For British Vogue‘s March issue, Naomi Campbell was photographed for the first time with her 9-month-old daughter. The 51-year-old British supermodel opened up about her little girl and how “She wasn’t adopted – she’s my child,” she told the magazine.

People took to social media to air out their grievances about the British supermodel’s comments, which came off as insensitive to those who adopt children and individuals who were adopted.

See what folks on Twitter had to say below:

• Adopted Children Are Still Your Children

  Adopted children are "your" children too. I'm going to hope this quote was pulled out of context.

  — Becky Bracken (@nerdiegaga) February 14, 2022

• It's About Her, Not The Child

  @BritishVogue You have to know how offensive this is to anyone who is adopted or has adopted.
  Furthermore, she did not HAVE the child, which is what most people want to know - which is different from the ORIGIN of the child. It's about HER, not the child.

  — @anonphilosophia 💙🇺🇸💙✊🏾💙🇺🇸💙 (@anonphilosophia) February 14, 2022

• The Choice of Words Is Extremely Hurtful

  https://twitter.com/HopefulKind/status/1493412980045795331?s=20&t=tzqYcP7tXhMqfTJqJz6OVw

• Such Damaging Language

  This is such damaging language.

  — Megan Verchere (@mverchere) February 14, 2022

• Biological Doesn't Mean Less Than

  I think she forgot to say “biological”, adoption doesn’t mean less than.

  — CryptoKeyper (@CryptoKeyper) February 14, 2022

• She Is Adopted and She Is Mine

  Dear @NaomiCampbell, meet Nomi. She IS adopted, and she IS my child. #NaomiCampbell #vogue #VogueMagazine #BritishVogue #adoption #children #family @BritishVogue pic.twitter.com/t2k0pzXten

  — Find me on Bluesky: @wintersparv.com (@Wintersparv) February 16, 2022

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