“People who aren’t financially stable should legally not be allowed to have children” — TikToker Shirin doubles down amid backlash

Popular TikToker Shirin has defended her controversial comments about people living in financial hardship having children, after her earlier remarks sparked backlash online.

Shirin had previously suggested that people who cannot financially provide for a child should not be legally allowed to have children.

In a follow-up video, she explained that her comments were directed at people living in severe poverty who, according to her, already struggle to provide basic necessities for themselves but continue to have children.

She argued that children should not be brought into the world with the expectation that they will eventually lift their parents and families out of poverty.

According to Shirin, while some people who grew up in poor households have gone on to become successful, such cases represent only a small proportion of children raised in extreme poverty.

She cited children who end up begging on the streets, struggling with addiction, hunger or crime as examples of what she believes is often overlooked when people focus only on successful individuals who came from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Shirin also criticised the expectation placed on some young people to financially support their parents and other family members from an early age.

“A child should never have the responsibility to take care of their parents and the family,” she said, while acknowledging that supporting parents later in life can be different.

She further questioned why contraception and family planning are not discussed more openly, arguing that people who are not ready to raise children should consider pregnancy-prevention options.

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