Too Monsoon? Lil Kim Sparks Word War In Her Support Of LA Fire Relief

 

There are no words to properly describe the devastation felt worldwide as a result of the West Coast wildfires that’ve been burning continuously since the year began just over two weeks ago. However, rap queen Lil Kim did her best to put together a few that she believed would at the very least show support all the way from her native borough of Brooklyn.

Things started out fine, as you’ll see in her tweet below posted on Tuesday (January 14):

 

 

Unfortunately for the “Ladies Night” emcee, it was her use of the word ‘monsoon’ that sent social media into an ill-timed comedic uproar. For the English majors out there, a monsoon is in reference to severe shifts in the wind pattern that can result in extreme rain storms or severely dry winters depending on the season. In short, many felt like the Queen Bee was inadvertently wishing the lesser of two evils on the people of California.

Of course, that led Kim to clap back a few days later with her own definition of what a monsoon means:

 

..and in case the haters needed proof, she went ahead and got Google’s A.I. Overview tool to help make her point clear:

 

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At the core of it all, we can completely understand where Lil Kim was coming from; water simply beats fire when it comes to physics. At the same time, even a simple Google image search of the word “monsoon” will generate results that don’t look like anything you’d want to wish on even your worst enemy. It’s safe to say we can all agree that it was maybe just a wrong choice of words, even if her hip-hop ego isn’t too quick to admit it.

With dozens of lives already lost, stronger winds in the coming week and the new threat of local looters, we truly wish the best for Los Angeles and everyone in California suffering as a result of this natural disaster.

Keep scrolling for a look at some of the criticism Lil Kim was getting for her suggestion of a “monsoon” in relation to relief for the L.A. fires, and let us know whether or not you think she deserved the flack:

 

1. Kim they confusing Monsoon with Tsunami

  via @cameback4you

 

2. A monsoon?!? God, you can ignore this one.

via @ScriptsByJames

 

3. the city of Los Angeles after being engulfed in flames then immediately getting hit by a monsoon

via @capili_

 

4. Monsoon???

via @nahitsjustmike

 

5. From wildfire to MONSOON?!

via @DillonJaden

 

6. Y’all understand exactly what she means. Like yes a Monsoon is a natural disaster but she clearly just meant she hopes it rains soon in LA & y’all are very aware of that.

via @kbyrd2_

 

7. She means so well! Bless her heart! I’m going to pray double to block her monsoon prayer though. Just heavy rain, lord. Just heavy rain.

 

via @carolinerenard_

 

8. A monsoon is just heavy rains. Not a natural disaster. I’ve lived in two places (AZ and South Korea) that have monsoon SEASONS. Nobody dies. Everyone still goes to work. I don’t see anything wrong with what Lil Kim said. This is why celebs stay quiet.

via @callmemarni

 

9. We get what you are trying to say, but this isn’t the hill you want to double down and die on sis. A monsoon is more than just “heavy rain.” A monsoon in these fire-ravaged conditions, plus steep hillsides, could make things MUCH worse. Just say you are praying for rain.

via @EZBreezyT

 

10. I mean Monsoon is rainy season, which is good to stop the fire no?

via @asianoppar

 

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