Piers Morgan mocks Daniel Craig for carrying his child\, faces backlash

Piers Morgan mocks Daniel Craig for carrying his child, faces backlash

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questioned Daniel Craig's masculinity after the James Bond star was photographed carrying his daughter in a

Mocking the "Spectre" actor, shared the said picture on with a caption: "Oh 007.. Not you as well?! #papoose #emasculatedBond."

The remark by the host was met with criticism on social media, which was led by "Avengers: Infinity War" star

"You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child. Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside," Evans wrote on the microblogging site in response to Morgan's tweet.

Several fathers from around the world joined the chorus and shared pictures with their babies.

Some of them gave the "Good Morning Britain" host the taste of his own medicine.

"Delighted to find out I am as unmanly as Daniel Craig," a user wrote, sharing his photo with his kid on his back as he sprawled on the floor clicking a picture.

A tweeple said, "There is nothing more masculine than a father taking an active role in nurturing and looking after his child.

"About time more in the media celebrated this, I mean aren't you right-wing oddballs always bleating on about lack of family values?"

"My wife carried my son for 37 weeks. I proudly carried him around the block. #fatherhood #babywearingdad," another user tweeted.

Craig and his wife welcomed their first child last month.

The already has a daughter Ella, 25, with Weisz has 11-year-old son with

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First Published: Wed, October 17 2018. 16:00 IST