Brittany Aldean, wife of country music star Jason Aldean, ignited a firestorm in recent days after thanking her parents for not changing her gender as a child.

It all started with a simple Instagram video and caption — and when anger immediately raged, Aldean did anything but back down.

“I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase,” Aldean wrote in the video’s caption. “I love this girly life.”

The brief clip, set to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s song “Upgrade U,” shows Aldean makeup-free before an instantaneous transition shows her decked out in makeup with a glamorous hairstyle.

While Aldean playfully smiles in the video, not everyone was so jovial about the post. Singer Cassadee Pope was among those who seemingly took aim at Aldean’s Instagram video and caption.

You’d think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging. But instead here we are, hearing someone compare their “tomboy phase” to someone wanting to transition. Real nice.

— Cassadee Pope (@CassadeePope) August 26, 2022

“You’d think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging,” she tweeted. “But instead, here we are, hearing someone compare their ‘tomboy phase’ to someone wanting to transition. Real nice.”

Singer Maren Morris responded to Pope in agreement, writing, “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.”

But many others jumped in to like or support the message. Brittany Aldean’s husband, singer Jason Aldean, even jokingly responded on Instagram, “[I’m] glad they didn’t too, cause you and I wouldn’t have worked out.”

At that point, Brittany Aldean — who has two young children named Memphis and Navy — could have remained silent or ignored the angst, but she chose to chime in.

In fact, Aldean issued a lengthy statement pushing back on these critiques, specifically when it comes to the transitioning of children.

“Upholding for the genital mutilation of youngsters under the mask of affection and calling it ‘orientation confirming consideration,’ is quite possibly of the most obviously terrible insidiousness,” Aldean composed. “I will continuously uphold my youngsters and give my best for safeguard their guiltlessness.”

She proceeded to mourn the condition of culture today and guardians who dread others such a lot of they sign on to the impulses of the day.

“A few guardians need to be acknowledged by society so gravely that they’re willing to go with life changing choices for their youngsters who aren’t mature enough to completely grasp the results of those activities,” Aldean said. “Love is safeguarding your youngster until they are experienced enough as a grown-up to go with their own life choices. … Up to that point, let kids be.”

E! has favoring the this way and that for those intrigued, however Aldean additionally shared one more message on her Instagram anecdotes about the significance of standing up and being unafraid to communicate one’s perspectives.

“Assuming you are quiet about your convictions since you are stressed somebody will be insulted, then, at that point, your convictions are not that vital to you, but instead individuals’ opinion on you is,” it read. “At the point when you defend what’s right and valid, you will get both disdain and love, yet everybody will understand what you are battling for.”