction, praise, consistent consequences, and age-appropriate discipline techniques for toddlers.
Whether people agree with Blueface’s parenting style or not, one thing is clear: he’s not taking parenting notes from the comment section.
