Terry Crews has been widely criticised for saying the children of same-sex or single parents will grow up "severely malnourished".

The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star has become a celebrated figure for advocating for women and for his 2017 testimony about allegedly being assaulted by another man.

But public opinion might be shifting against Crews after he made a series of tweets about parenting.

It began on February 25, with him complaining about a New York Times article that accused President Barack Obama of "scolding" young black men.

Crews said he was bothered that a female journalist had written an opinion piece "about how boys should be taught to grow into successful young men".

"How would she know?" he asked.