The picture of a baby in an Air New Zealand flight has gone viral on the internet and stirred a controversy. The baby was seen wearing an adult-sized face mask with two holes cut out for the baby to see.
The picture was taken by another passenger, Jandre Opperman, on the same flight. He posted it on his social media account, but he never thought that this harmless picture would divide the internet so much, with some people calling it child abuse, while others finding it cute.
As some outraged netizens blamed the mother, Jandre Opperman, in his interaction with the New Zealand Herald, clarified that it was a "super-sweet interaction" and the baby was not uncomfortable as the mother was tending to the child's needs. He added, "I think it was a mix of having a laugh, and trying her best to protect her child with the equipment available to her,".