Oh, we are so PISSED!
ICYMI, E! News‘ Erin Lim caused quite a bit of controversy on social media after she suggested Camila Cabello should change her last name because it is “difficult to pronounce and unnecessary.” Are you fucking kidding us right now??
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No joke, Miz Lim made the comment while hosting her Snapchat segment called The Rundown. Obviously, this incredibly offensive suggestion had the Latin community up in arms on Twitter. As the former Fifth Harmony member is a proud Cuban-American artist, we can only imagine she appreciates her fans defending her online (below).
@erinlimofficial When u support the oppression of the Latinx community by erasing their identity bc their names are hard too pronounce. pic.twitter.com/x6Tm8E0d2b
— Alec Crosswell (@Ale__Ale__Ale) February 20, 2017
@enews @ E News Snap Story ” Camila just drop your last name. It’s hard to pronounce” um do you realize how offensive that is. pic.twitter.com/VyiejRNj0z
— .•. (@wlynne10) February 20, 2017
@eonlineTV literally told camila cabello to drop her last name cause it’s difficult to “pronounce” and “unnecessary”. That’s so rude.
— melissa (@DMeli623) February 20, 2017
Tell me what’s difficult about pronouncing ca-be-yo and how is someones last name “unneccessary” – lemme know @erinlimofficial pic.twitter.com/26pVYEDS2v
— 🐳 (@cabelloswoes) February 20, 2017
Camila’s last name isn’t that hard to even say and I have trouble with pronouncing some last names.
— Shannon (@outlawcabeyo) February 20, 2017
@enews said that camila cabello should drop her last name because it’s “too difficult to pronounce”… it’s legit 3 syllables do u need help pic.twitter.com/03yOFGhC2X
— toast master general (@Teanuh8) February 20, 2017
@erinlimofficial uhhh. you know what is unnecessary?Ur oppressive comment on somebody’s last name.Why should you keep yours and not Camila?
— Jo Antonio (@jocyantonio) February 22, 2017
Unfortunately, Erin doesn’t seem to regret her words as she retweeted the following message from her boyfriend/New Girl actor, Lamorne Morris:
Shout out to the people that take Jokes on twitter too seriously. Congratulations ├░┼╕┼╜ΓÇ░ you’re stupid.
— Lamorne Morris LamorneMorris) February 20, 2017
Snap! Snap! Not to mention, the TV host does culturally identify as Mexican and Filipino so she was probably just trying to make a joke. Although, no one really found the joke that funny!
But, at the end of the day, we doubt Camila is taking any of this drama to heart. In fact, the It-girl is embracing her cultural roots as she recently dished to Billboard about her upcoming solo career:
“I’m most looking forward to just finding more about myself as a person. In creating these songs I’ve really had to dig deep into what I want to talk about and what I want to say. And not just how I’m feeling but what do I want to tell the world about myself. Like who am I? My culture, my heritage. I just want to make music that I would want to listen to.”
SQUEE! We are especially looking forward to Cabello’s collaboration with Pit Bull and J Balvin. Keep doing you, girl!
[Image via Instagram.]
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