Lil’ Kim defended herself on social media Thursday after fans criticized her for her comments about the fires currently raging in parts of Los Angeles.
The 50-year-old rapper sparked controversy Tuesday when she wished for a “monsoon” to descend on Southern California to put out the fire.
But her more pedantic fans criticized her for seemingly simplifying the effects of a monsoon, which would likely make the situation even worse in that fantasy setting.
However, Kim (real name: Kimberly Denise Jones) was unfazed and shared her duplicate sentences in posts on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.
To date, at least 25 people have died from the fires and at least 31 are missing. Nearly 200,000 people had to be evacuated at the height of the crisis, although many have since been able to return to their homes as firefighters helped contain major fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
‘I have been sending strong prayers for Los Angeles and all those affected by the fires. This is heartbreaking,” Kim wrote on Instagram and X on Tuesday. ‘I pray to Jesus that God makes monsoon in Los Angeles.’
Lil’ Kim defended herself on social media Thursday after fans criticized her for her comments about the fires currently raging in parts of Los Angeles; seen in May 2023 in Las Vegas
At least 25 people have died as a result of the fires, while at least 31 people are currently missing. Nearly 200,000 people had to evacuate at the height of the crisis; A house burns in Altadena on January 8
Kim prayed to ‘Jesus for God to make monsoon in Los Angeles’, angering her more pedantic fans on social media.
She was quickly inundated with critical posts from fans who might have seen an opportunity for an easy dunk.
“Surviving the LA fires only to die in the Lil Kim monsoon :(,” joked one person quoting her original post.
Another person responded that ‘ending one natural disaster with another is crazy.’
‘Maybe that’s not the best answer…’ read another fan’s post, which included a photo of Succession’s Kieran Culkin.
Another person posted a humorous screenshot of sports news with the chyron: ‘Is this a good move by Los Angeles?’
“I don’t know about a monsoon, ending the fire would have been nice mom,” another fan added.
Kim returned with multiple posts on X on Thursday to respond to critics who seemed worried that their prayers for a monsoon might be answered.
He tried to scold them by emphasizing that a monsoon would bring abundant rain to hopefully extinguish all the flames.
Numerous fans joked in the responses that a monsoon could make Los Angeles’ problems worse.
Kim doubled down on her wish for heavy rain to help put out the flames.
He even published part of a definition of a monsoon, although he left out important details that would have made the weather pattern less useful.
Fans warned that strong monsoon winds could spread burning embers across Los Angeles, potentially creating new fires, while others noted that a burst of heavy rain right after the fires could lead to deadly mudslides or pollution. toxic chemicals; seen in 2022
‘What’s happening is devastating and what Los Angeles really needs right now is rain. So what’s the problem? Doesn’t everyone understand that a monsoon is heavy rain? Kim wrote. ‘I’m so happy to see everyone staying so positive during such a tragic situation. Let us continue to pray and support everyone who has been affected by this.”
A minute later, he added another post with a definition of monsoon provided by Google.
Kim appeared to have highlighted part of the definition that describes a monsoon as “a seasonal change in wind direction that can cause extremely wet or dry weather.”
Part of the complaints about Kim’s fantasy monsoon was that the strong winds accompanying the weather pattern could spread burning embers miles around the massive city, potentially making the situation worse.
And the rain would be welcome in the drought-stricken area, especially if it helped control the flames; The type of heavy rain that would accompany a monsoon could trigger landslides at the best of times, and the risk would be particularly high in burned areas. outside the areas.
Significant rainfall would also increase the risk of spreading toxic chemicals released when homes and buildings burned to the ground.