An edited video of Lil Kim saying she is a “Spanish girl trapped in a black girl’s body” posted by the @LilKimRoyal Twitter account has created a stir online.
The video shows Kim making the Spanish girl remark before continuing, “I’m all mixed up, girl.” She then bursts into a Spanish song and dance for about 20 seconds before chuckling at her own behavior.
Lil Kim admits she's a Spanish girl trapped in a Black girl's body ??? pic.twitter.com/tXgoVud9Ab
— Kimmy Blanco (@LilKimRoyal) November 11, 2016
Given that the video is awkwardly edited, and the distinct possibility that Kim wasn’t being entirely serious, you might have expected that the internet would spare her a harsh backlash. You would have expected wrong.
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A quick Twitter search for Lil Kim pretty much immediately yields a trove of memes and dragging the likes of which you’d think Twitter would reserve for Rachel Dolezal.
LIL KIM said she's a Spanish girl trapped in a black girl's body.. bitch.. first of all… pic.twitter.com/xiDfWRqc1A
— Cuntnificent???? (@StrangePintura) November 12, 2016
lil kim: "i'm a latina trapped in a black girls body."
black latinas: pic.twitter.com/Hb2JV1Qj3A
— jules (@thecityofjules) November 13, 2016
@LilKimRoyal no bitch you tony the tiger trapped in a mannequin body
— Viewtiful Young Hœ ✨ (@poetikorgasm) November 13, 2016
Other commenters criticized the Twitter account for publishing the video, claiming that it makes Kim look bad when all she was doing was expressing her appreciation for a culture she grew up around. Some have also claimed that the video is from 2013.
@LilKimRoyal you've made kim look bad posting this old video from 2013
— LilKimTheQueeenOfRap (@lifeoflilkim) November 12, 2016
@LilKimRoyal should have worded this differently Lol ppl are dragging her now when all she was doing was expressing her love for the culture
— the Hatter (@_kingd13) November 12, 2016
@LilKimRoyal you are dumb for posting this old ass video from 2013. She grew around a lot of culture that's why she said "I'm all mixed up"
— Alfie Winters (@alfiewinterbot) November 12, 2016
It isn’t the first time that Kim has been questioned about her attitude toward her own blackness. The Hip Hop scene also had a lot to say earlier this year when Kim shared photos of her new look.
