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SAY WHAT NOW?: The Internet is Going At it Because Some People Think Jennifer Lopez Referred to Herself as a “Black Girl From the Bronx”

Whew chile, this one is probably going to get messy.

While many hispanic people in New York City do identify themselves among their peers as black, Jennifer Lopez is facing a ton of backlash for one specific lyric in reference to herself as in the song “Lonely” with Colombian singer Maluma. In the lyrics of the song, J. Lo sings “tu Negrita del Bronx,” which some are stating translates to, “I’ll always be your black girl from the Bronx…” A clip from the song’s official video with Lopez singing the the controversial lyrics has now made a rumble in the blogosphere because “Jenny From The Block” has never really claimed or referenced herself as Black in the past and it’s causing a social media war of words.

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Both fans and critics have called out Lopez on Twitter, using her “n***a lyric on “I’m Real” with Ja Rule as support of their argument. For instance, one person said, “J Lo mad irritating. Now everybody wanna be Black. Girl go the f**k on somewhere.” There was also someone who commented, “I don’t like J.Lo she’s just a wanna be black girl that can hit a two step. She’s an All Lives Matter supporter and now she’s calling herself a ‘black girl from the Bronx’ idek why she still makes music my dog has better vocal agility than her. Just no.”

J.Lo herself has yet to respond to the backlash, though some people have since come to her defense by pointing out that the word “negrita” actually refers to dark or brown skin Latin girls, not African American. Some also said that it is a term of endearment. “If you aren’t Hispanic… don’t comment. FYI in our culture You don’t literally need to be black to be negrita or negrito,” one said.

“Wow !! You guys need to get your facts straight first !! That’s what brown skinned people call themselves in the BRonx!! Negrita or negrito omg chill !!! That doesn’t mean BLACK,” another echoed the sentiment. “Y’all doing too much it’s a pet name doesn’t translate to be black girl now if she said Morena from the Bronx that’ll be different,” someone else hit back at the critics. Take a look at some of the reactions below and let us know what you think of this mess?

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