Fan-favorite rapper Pitbull is currently facing a lot of heat from netizens after an age-old clip of the artist ranting against the critics of the US recently resurfaced online. Many social media users have come out to highlight the fallacies in the Fireball singer’s speech, with some even taking a more aggressive route to voice their opinion.
Pitbull sparks outrage as old clip of him ranting resurfaces
A four-year-old video of Pitbull angrily urging immigrants to return to their countries in case they harbor any complaints against the US during a concert seems to have gone viral (via Carter Hughes).
In the clip, Pitbull ranted about US haters while addressing the crowd, stating, “Whoever the f-ck doesn’t like the United States of America, may God bless you, but f-ck you at the same time. If you don’t like the United States of America, go back to the countries that we are from, and you will see how much you appreciate the United States of America.”
Opposing his ideology, one X (formerly Twitter) user simply noted, “There’s a difference between not liking the United States of America and not liking the state the country is in.” Another commentator highlighted how Pitbull’s rant goes against the American way, writing, “Someone who loves their country also criticizes it and can hate what it’s becoming. I genuinely don’t consider someone to have American values when they want to shut up criticism by saying ‘leave if you don’t like it.'”
A third critic turned up the heat while negating Pitbull’s comments, stating, “The f–k pit bull knows about the country his family is from. He’s lived in the USA his whole life. Without struggles. He needs to shut the f–k up.” Meanwhile, a fourth X user called out the rapper’s pessimistic approach by saying, “Just because other countries have it worse does not mean that we cannot strive to be better.”
Notably, Pitbull, or Armando Christian Pérez, as is his real name, is a first-generation American. According to Fox News, his mother arrived in the country from Cuba through a clandestine exodus operation named Operation Peter Pan. Similarly, his father made it to the US from Cuba after winning a visa lottery.
