In October, Utah mom Amber Wright, went viral for something so seemingly innocuous: She hugged her son. But according to the internet, the way she went about it was … inappropriate to say the least.
After what Amber described as an intense football game, her son picked her up when she met him on the field. As they embraced, she wrapped her legs around his waist. Naturally, because Amber is a mom on the internet, everything from the hug to her attire was picked apart in the aftermath. But as soon as this mama got the opportunity to clap back at the haters, she did.
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People criticized the hug and Amber's attire.
Some accused Amber of trying to be too much of a “cool mom.” They deemed her entire outfit, from her white pants to her high heels, “inappropriate.”
Someone asked, “Why are you on him like a GF would be?”
Another person accused her of far worse. “Y’all she fr got pedo vibes,” another wrote. “Her son aint even a junior. She trippin over sophomore games. Jeezus.”
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Many thought the interaction was perfectly healthy.
There were also those who came to her defense, claiming that they saw nothing wrong with the display of affection. “With so much pain & problems in the world some people have to hate on a loving mother & son celebrating!” one supporter wrote. "I hope you block out all the haters."
We don’t know if Amber blocked the haters. But she did give them something else to get them talking.
Amber decided to double down with a new photo.
For Halloween, Amber donned a referee outfit and jumped into the arms of a man. This picture — certainly more suggestive than the first — included the caption: “Oops … did it again [shrug emoji].” Naturally, people had a lot to say.
“AND THIS PICTURE IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY IT WAS SO WRONG TO BE DOING THIS TO YOUR SON… ♂️ ♂️” one user scream-typed.
Amber responded, “If you don’t see the difference in this pic vs how I hugged my son, then you my dear have issues,” Amber replied. “I would dare bet that you enjoy looking at my content WAY more than you should. Knock yourself out luv. Just don’t get carpal tunnel .”
Someone else mentioned that Amber might be doing all of this solely to get a rise out of people.
Some accused her of clout chasing.
“At this point she's doing it for clout and knows that it's so off to hug ur son like she did,” one user wrote.
Still, there are those who remain on Amber’s side.
“That’s so funny to me cuz if you go back to the picture with your son you’re hugging him in such a different way. People really don’t have shit to do lol,” a comment reads.
Others commended Amber on her ability to get the people going.
“Awesome,” one user wrote. “I love good troll-bait.”
