The Moesha scene that made fans of the series side-eye Frank Mitchell

For ages, there has been debate about whether parents should be stern or friendly with their children. Being too strict can make kids scared to tell you things. It can also make them sneaky, looking for ways to have more freedom without your knowledge.

If you're too friendly, it may blur the line between parent and friend, which can cause issues. Although it's a fictional show, fans of Moesha know the type of parent Frank Mitchell is: overbearing and smothering. He wanted the best for Moesha but wasn't willing to let her be her own person.

In his eyes, if he took his eyes off her for too long, she'd either get hooked on drugs or end up pregnant. Because of that, Moesha wasn't allowed to do anything openly; she had to sneak around to live the teenage life she wanted. That included getting a tattoo.

In the episode "Body Language," Moesha, Kim, and Niecy played a game of truth or dare, and each girl had to get something new, either a piercing or a tattoo.

Moesha decides to get a tattoo to prove she's grown, and in her words, her parents are aware of that since she moved out once. When she first showed Frank and Dee her new art, Frank acted unbothered in front of her, though he was steaming inside. When she came downstairs in a half shirt with the tattoo on display, he snapped. He used a derogatory word to describe her appearance, which made the teen cry, and she ran upstairs.

This scene, which often goes viral on X (formerly Twitter), turned viewers' hatred toward the character up a notch!